| shikamaru317 said: I'll just say that Joe Staten coming in as the new Infinite campaign lead is not indicative of a delay to 2022. If anything, it signals that they want to make sure that they meet their 2021 launch window at all costs, and are bringing in a veteran to help ensure that. Staten is not replacing the Batman Arkham guy who is the lead writer on Infinite, which suggests that we will see few or no story changes. Staten just seems to be there to oversee the development of the campaign and make sure that the team stays on track and on schedule, in order to take some of the pressure off the overall game director. They also brought in the guy who has been running MCC the last year to have the same role over the multiplayer team that Staten has over the singleplayer team. |
Yeah it definitely doesn't mean it will be delayed until 2022. I suspect they will hit 2021 with a successful re-reveal (including craig) and the game will be a huge success. However it does indicate that they're desperately trying to slap a band-aid on the current mess. Heads are going to roll after this, if they haven't already.
What's really astounding is that a studio that has spent the past 13 years working on only one world, one franchise, with a seemingly blank check and a veritable whose who of top industry talent, could end up dropping the ball like this. There is either a huge amount of incompetence at the highest level of the studio, or the pressure came externally from MS, and 343 were not ready. Or a combination of both.
It may also have simply been too ambitious for the time frame- 3 development teams, 3 platforms, new engine, switching to open world with a possible BR mode?
