Xbox boss Phil Spencer says things with Halo Infinite are going fine, actually

Halo Infinite Master Chief
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In anHalo Infinite, despite the reports of departing developers. 

"Sometimes what hits the press or when certain things get announced internally have actually happened months before. It's not always accurate when these things line up," he said. 

"[...]I really have a lot of faith in Bonnie [Ross] and the team there having Joe and Pierre , which they did late in the summer—I feel good about where we are on that team. But as an industry, we're always going to see turnover. I don't have any specific concern about 343. I actually think in the long run, turnover is a healthy thing because we want people who are really motivated by the things that they're working on."

Spencer's reassurance comes after several developers left  343 Studios in what appeared to be the span of months. Creative director Tim Longounderwhelming performance at Xbox's July showcase.

Spencer emphasises that while the team takes the fan to the reveal seriously, unfortunate timing, and not the itself, led to the delay being announced soon after.

"It's not always accurate when these things line up—we did take the coming out of the July showcase event seriously, both on the date and what people were expecting from the game.

"We did take the coming out of the July showcase event seriously, both on the date and what people were expecting from the game," he continues. "It was a miss on our part, on my part, to open our July showcase with Halo Infinite and then a couple of weeks later have to move the date."