Halo is coming to PlayStation 5 (PS5).
Halo Studios made an appearance at the Halo World Championship 2025 to announce that its previously teased new project is a Halo: Combat Evolved Remake titled Halo: Campaign Evolved, and it’s coming to PC, Xbox Series X | S, and yes, even PS5. It’s a move that will see what is perhaps the most important Xbox-exclusive franchise coming to PlayStation for the first time.
Following numerous past remasters and PS5 ports, news that a remake of the original Halo is coming to PS5 isn’t much of a surprise, but it is a sign that Xbox’s relationship with Sony may just be getting started. The Halo Studios team had plenty more to talk about during its Halo: Campaign Evolved stream, so be sure to catch up on everything they had to share in our coverage below. You can also check out IGN’s hands-on preview, as well as our breakdown for everything we know so far.
The Halo World Championship 2025 broadcast is running a bit behind, but that isn't stopping Microsoft from letting it slip that Halo: Campaign Evolved is on the way. An Xbox store page for the game, which is described as "a faithful yet modernized remake of Halo: Combat Evolved’s campaign," appeared online today, just moments after the Halo Project Update stream was set to go live.
"Experience the original story rebuilt with high-definition visuals, updated cinematics, and refined controls, plus three brand-new prequel missions featuring the Master Chief and Sgt. Johnson," its official description says. "A broader arsenal of weapons, vehicles, enemies, and gameplay-modifying 'Skulls' – optional modifiers that change combat in fun and challenging ways – add fresh tactics and endless replayability."
As revealed in a trailer shown on its store page, Halo: Campaign Evolved has a release window of 2026, with platforms including PC and Xbox Series X | S – and even PlayStation 5.
That’s right – Halo is coming to PlayStation for the first time in 24 years. It’s an achievement many believed would never come to be, as console manufacturers pushed for exclusive experiences throughout the 2010s. That all changes in 2026, when Halo: Campaign Evolved launches. No specific release date has been shared yet, but there’s plenty to dissect until more is announced.
Although multiplayer is not included in Halo Studios’ Unreal Engine 5 Halo remake, there is new story content. Three missions, specifically, are said to be in development, with the developers promising that players can expect to explore an arc focused on Master Chief and Sergeant Johnson. It’s unclear how much Halo: Campaign Evolved will cost or how these new missions have been implemented.
"Join the Master Chief and Sgt. Johnson in a brand-new arc set before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, featuring new environments, gameplay, characters, and enemies," an official description says.
Halo fans aren’t strangers to refreshed versions of classic Bungie experiences, though. The Master Chief Collection remastered Combat Evolved and other Halo games for Xbox and PC many years ago. There’s no word on when or if specific Halo games, such as 2021’s Halo Infinite or 2010’s beloved Halo: Reach, will also make their way to PlayStation 5 in the future. However, Halo Studios does say that "Halo is on PlayStation going forward starting with Halo: Campaign Evolved."
We don't konw how Halo Studios plans to continue bringing Halo experiences to PlayStation players, but it's safe to say that today marks a completely new direction for Xbox.
IGN got to hands-on with Halo: Campaign Evolved to see just how Halo Studios has changed the classic FPS ahead of its 25th anniversary. Our sneak peek included a gameplay demo focused primarily on The Silent Cartographer, an early mission that takes Master Chief to serene beaches that are now polluted with Covenant Grunts and Elites. It’s a familiar scene that’s been recreated with even UNSC troops and the iconic Warthog intact, all for longtime Halo enjoyers and newcomers.
The Halo remake has been reimagined for modern audiences, but it's not quite the same experience. Tweaks under the hood include vehicles that can be hijacked, with the Wraith now also driveable for the first time in the original Halo. Of course, the main difference between Halo: Campaign Evolved and the Combat Evolved original is the sleek new visuals it introduces thanks to the power of Unreal Engine 5. Plus, the the primary cast form the original is back, too.
"Iconic vistas, alien architecture, and sci-fi wonders are reborn with all-new visuals, cinematics, and animations," an official description says. "The soundtrack has been remastered, the sound design updated for greater immersion, and new voice performances recorded with the primary cast."
Following a late start fueled by some tense matches of Halo Infinite, Halo Studios took the main stage at the Halo World Championship 2025 to talk about its not-so-mysterious project update. Included in the lineup of developers are Halo Studios' Brian "ske7ch" Jarrard, Max Szlagor, and Damon Conn, who finally, officially pulled back the curtain on Halo: Campaign Evolved.
The team's Halo World Championship 2025 debut for the Halo remake includes behind-the-scenes details on the project, including interviews with the developers, where they promise two-player couch co-op on consoles and four-player online co-op – and there's even crossplay and cross-progression support. Don't worry, the Warthog has been updated to account for those larger party sizes, too.
Interviews with the team also reveal how Halo Studios revisited classic stories fans know and love. This includes clips of Steve Downes (Master Chief) and Jen Taylor (Cortana) back in the studio to rerecord some of their most iconic lines. As for the story cinematics themselves, fans can expect the Halo remake to deliver something familiar but new.
"We want to tell an authentic story, and we want to level up the cinematics from the source," Halo Studios says. "As we were building this out, we didn't just put a new coat of paint over the original cinematics. We ended up revisiting exactly how they were blocked out, how they were sequenced, how they were put together, and we've done that across the board."
The Halo Studios team signs off by welcoming the PlayStation community to the world of Halo, promising to provide updates as we move closer to the yet-to-be-confirmed Halo: Campaign Evolved release date in 2026. For those attending Halo World Championship 2025, a demo for the Halo remake, featuring The Silent Cartographer, is available to play.
"As the community person," Jarrard said, "seeing this community grow, welcoming all of our friends and new players to the franchise is just so exciting. [We're] just kind of knocking down walls. We're going to come together, we're going to sing kumbaya – it's going to be great. Blue and green, coming back together again."
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