Halo makes its PS5 debut this month with a Helldivers 2 crossover
Years ago, if you had suggested Halo, the former killer app of the Xbox brand, would come to PlayStation consoles, you'd be met with scorn and mockery for your unrealistic expectations.
Now though, that's merely a case of when and not if. Microsoft has already ported several big Xbox titles to the PlayStation 5, as part of its multiplatform strategy, with even Gears Of War set to join them this month.
While Halo's not formally confirmed, Microsoft has never ruled it out and now a very blatant teaser has all confirmed the franchise's PlayStation debut… albeit in a different game entirely.
No, Microsoft hasn't abruptly announced that rumoured remaster of Halo: Combat Evolved. Instead, it looks like a Halo crossover will be added to Helldivers 2 once the game launches on Xbox on August 26.
Although it's not an internally developed title, Helldivers 2 was published by Sony when it launched last year, which is why it's only ever been available on PlayStation 5 and PC.
This past July, Sony and developer Arrowhead Game Studios announced an Xbox port, one handled by Nixxes (a Sony owned studio responsible for multiple PC ports of PlayStation 5 games) and featuring cross-play, so PlayStation 5, Xbox, and PC players can all play together.
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A new trailer for the Xbox launch dropped earlier today and towards the end, a familiar tune Halo fans will recognise plays over footage of a hellpod landing in a city.
The music comes from 2009's Halo 3: ODST, so Master Chief himself may not be making a cameo (since he wasn't in Halo 3: ODST), but likely the Spartan armour or weapons from that game will be included with a new Helldivers 2 battle pass.
And in case you think any such Halo content will be exclusive to the Xbox version, the Halo tease is also included in the upload for the official PlayStation YouTube account as well. More Trending
Given the timing, a more formal confirmation will likely take place during Gamescom next week. Perhaps alongside PlayStation 5 ports of Halo games, if only for the sake of synergy.
It's recently been suggested that some kind of Halo PlayStation 5 launch is happening very soon. According to Halo dataminer grunt.api, as reported by insider Rebs Gaming, they claim to have found evidence of two new Halo games; one of which has PlayStation 5 compatibility.
This game is apparently already linked to PlayFab, a Microsoft owned platform used for cross-platform play, which could point to it being a rumoured multiplayer Halo game that's said to be in the works at Certain Affinity.
Rebs Gaming theorises that any such Halo announcement will probably be saved for the Halo World Championships taking place in October, where Halo Studios itself has promised to share the 'official scoop' of the future of the series.
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