It’s Going To Be A Long Time Before We Get A New Halo Game

A brand new report claims {that a} skeleton crew at Halo Studios is engaged on one final large content material replace for Halo: Campaign Evolved earlier than the group will seemingly be utterly reduce and the studio closed. This group just isn’t in touch with Activision, which is now accountable for Halo and constructing a brand new group for it. And which may clarify why the previous stewards of Halo shared a bunch of idea artwork that allegedly exhibits concepts for the studio’s sequel to Halo Infinite, which is able to now by no means occur. As an alternative, we bought a protracted look forward to no matter Activision is making.

On October 6, dependable Halo insider and reporter Rebs Gaming shared a new video report that claims they’ve heard from their sources {that a} group of round 30 individuals who weren’t included within the recent Xbox layoffs remains to be engaged on Halo: Marketing campaign Developed. This small group is reportedly being led by Halo Studios boss Pierre Hintze, and their purpose is to assist out with the upcoming Halo Fest occasion whereas additionally growing one final free content material replace for the lately launched remake.

Based on Rebs, this isn’t some tiny replace comprising just a few bug fixes and quality-of-life adjustments, however as an alternative, the present plan is so as to add Firefight and a Theater Mode to Marketing campaign Developed. Firefight was a well-liked horde mode featured in previous video games like Halo: Attain, and its addition to Marketing campaign Developed could be superior, although Rebs does warning that plans may change relying on what the small group can get performed. And it seems like as soon as the group is finished with Halo Fest in December and the replace, the studio will probably be utterly shut down.

Rebs additionally claims that this small group of devs nonetheless engaged on Halo: Marketing campaign Developed has no connection to Activision, which is now in charge of the Halo franchise. It additionally seems like no one from Halo Studios is leaping over to the brand new group being put collectively to develop the way forward for Halo below Activision. And when you think about that previous experiences and rumors have claimed Activision is toying with doing a soft or total reboot of the franchise, it turns into clear that the following Halo recreation is probably going a few years away and gained’t have something in frequent with no matter Halo Studios was planning to make subsequent.

Nevertheless, we do apparently have some thought of what we would have seen in a theoretical Halo 7/Halo Infinite sequel. In a big blog post earlier this week, the group shared a collection of idea artwork pictures that includes Forerunner constructions, alien worlds, and extra. It’s believed that these pictures present us what may have been if Halo Studios had gotten to make one other most important installment. Once again, Rebs claims that no less than considered one of these pictures that includes massive bushes in a swampy surroundings on Zeta Halo (Infinite’s setting) was an thought from former Halo lead Joseph Staten for the following recreation and got here from earlier than he left the studio in 2023 following Infinite’s launch. Different pictures are from after his departure, as Halo Studios was determining what Halo 7 could be.

Certainly one of my video experiences revealed particulars of what Joseph Staten was conceptualizing for his Halo Infinite sequel. As I acknowledged within the video, idea artwork that my supply noticed included a Banished Skiff amongst big bushes. My supply simply confirmed this idea artwork that Halo Studios… pic.twitter.com/Oq0BspduL1

— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) October 6, 2026

However none of these concepts appear to be something Activision is wanting to make use of because it begins growing its Halo recreation. For some followers, that is likely to be factor, as not the entire Halo neighborhood beloved 343/Halo Studios’ tenure over the collection.

Nonetheless, for a lot of followers, the reveal of idea artwork is bittersweet. Getting a glimpse of the Endless, an alien race seen in Infinite that was apparently proof against the consequences of the Halo rings, is extraordinarily tantalizing. Maybe the Countless would have performed an enormous function within the reportedly canceled Halo Infinite DLC. And maybe that function would have tied into the sport’s legendary ending and a future Halo 7. Now, none of that’s taking place; a whole lot of proficient devs are out of labor, and we’re seemingly many, a few years away from the following Halo recreation.