When the Bungie-Activision deal was announced, it specifically mentioned that it was for 10-years. A game studio could make 10 games or 1 game in a span of 10 years, and it seemed specifically vague in my opinion. The fact that it will be a “massively multiplayer action game” like Mr. Aldridge said, makes the whole thing much more clear.
Aldridge was speaking at a panel titled, “I Shot You First: Networking the Gameplay of Halo: Reach“. I guess we’ll never know if he had approval from Bungie and Activision brass to announce this information. Regarding more specific recent rumors that Bungie would be making “WoW in space”, Aldridge specifically said that it will not be “WoW in space”.
You have to wonder if Bungie can make an MMO. They’re certainly some of the best developers out there, and folks spend hours and hours playing Halo games online, but would you find paying a monthly subscription cost for a Halo-like MMO game? To Bungie’s credit, we don’t know what the game will be like.
