343i is 4 for 4 with Halo.
I feel like MS studios are in a weird place.
There's a few really strong spots. Tango, Obsidian? arguably.
Age of Empires is doing better than it's done in decades.
MS has the strongest set of studios they've ever had.
And yet it just seems like there's so many issues at a lot of them. Perhaps especially with their long standing franchises.
343 has consistently had difficulties. Gears has trended worse. Forza Horizon is still strong, but mainline Forza went 6 years without an entry. A couple of studios they bought 5 years ago have yet to put out a game. Ninja Theory has yet to launch Hellblade II, which they announced almost 4 years ago.
It's the best time in decades to be an Age of Empires fan, probably the worst time to be a Halo fan.