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shikamaru317 on 05 April 2026
Imaginedvl said:
shikamaru317 said:

Wait! Someone who left a company on bad terms is "claiming" bad things about it?
And then even go with an assumption about what happens without having any other information than his own side of the story (or hisown perception of it)

Not saying it is not true (I am doubting it tho), but if anything, this is as credible as the non-moon landing...

Not trying to defend the big corporation here but all those articles from people who left on bad terms needs to be taken with a big grain of salt; even if you chose to believe that big corporation are evils by default, having some comon sense will also tell you that if you leave a company on bad terms (or your partner for that matter), you will usually not say nice things about it (or make up stuff to make your side of the story more credible).

It is indeed "he said, she said" until this goes to court (he is filing a lawsuit which is why he posted this now, like 6 months after he left). However, I did notice that several other former 343 devs backed him up and said they believed him, so clearly they saw some hinky stuff going on there themselves (several that commented on his post even stated they saw similar stuff behind the scenes at 343 themselves). And this is far from the first time we've heard bad things coming in from behind-the-scenes at 343/Halo Studios. Where there is this much smoke, there is usually fire. I suspect that the new Xbox head will end up having to do a house clean at Halo Studios before too long. 

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konnichiwa on 05 April 2026
shikamaru317 said:
konnichiwa said:

I wonder will FH6 be bigger than the next COD game?

Hard to say. On the plus side for CoD, it's back to Infinity Ward this year, and Infinity Ward will have had 4 years to make MW4, more years of development time than any previous CoD game. On the downside for CoD, it's coming off an abysmal year for the series, as Black Ops 7 did not sell well at all, lowest CoD since 2008's WaW in the US, 50% lower than Black Ops 6 and 63% lower than EA's Battlefield 6 in Europe, lowest ever CoD sales in Japan, Steam opening weekend down to 100k concurrent on Black Ops 7 from over 300k concurrent on Black Ops 6.

On the plus side for Forza, Japan has been the most anticipated Horizon location since the series began, and it will port to PS5 within the first 6 months.

So you are saying yes =p.

Also with Gears after show direct coming soon we probably get also more news about the movie/series with netflix.






konnichiwa on 07 April 2026

It is honestly a lot.






Chris Hu on 08 April 2026
shikamaru317 said:
konnichiwa said:

I wonder will FH6 be bigger than the next COD game?

Hard to say. On the plus side for CoD, it's back to Infinity Ward this year, and Infinity Ward will have had 4 years to make MW4, more years of development time than any previous CoD game. On the downside for CoD, it's coming off an abysmal year for the series, as Black Ops 7 did not sell well at all, lowest CoD since 2008's WaW in the US, 50% lower than Black Ops 6 and 63% lower than EA's Battlefield 6 in Europe, lowest ever CoD sales in Japan, Steam opening weekend down to 100k concurrent on Black Ops 7 from over 300k concurrent on Black Ops 6.

On the plus side for Forza, Japan has been the most anticipated Horizon location since the series began, and it will port to PS5 within the first 6 months.

FH6 will sell a ton on PC also so I doubt they will rush to port it over to the PS5.  I doubt it will show up within the first six month of the original release on the PS5.  My guess it will show up after six months of the original release after the car pass expires but before the first expansion shows up. 



konnichiwa on 08 April 2026

RUMOR | Halo: Campaign Evolved will release on July 28 and will also have five day paid 'Early Access' on July 23.






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shikamaru317 on 08 April 2026

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/04/08/xbox-insiders-may-2026-console-features/

Finally some Achievements improvements. Crazy how as soon as Phil and Sarah are gone, they actually start releasing things that Xbox console fans have wanted for years. Achievements getting a visual redesign, the ability to hide games from your achievement list if you're a little ashamed of having played them or just want to remove games that you started and quit with only a few achievements won, 100% completed games have a highlighted background.



G2ThaUNiT on 08 April 2026


You called down the thunder, now reap the whirlwind

trunkswd on 08 April 2026
shikamaru317 said:

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/04/08/xbox-insiders-may-2026-console-features/

Finally some Achievements improvements. Crazy how as soon as Phil and Sarah are gone, they actually start releasing things that Xbox console fans have wanted for years. Achievements getting a visual redesign, the ability to hide games from your achievement list if you're a little ashamed of having played them or just want to remove games that you started and quit with only a few achievements won, 100% completed games have a highlighted background.

sometimes fresh blood is important and it has been nice to see some changes that fans have wanted for a long time. Now I wonder if any these achievement changes will make their way to PC Xbox.

Edit: I like the idea of games with 100% completion being highlighted, though, I'd be down if there was an equivalent of a platinum trophy. So when you unlock all achievements you get an extra achievement for 100% that has a unique icon and unlock sound.

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konnichiwa on 08 April 2026

Just posting my comment here aswell

Changing the sound would be nice, replace it with a list of choices, like first party ones, Halo Shield Recharge, Banjo collected jiggy sound etc.


Should maybe send it to the team on twitter aswell =p






konnichiwa on 09 April 2026

Speculation |

Xbox Studio Games maybe added to a Netflix subcription tier soon.

Games in the 'TRITON' program will be included in the DUET subscription.

Curious about the price.

Also: Graveyard keeper is free to claim on the store till monday.

Last edited by konnichiwa - on 09 April 2026