Yesterday, Microsoft announced it would be the latest tech company executing mass layoffs, and some of the 10,000 employees it let go were a part of its video game division.After these layoffs, it was announced that Joe Staten, the Halo veteran who returned to get Infinite across the finish line at launch, would return to Xbox Publishing where he was previously.The campaign was decently well-received, and while multiplayer was initially fun, it became abundantly clear that 343 did not really know how to effectively manage a live service title.The idea that perhaps we wouldn’t have to wait years and years for the next chapter of his story with more content would be added to Infinite in time no longer seems to be the case, and it’s anyone’s guess when Chief himself will show up again, and in what capacity.I think the larger question has to be asked here, whether Microsoft will continue to invest in Halo in a meaningful capacity, and if so, will their next big run at making the series relevant again have 343 leading that project?"