for the first time in 25 years, Master Chief is on a PlayStation. Halo's exclusivity era is over

a ground-up Unreal Engine 5 remake of the campaign that sold the original Xbox, launching July 28 on PlayStation 5 the same day it hits Xbox. I've…

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Diego Santos · Gaming Editor

The short version

Halo: Campaign Evolved launches July 28, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC — the first mainline Halo campaign ever on PlayStation.

The short version

It's a full UE5 remake, not a remaster, and it adds three new missions set *before* the 2001 game.

The short version

Four-player online co-op, two-player couch co-op, cross-play and cross-progression. Day one on Game Pass.

The short version

Standard edition is $49.99; Premium buys five days of early access from July 23.

My honest take

I think this is the right business decision and I still find it a bit sad. Exclusives were a bad deal for players — you paid for hardware to access software — so watching that model erode should be…

For twenty-five years, 'Halo is on Xbox' was a fact you could build an argument on. On July 28 it stops being one.

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