Campaign Evolved is coming to PS5

Last week, Microsoft unveiled the long-awaited Halo: Campaign Evolvedremake of the first one Halosingle-player story in Unreal Engine 5. Reaction to the reveal was mixed to say the least, with many arguing that the original Halo doesn't really need a remaster; the 2001 version is widely available and has even received a facelift that has already Master Chief Collection.

But without a doubt the most important element Halo: Campaign Evolved is its cross-platform release strategy: for the first time in franchise history, Halo coming to PlayStation. For anyone familiar with gaming news since the original Xbox or Xbox 360, this is an almost unimaginable big change because Halo has always been synonymous with the Xbox brand – Master Chief is as inseparable from Xbox as Mario is from Nintendo. WITH Halo: Campaign Evolved With the arrival of the PlayStation, Xbox seems to have well and truly conceded to the 'console war' as it is commonly understood and given up on the very idea of platform exclusivity. In other words, if even Halo leaves the Microsoft ecosystem, then almost every other IP is also fair game, which could have a significant impact for better or worse.

Halo: Campaign Evolved on PlayStation 5 is a Mixed Bag

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More players than ever will get the chance to experience Halo

Here's an optimistic view Halo: Campaign Evolved news: first Halo is the definitive, seminal first-person shooter, and its arrival on PlayStation means it will be able to reach a wider audience than ever before. Halo: Combat Evolved it wasn't just successful because of branding or the softer expectations of earlier gaming audiences – it gained popularity because it redefined what a single-player shooter could be. It was made with an ambitious vision, and perhaps because of that, it still holds up remarkably well.

As its name suggests, Halo: Campaign Evolved it will contain only the single player component of the original game. However, it is very likely that Microsoft will bring more Halo PlayStation games with multiplayer modes intact. If it did, it could pave the way for major revitalization Halo's online community that would no longer be tied to PC and the shrinking Xbox install base. All in all, it delivers Halo on the PlayStation would have many benefits for consumers, but could also have some unfortunate business consequences.

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This bright side of interpretation assumes that Halo: Campaign Evolved it's actually well done. If it ends up being buggy, runs poorly, or spoils the vision of the original, then that's a whole other can of worms.

With Xbox flying the white flag, strong exclusives may be a thing of the past

When did PlayStation start “winning” its battle against Xbox? Many gamers would argue that the PlayStation's victory was decided in the early years of the PS4's existence, when heavy gamers like Bloody and Uncharted 4 graced the platform, while others will argue that it was near the end of the PS3's lifespan, courtesy of games like InFamous 2 and The last of us. Either way, a constant factor remains at the heart of this discussion: PlayStation's library of exclusives.

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The PlayStation probably wouldn't have gotten as much if not for the games mentioned above, but games like these probably wouldn't have done the same if not for Xbox's one-time dominance during the Xbox 360 era. It's even possible that system vendors like it The last of us and Bloody without them they would not exist, at least not as we know them Gears of War, Fableand yes Halo. If these franchises are coming to PlayStation, what reason will Sony have to invest so aggressively in their own exclusives? With no Xbox exclusives and a myriad of PS5 exclusives, there's no reason to invest in Microsoft's ecosystem and less reason for Sony to stay so competitive with its first-party releases.