Campaign Evolved’ Finally Brings the Franchise to PS5

After almost 25 years, there is a new world for it hello To travel: PlayStation 5.

During Friday’s Halo World Championship, developers Hello studio unveiling campaign developed, A remake of the first game’s single-player story. As in the original game, players will play Master Chief After he and his UNSC allies crash-land on a Ring World filled with alien pacts and parasitic floods. Beyond being first hello Built on the game’s Unreal engine—trusted throughout the industry—this new version features three prequel missions centered around the main character and his friend Sgt. Johnson set before the events of the first game which is said to include new characters, gameplay and environments.

That’s not the only change on the horizon. In recreating the campaign from scratch, the developers are making “modernizations that better match today’s expectations of speed and clarity,” and specifically named “The Library,” one of the most disliked levels in the series’ history. According to creative director Max Szlager, this particular mission now has “a re-evaluation of pacing and advanced environmental storytelling.”

And that’s the whole PS5 thing. Over the years, Microsoft has gradually loosened its grip on first-party Xbox titles exclusive to its platform, Ori game, gears of war, And jumping further into Sony’s consoles and Nintendo Switch.

after Gears And forza, hello The last holdout of the major Xbox franchises was, and it won’t be a single one: the leadership of the studio community Brian Jarrard The release stated that the series would remain on PlayStation “going forward.”

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“[Our] The community is excited to welcome their friends. It means more hello for everyone, and this is a new era,” he continued. To that end, The campaign evolved The game will feature four-player online co-op via crossplay between PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S when it launches in 2026.

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