Xbox has finally announced the next game in the Halo series, the next Halo game is Halo Campaign Evolved. This is a remake of the original Halo Combat Evolved. The game is said to include more levels and weapons than the original had. There are some other changes with this version of the game too. For the first time, Halo is going to be in Unreal Engine 5. Their previous engine was a custom one that’s been modified and upgraded ever since the first Halo game. Halo also has one other change, for the first time ever, you will be able to play it on Playstation.
Since the beginning, the Halo IP has been owned by Microsoft. While Halo Combat Evolved did appear on Mac, it hasn’t been on any other console until now. Xbox Game Studios head, Matt Booty said “our biggest competition isn’t another console” “We are competing more and more with everything from TikTok to movies”. This mimics what Netflix said years ago “We compete with Fortnite more than HBO”.
The biggest question now that Xbox has come out and said that this other media is a competition, will the likes of HBO and Netflix keep their apps on the Xbox? Probably. For years Netflix has considered video games to be a competitor, just because Xbox has called them a competitor publicly, doesn’t mean that they were going to treat them any different. They have probably considered them a competitor privately for years. To take away their users’ access to these apps on their devices would potentially disrupt how users use these services. Personally my Xbox Series S is used more for apps than it is playing games.
With Halo coming to Playstation, this opens up a whole new player base. There are people who have never touched an Xbox who are going to be able to play it. My first experience with Halo was with the first game very briefly. Halo 2 was where I sunk in and got hooked though. Online multiplayer was great, when they added that to the Halo Anniversary Edition, I got my first real experience with Halo 1 multiplayer then. Unfortunately, Campaign Evolved is just that, the campaign. There won’t be any PVP multiplayer in the game. It makes sense though. With Halo Infinite and Halo Master Chief Collection, they probably don’t want a third PVP experience at the same time. Even still, I am excited to see the changes to the game.
Are you excited for the next Halo game? What do you think about it going to Playstation?
