The last movements of Microsoft and the launch of titles once exclusive to the ecosystem Xbox in PlayStation and Switch like Hi-Fi Rush or Sea of Thieves have raised criticism from their most die-hard fans. For now, Redmond’s strategy would have been to release smaller titles on rival consoles as a probe balloon, but according to Tom Warren of The Verge that could change very soon, and there is talk of a new remastering of the first Halo that would also come to PlayStation 5.
Halo on PlayStation 5? According to Tom Warren of The Verge, it is a plan already underway
In this paid article – which can be accessed with a 30-day free trial – renowned journalist Tom Warren of The Verge states that Microsoft is in the early stages of launching a new remastering of Halo: Combat Evolvedthe first title in the saga that came to Xbox consoles around the world in 2001. But it doesn’t end there, because The company would also be considering launching it on PlayStation 5.
If it occurs, this movement would undoubtedly represent a point of no return for Xbox. Many fans already consider that this point has been reached by launching other titles such as those mentioned above on rival platforms, but They are not as associated with the Xbox DNA as the adventures of Master Chief are.. I would be a move just as shocking as when we saw Sonic Adventure arrive from Dreamcast to Nintendo GameCube.
Halo: Combat Evolved already received a remastering in 2011 with 343 Industries in the way of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the developers in charge of the franchise after the departure of Bungie. This remaster was later included in the compilation Halo: The Master Chief Collection. One of the reasons why Microsoft would have considered a new facelift would be to that his studio makes the leap to Unreal Engine 5 to the detriment of the Slipspace Engine of Halo: Infinitean engine that has given 343 many headaches, despite the fact that at the time they said it was “the future of the study”.
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Of course, still It is not known if this remastering It will be campaign only and will completely ignore multiplayer mode from the original just as happened with Anniversary. This would put it on par with others remasters recent like that of Modern Warfare 2which also completely dispensed with its praised multiplayer.
This report also mentions that Specific details will be given during the Xbox Games Showcasethat It will be held next Sunday, June 9. In this event we will also talk about the other ports from Xbox games to other platforms who are under the umbrella of the call Project Latitudefor now totally confidential.
