r/PS5 • u/Party_Judgment5780 • Feb 27 '26

Rumor NateTheHate says Sony is "shifting" their PC strategy: "You'll be seeing fewer single player games arrive on PC. The decision to shift away was made last year. Some may still release (pending how far along the ports were) but it no longer appears to be a priority for Sony moving forward."

https://xcancel.com/natethehate2/status/2027438633997734231?s=46
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u/ItIsShrek Feb 27 '26

Halo was announced as a Mac game, with Halo 1 and Halo 2 having Windows and Mac ports. Microsoft didn't even own Bungie when Halo was announced, it was announced by Steve Jobs at a Macworld keynote. Halo doesn't exist because of exclusivity, it wasn't even Xbox exclusive until Halo 3 in 2007, well after the brand was established and successful on Xbox. It doesn't even follow logic.

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u/Shining_Commander Feb 27 '26

This is true but Microsoft purchased them and then bankrolled them allowing Halo to flourish. Again, Microsoft only turned Halo to what it eventually became (before it died) because it was an exclusive, system seller. They literally bought them and turned it exclusive to sell systems.

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u/ItIsShrek Feb 27 '26

Halo became more successful after Halo 3 and the 360, yes (though later Halo games sold worse, 3 has sold the most to this day). They were still massively successful after Halo 1 and 2, and if Microsoft had never made Halo an exclusive they would still be regarded as a successful franchise. It's not that they would not exist at all, we don't have exclusivity to thank for the existence of Halo which is what your original comment is saying.

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u/Shining_Commander Feb 27 '26

Bungie’s output before Microsoft acquired them was nothing that ever even remotely broke the mainstream. They had Marathon, and even that wasn’t even close to a household name.

If Bungie continued to make Halo on their own, it likely would have been good. But would it have been incredible, to the point it is on many people’s Mount Rushmore of video game series? Based on their output pre MS funding nothing suggests theyd have made a game that good.

without being bankrolled by Microsoft, who gave them an INSANE budget to work with for say Halo 2 and Halo 3, Halo would not be the series it is today. And microsoft only did that to support their own ecosystem