According to recent rumors, Halo Studios are currently in the process of actively playtesting some new Halo games.
There Might Be a New Halo Title In Development
Rumors of a new upcoming Halo game have been circulating again and this time they say we might be getting a new title in 2025. Halo Studios (formerly 343 Industries) has been regularly updating Halo Infinite, the franchise’s current flagship, but there hasn’t been much talk of another mainline game since this one was released in late 2021.
However, Rebs Gaming recently claimed that the company is actively playtesting a new Halo game internally. According to Rebs Gaming, the chance of this is highly probable due to several factors:
Firstly, the former 343 Industries leadership didn’t participate in playtests and ended up canceling them during Infinite’s development. Secondly, Xbox revealed on LinkedIn that Halo Studios has set up a new studio playtest lab to test new games and content, as well as to foster studio-wide collaboration and relationships. Furthermore, said lab holds daily drop-in sessions for studio members, with the option to join virtually and participate in discussions via Teams. According to Rebs Gaming, all of this suggests that Halo Studios is currently developing a new Halo title.
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What Other Options Are There?
While the idea of a new Halo game sounds amazing, we should probably take these rumors with a pinch of salt. Although a new Halo game may be announced later this year, it’s not certain that it will be a sequel to Halo Infinite. Recently, rumors have emerged suggesting that a remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved could be in development.
Some have suggested that if the devs are planning to do this, the remake could be made in Unreal Engine 5. If that’s the case, it will mark the franchise’s first foray into the engine and be a huge step in the next generation of game development.
However, another possibility is that the studio isn’t working on a new game at all, but rather a port for already existing titles. Recent rumors have suggested that Halo might be released on PlayStation, so perhaps what Rebs Gaming has reported is actually a port for the Master Chief Collection, or even Infinite.
With such rumors running about, it’s safe to say that we might hear some interesting news from Halo Studios in the coming months. However, whether or not this could mean a port to another platform or a brand-new game remains to be seen.
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