Speaking to the LA times Microsoft have explained the reasoning behind the cancellation of the Bungie new game announcement. The LA Times says that the game was originally to be part of the Microsoft press conference but was pulled at the last minute. Kotaku speculatethat Microsoft got wind of Nintendo and Sony not having anything that spectacular on show and so decided to save the game for another time with what was left in being sufficient.
From LA times:
Turns out that Bungie’s latest Halo project was originally part of the program for Microsoft’s press conferenceon Monday, but it was taken out of the lineup at the last minute. Don Mattrick, senior vice president of Microsoft’s Xbox games business, said the company decided to pull Halo …
… to help trim its E3 presentation to under 90 minutes, from 2 1/2 hours, to accommodate attention-challenged reporters. “We had an embarrassment of riches,” Mattrick said. “We felt we could do this game more justice with a more dedicated event.”….
….Mattrick put a positive spin on the development, saying that Microsoft had managed to build such a solid foundation that it no longer needed to depend on one or two games to succeed. He noted that the company also left out Grand Theft Auto IV. Microsoft snagged exclusive content for the game that will be made available to its Xbox 360 players this fall.
“Two big kahunas were left out of the show, and we were still able to deliver a strong performance,” Mattrick said.
