And I absolutely agree
: with the previous post that Halo has become a media event more than a
: game. I do not understand the Spartan Ops episodes. The resources they are
: pouring into a mediocre sci-fi TV show should be going into the game
: instead.

The only thing I can think of is that Microsoft is obsessed with multimedia, which explains what they're doing to Halo, and it explains why they are turning a game console into some sort of monstrous, omniscient Hydra patched together from the detritus of every technology and IP that the company has devoured and excreted.