With conflicting rumors that the next Halo game could be a remake of Combat Evolved or an unnamed 'Halo 7', it seems 343 Industries has learned nothing from their past mistakes. Despite the massive potential of the Halo franchise to tell new spin-off stories outside the mainline series, there's no indication that this is happening. Why are Microsoft and 343 sitting on this goldmine of ideas? Twitter: @LaperLarden Timestamps 0:00 Intro - Halo is in trouble 5:15 Unmet expectations 7:59 The ODST blueprint 8:40 Arguments for spin-offs 10:58 The Star Wars/DC comparison 14:32 Genres Halo can tackle 15:52 Flood horror-survival 16:36 ODST/Marine game 17:07 Other Spartan teams 17:35 Elites and other aliens 17:57 Regularity of releases 20:18 Other Halo content 22:26 The mishandling of Halo 26:11 Halo's potential #halo #haloinfinite #343