Gamasutra: Halo has been a defining series for the Xbox platforms -- not only as the platform's first major system-seller, but also as a series that's known to push the limits of what the console can do, visually. A lot of the visual punch is done on the graphics engineering side, subtly decoupled from the artists. Halo's look is unique and well-defined, but with each iteration is given greater depth and fidelity by the graphics team.
Hao Chen is Bungie's senior graphics engineer, and as the team works on its newest project, which is the first to go multi-platform, the team has encountered new challenges, as well as confronted a whole host of older issues that many companies previously considered solved. As Bungie prepares not only for its leap onto non-Microsoft programs, but also for a transition into the next generation, we spoke in-depth with Chen about the future of graphics on consoles.
Bungie veteran and current CTO, Luis Villegas, has left the company after fourteen years and has joined Sony PlayStation as its new Head of Technology.
"I feel incredibly lucky because as part of my new role I get to still work closely with my Bungie family."
New role and more pay and still can work closely with Bungie
Bungie - "Join our development team to see the new updates arriving with Destiny 2: The Final Shape. Releasing on June 4, 2024."
Amid ongoing anxiety within Bungie following layoffs last year, the studio is now preparing for another shakeup, this time on Marathon.
Talk about mismanaged Bungie is a studio of tremendous potential and have made some of the greatest shooters to date. Sony pushed them to just make another Destiny style game and consult on other studios live service games and are now getting thrown under a bus as the pivot away from predominantly gaas games is unfolding.
I'd love to see a world where Bungie can focus on telling great sci fi stories again away from a live service dungeon but we all know that's a pipe dream
This studio has had three owners and its never worked well with any of them....Management has issues
Nice read, need more stuff like this on here.