Microsoft and Halo Studios officially announced Halo: Campaign Evolved today at the Halo World Championship, a ground-up remake of the original 2001 campaign that’s slated for 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and for the first time, PlayStation 5. It launches day one on Game Pass and supports Xbox Cloud Gaming and Xbox Play Anywhere.
This is not a visual toggle remaster. The campaign is being rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 with new 4K visuals, refreshed animations, remastered music, and re-recorded lines from returning cast. Halo Studios says it’s using 25 years of player feedback to modernize pacing and navigation while keeping the classic feel intact.
The remake adds three brand-new prequel missions that pair Master Chief with Sgt. Johnson, plus nine additional series weapons like the Energy Sword and Battle Rifle. Vehicle hijacking is in, including driving a Wraith, and there are dozens of Skulls for deep replay.
Co-op gets a big upgrade: four-player online co-op with cross-play and shared progression across Xbox, PC, and PS5, alongside two-player split-screen on consoles.
This release focuses purely on the story. There’s no competitive multiplayer component, though campaign co-op is supported online and locally.
Halo arriving on PS5 is a historic shift after nearly 25 years as Xbox’s flagship exclusive. Microsoft and Halo Studios position Campaign Evolved as a definitive on-ramp for new players and a faithful, modernized return for longtime fans. As executive producer Damon Conn put it, “We wanted to start where it all began, with the original campaign that defined Halo.”
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