Microsoft is reportedly working on a remaster of Bungie’s classic first-person shooter Halo: Combat Evolved and is eyeing up a PlayStation release – alongside multi-console releases for the likes of Hellbalde 2 and the next Doom – potentially marking a landmark moment for one of Xbox’s most recognizable exclusives.
That’s according to The Verge’s Tom Warren, who (in the site’s paywalled Notepad newsletter) says a new Halo: Combat Evolved remaster is currently in the early stages of development. It’s one of several new games being considered for Project Latitude – Microsoft’s internal name for its new multi-console release strategy – following multi-console launches for the Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Pentiment, and Hi-Fi Rush earlier this year.
Other Xbox games currently being considered for a multi-console release are said to include Doom: The Dark Ages (seeingly set for a reveal during this weekend’s Xbox Games Showcase), Hellblade 2, Starfield, Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, and Age of Mythology.
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Warren notes doesn’t mark a full multi-console strategy shift for Microsoft, with the company will still retain some titles as Xbox exclusives. The next Gears of War installation, Playground Games’ Fable reboot, and The Happy Few developer Compulsion’s South of Midnight – all also set to feature this weekend according to Warren, with the latter two likely getting 2025 release dates – are reportedly not currently being considered for a multi-console release.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard Microsoft is considering bringing more Xbox titles to other consoles, of course. Reports surfaced in February claiming Starfield had been earmarked for a potential PlayStation release, alongside MachineGames’ upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
In May, it was reported Microsoft executives were pushing for no “red line” approach to bringing Xbox titles to PlayStation and Nintendo platforms, in a bid to increase the company’s margins. That claim came in the wake of last year’s massive $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and Microsoft’s decision to close a number of Bethesda studios – including Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks and Redfall studio Arkane Austin – as it moved to focus on what it called “priority games”.
There’s no word on when Microsoft is likely to announce a fresh batch of multi-console releases for its Xbox titles, but The Verge’s Tom Warren says he’s not expecting any Project Latitude news during this Sunday’s Xbox Games Showcase. That’s being livestreamed at 6pm UK time (10am PT, 1pm ET) on 9th June, and an hour-long Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 presentation will air immediately after.
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