Yeah I mean Activision is probably more to blame, but bungie is also part of the problem. Like they left Microsoft because they didn't like the way they were being treated and they wanted freedom away from Halo so their answer to that was to join forces with Activision? Of all companies, Activision? People thought that was a poor call from the beginning! At the time, bungie was probably strong enough to last on their own without any BIG publisher's help.