I think when it says they want to make the next Halo i think they were created to create a series to rival Halo..that kind of 'next' Halo,not the next Halo in the series
Microsoft's 55-person Vancouver studio has been renamed "Black Tusk," and will begin expanding right away to craft a new Microsoft IP that it hopes will be just as successful as the flagship Halo franchise.
either way,a new IP is cool and can only entice me towards the Xbox One