Talking Point: Will Xbox Manage To Create 'Something Legendary' With The Next Halo?

Late last year, Microsoft revealed a "new dawn" for its legendary Halo series - with 343 Industries also rebranding to 'Halo Studios' in the process. While we've not heard much about the franchise's next entry since this announcement, the Xbox developer is indeed hiring for this new project - and it's asking aspiring workers to be "part of something legendary" at the Microsoft studio.

So, the question we're posing is, do you think Xbox has what it takes to bring Halo back to the top? In asking that, we're by no means slating the series' last game (we actually really like Halo Infinite to this day), but to call it legendary would probably be a bit of a stretch. That's a term that's not been thrown at Halo since its glory days on OG Xbox & Xbox 360.

For what it's worth, I personally think a major reboot was the right call. While 343 (now Halo Studios) absolutely nailed the gameplay in Infinite, the whole setup — story and all — did feel somewhat directionless. Add to that the fact that creating a sequel to something 'infinite' isn't exactly easy - I reckon this whole starting-fresh approach is probably the right one for Xbox.

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I'm also quite intrigued about that switch to a completely different game engine for future titles. Halo has a very unique feel that I'm hoping can be accurately recreated in Unreal Engine - in fact, here's hoping it can be evolved and improved using the Epic Games' technology. The jury's still out on that of course, but hopefully with the right resources behind it, Halo Studios can indeed create something legendary on this new tech.

There's also the question of, well, what Halo game will we get next? As the related article above points out, this whole re-do has led to multiple 'projects' being in the works at the Xbox studio - with a Halo: Combat Evolved remake also being rumoured in recent months as well. While that's by no means confirmed yet, something along those lines would surely be 'legendary' - although that's sort of cheating given we already know how good the first Halo is!

Anyway, regardless of what specific Halo project comes out of Microsoft next, do you think it will reach "legendary" status? Talk to us about that prospect down below - and for a bit of fun, how about predicting the game's aggregate review score in the poll underneath.

What Aggregate Review Score Will The Next Halo Get? (152 votes)

  1. 90-100%
  2. 80-90%
  3. 70-80%
  4. 60-70%
  5. 50-60%
  6. 40-50%
  7. 30-40  0.7%
  8. 20-30%
  9. 10-20  0%
  10. 0-10%

Tell us what you want to see next from Halo in the comments.