Why is Bungie taking Halo out of Microsoft? I went through my notes at the time of the acquisition and it said -- "Bungie is an independent developer of action oriented computer and video games. Microsoft gains exclusive publishing and distribution rights to select Bungie-developed titles, including the highly anticipated sci-fi action epic 'Halo.' Bungie made games for Apple computers." Since Xbox is very dependent on Halo, how would this separation help? Are they planning to write for other consoles? Another possibility is that Bungie developers may have felt stifled under Microsoft. Either way, I'm not sure that this benefits Microsoft.