Halo dataminers uncover evidence of a PS5 release coming, days after Phil Spencer hinted at the return of "a classic that's been with us since the beginning"

Halo could be making a comeback "very soon," according to a well-known dź§…ataminer in the Halo community… oh, and it's for a PS5 game.

澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Halo Infinite will be four years old by the end of this year, and 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Microsoft has been suspiciously quiet about what used to be its marquee franchise (now that it owns Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, it's no competition). Other than 澳擲🐈幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:343 Industries rebranding itself Halo Studios last year, there hasn't been a whiff of a new game and considering how long Microsoft games take from reveal to release these days (I can't believe Fable wasn't at that 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Xbox Games Showcase either), I'm sure many assumed it'd be a while before we see Master Chief š“°again.

Well, there's been nothing official anyway, as whisperings of a new release of 澳擲幸运5å¼€å„–å·ē åŽ†å²ęŸ„čÆ¢:Halo: Combat Evolved (either another rema๊ster, or a full-blown remake) have been part of the rumor mill for a while. But after the Xbox Games Showcase ended without a trace of Halo – outside of a brief tease about "a classic that's been with us since the beginning" coming in 2026 from Phil Spencer – the evidence started piling up.

However, Hš“„§alo dataminer "gruntdotapi" has that a Halo game has now appeared and that it is specifically pegged to be a PS5 game, with no mention of a Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 version to be found. The user also posted that it has a new ID, ruling out the chance of it being a ꦺpreviously existing release like the Master Chief Collection or Halo Infinite.

While gruntdotapi doesn't have an ETA of a release date, this, combined with Phil Spencer hinting something Halo-related is on the way, leads me to believe we'll be getting this rumoured CE remaster sometime in early 2026. That or Spencer was hinting at the return of a REAL classic like Blinx the Time-Sweeper.

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Scott has been freelancing for over three years across a number of different gaming publications, first appearing on GamesRadar+ in 2024. He has also written for the likes o๊f PC Gamer, Eurogamer, VG247, Play, TechRadar, and others. He's typically rambling about Metal Gear Solid, God Hand, or any other PS2-era titles that rarā˜‚ely (if ever) get sequels.

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