: From what I understand 343i is a bigger team than Bungie's, and Microsoft
: would've instructed them to get cracking on a Xbox One title well in
: advance so they'd have something ready by 2014. Bigger team + more
: advanced, efficient design tech = faster turnaround of reasonably
: equivalent quality.

Bungie developed Halo 3: ODST and it was released just two years after its predecessor, Halo 3. It had a smaller team and a more narrow focus on the game's direction. An all-star cast, thrilling story, and a tease of what would come in Firefight was well worth the $60. Should this new Halo be firing on all cylinders at 343i, with everyone along for the ride, I don't see why anybody would expect it to be anything short of people's moderate expectations.

343i will undoubtedly build upon the failure they experienced with Halo 4 from its development to the end result and beyond. You can honestly only hope for it to be better.