Subtly teased by Phil Spencer on the occasion of the Xbox Games Showcase, Halo’s return could occur much faster than we imagine if we believe recent discoveries.
Several days ago, Microsoft was diffusing its traditional Xbox Games Showcase As part of the Summer Game Fest 2025. For the players, it was then as every year the opportunity to have a detailed overview of what the future of the Redmond firm has in store for them, between new hardware and trifle of new games. However, the absence of some of them, far from having gone unnoticed, testifies that many other surprises still await us. And in the lot, there should certainly be Halo.
A new halo very soon unveiled?
Indeed, failing to have been one of the titles presented at the conference, the return of the flagship franchise of Xbox still seems to have been half-chop By the big boss in person: Phil Spencer. It is in any case in this way that many fans interpreted part of his words, during which he evoked “The return of a classic who [les] accompanied since [leurs] Beginnings “ in 2026. After all, it could corroborate rumors that Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversarythe remaster of the first opus, would be led to return.
In parallel, it would seem, however, that another project can also be on the program for very soon. Because if we believe the information shared by Grunt.Api on X, a new Halo game would have recently appeared in the APIs. “Honestly, I did not expect to come across this today … but I can now officially confirm it: a halo game will arrive (very soon) on PlayStation. For the moment, there is no sign of a version for the Nintendo Switch (2) ” Ensures in particular dataminer.
And even more interesting, everything brings to believe that it could be an unprecedented halo. Because at a time when Xbox tends to take out its greatest exclusives on PS5, like for example Forza Horizon 5 or Gears of War: Reloadedmany immediately thought of possible portages ofHalo Infinite or Master Chief Collection. But Grunt.Api certifies it: it is obviously none of the two. “This is a new identifier” He explains to one of the Internet users, before specifying with another that he has no more information on this subject.
A big announcement in preparation
Of course, as always in this kind of situation, we invite you to take this information with all the rigor tweezers. At this point, this remains a rumor. Nevertheless, if what the dataminer affirms is true, we should not have to wait a long time before hearing about this famous Halo. Otherwise, we should be set around October, when Halo Studios would have visibly planned a “Big announcement » If we believe the words reported of a developer.
