Microsoft said the news of the decade parternership between Bungie and Activision, stressing that relations with the software house creators of Halo will not change:
"Our collaboration with Bungie as a developer first-party Xbox 360 remains unchanged, now that we are deeply engaged with their development Halo: Reach, which will be the biggest game of 2010. " Microsoft confirmed that Bungie will continue to develop exclusive games for Xbox 360, but also will focus on developments in multiplatform titles, and will do so with Activision.