By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Posted by: Leaf Dragoon
they weren't getting bored of halo they microsoft wouldn't let them make halo independently so bungie convinced them to let them make ODST and Reach before they left.
This might be true in the fantasy universe you live in but it's certainly not true in the real one.
Bungie wanted to move on to a new IP, several of the senior staff moved away from Halo after Halo 2 and the agreement was that Bungie would become independant after doing 2 more Halo games.
If Bungie wanted to continue on with Halo so badly, more than 4 Bungie employees would have moved to 343i.
[Edited on 03.18.2012 11:07 AM PDT]