Halo lead Bonnie Ross is leaving 343 Industries and Xbox after 15 years

Bonnie Ross, the company vice chairman of Halo developer 343 Industries, shall be leaving the studio, Ross introduced on Monday.

“Whereas I had hoped to stick with Halo till we launched the Winter Replace, I’m letting you already know I shall be leaving 343 and attending to a household medical situation,” she said in a tweet. “I’m extremely happy with the work everybody at 343 Industries has executed with Halo Infinite, the Grasp Chief Assortment, the Halo tv collection and a lot extra.”

Ross is departing amid widespread unhappiness and apathy over the state of Halo Infinite. Whereas the sport’s marketing campaign and multiplayer launched to typically favorable opinions final yr, 343 Industries just lately delayed the following multiplayer season to March 2023 and the launch of the long-awaited Forge customization mode from September to November. Marketing campaign co-op was additionally delayed from a late August goal launch to November, and the corporate additionally introduced the cancellation of native split-screen co-op.

Ross, who has been at Microsoft since 1994, was a part of the unique 343 Industries workforce when the Xbox studio was based in 2007. Along with the Halo video games, 343 was additionally concerned with Paramount Plus’ Halo collection, which has already been renewed for a second season.

Head of manufacturing Pierre Hintze is now the studio head, “efficient instantly,” based on a press release Xbox shared with Home windows Central.