Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Teases Return of Halo in 2026 — and It’s Reportedly a Halo: Combat Evolved Remaster

[Deleted member 612095]

During the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer teased a number of new games coming out next year, including the new Fable, the next Forza, Gears of War: E-Day, and "the return of a classic that’s been with us since the beginning."

Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Teases Return of Halo in 2026 — and It’s Reportedly a Halo: Combat Evolved Remaster

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[Nebulon_Galaxy]

I don't think Phil Spencer mentioned Halo as the returning series IP. But if they do, It can only go downhill after infinite.
I hope it's a cool series return like Otogi or Phantom Dust.

 

[Deleted member 612095]

I don't think Phil Spencer mentioned Halo as the returning series IP. But if they do, It can only go downhill after infinite.
I hope it's a cool series return like Otogi or Phantom Dust.

who knows, let's be surprised

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

Its already dead, let Halo rest already.

We Halo fans have suffered enough.

 

[Deleted member 612095]

Its already dead, let Halo rest already.

We Halo fans have suffered enough.

Hey don't be so sad I'm sure something new and good will come from Halo I believe in it !

 

[Jeff]

Xbox still has games?

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

Just let it die

I wish they made a sequel to Let it Die.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

Just let Halo rest already.

 

[Deleted member 259254]

They are just beating a rotting corpse at this point and they need to stop. They won't though.

 

[RustySK]

Man, I used to love Halo so much. I've never been a multiplayer kinda guy, but them campaigns were always something special. What a genuine bummer everything after Reach is.

 

[Deleted member 257420]

Money over morals c’mon pump another one out that flaccid member!

 

[Deleted member 612095]

Money over morals c’mon pump another one out that flaccid member!

Money rules the world

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

I don't think Phil Spencer mentioned Halo as the returning series IP. But if they do, It can only go downhill after infinite.
I hope it's a cool series return like Otogi or Phantom Dust.

I would wish that Otogi or especially Phantom Dust returns .... but not now ...

But Mech-assault needs a comeback ... but not with Catalyst Gamelabs or piranhia games .

Brute force would be an actual game that needs a comeback .

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

I would wish that Otogi or especially Phantom Dust returns .... but not now ...

But Mech-assault needs a comeback ... but not with Catalyst Gamelabs or piranhia games .

Brute force would be an actual game that needs a comeback .

I wish Microsoft has the nuts to give Phantom Dust to a japanese developer. Western developers cant make a good multiplayer at the moment. Even with that fake trailer they made for the sequel it looked like shit

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

I wish Microsoft has the nuts to give Phantom Dust to a japanese developer. Western developers cant make a good multiplayer at the moment. Even with that fake trailer they made for the sequel it looked like shit

Thats so true !

The original had an very unique artstyle and otherwordly approach that was thrown-away in the western Demake/Reboot/misshandling of the trailer with that boring pseudo-post-apocalypse modern day world-setting and too ordinary Character-designs .

I watched tons of videos about phantom dust but never could play it because it never released here in europe .

Still hunting for a copy of the game .

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

Thats so true !

The original had an very unique artstyle and otherwordly approach that was thrown-away in the western Demake/Reboot/misshandling of the trailer with that boring pseudo-post-apocalypse modern day world-setting and too ordinary Character-designs .

I watched tons of videos about phantom dust but never could play it because it never released here in europe .

Still hunting for a copy of the game .

It was free in windows 10 for a while. You can check if thats still true

 

[Cardboardtubeknight Cardboardtubeknight]

People who said to let it die with a name like halo is just too good

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

It was free in windows 10 for a while. You can check if thats still true

Yeah but its a free-to-play version with micro-transactions and dead online-servers , so far i know .

I prefer the original , how it was intended to be played . But thanks for your recommendation !

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

Yeah but its a free-to-play version with micro-transactions and dead online-servers , so far i know .

I prefer the original , how it was intended to be played . But thanks for your recommendation !

What the hell really? I thought it was a straight port. Glad i own the OG. Thats for the heads up

 

[Deleted member 7989]

A new Gun Valkyrie would be appreciated. That'd be dope. I was upset that they didn't show anymore of Perfect Dark in the recent Showcase. But the Gears of War stuff will be cool. Idk, I've hated Halo since 4, seems like 343 even after all of this time just can't figure out what made the Bungie run so special. I love Halo, but I don't want to see it keep going, they will never be able to make something good out of it. They already fucked up Halo 1 once, why do they want to do it again, assuming that rumor is even true, which I still think even after hearing about it 3 months ago they aren't gonna do that. But we shall see unfortunately.

 

[Cardboardtubeknight Cardboardtubeknight]

Its halo today and your favorite franchise tomorrow lol

Nothing last forever

 

[bigstinkie]

Money over morals c’mon pump another one out that flaccid member!

my heavens my stars. not on my family friendly christian forum

 

[Deleted member 7989]

I don't think rare will ever get a good return either. I think the most tragic part of the fumbling of Halo is when Microsoft DMCA'd the Russian Halo Online. I never got to play it, but from what I saw it had massive potential on a halo 3 build for PC they could have bought them out of it, brought them on a team, just about anything would have resulted in a better product that makes money today than what they have done. I really feel like they would have more oceans of more money with that approach than ... cat ear headphone for spartan helmet aesthetics battle pass on day one with no forge or whatever mode they forgot to put in on the latest release. Also its about time marathon is catching bungie up they had a good thing idk why they would ruin it by leaving.

The problem with Marathon, is that most of the game is stolen assets, and it has nothing to do with the originals, looks like it's just gonna be another "multiplayer shooter" rather than a return to form like I was hoping with them using the IP. Bungie is another one that, while I don't want to see another 35 year+ developer shut down, it's probably for the best. Bungie hasn't been Bungie since Destiny 1 got trashed and redone as the game that came out IMO.

 

[elwynd16x]

Halo CE has narrative sequels, but not a mechanical sequel. Sidegrading the weapon and vehicle sandbox is the only thing the core trilogy, ODST and Reach has done for its players. The rest is graphics, flashy setpieces and one-off content to help move the cinematography through its paces.

I remain carefully optimistic of a Halo CE remake, it would give any dev team the chance to move the franchise in a direction where its limitations no longer exist.

 

[KenaiPhoenix]

I hope they dont, with the migration to UE5 343/Halo Studios have finally destroyed the last remnants of what Halo is. They are incapable of making any game, less a proper Halo game.

I know they will still launch it, and the chills will try to convince everyone that it is actually good and UE5 did fix everything! But I hope it sell like shit and they can the IP forever. It is better this way than have it tarnished like how it is.