Roronaa_chan on 26 November 2015
Oh, it saved on marketing alright. Before MS deal, SE: : "guyz, ready to spend another 100 million on marketing and complain about not selling enough??". After deal, MS: " now we spend 0 on marketing and let it die, cause HALO."
Doubt it saved any on development though, given the game was already in an advanced stage as a multiplat title before MS stepped in.
