At long last
Halois one of the most revered first-person shooters that doesn’t have much of a presence on PC. The original,Combat Evolved, was ported to PC in 2003;Halo 2helped launch Games for Windows Live in 2007. Besides those two, Microsoft has kept mainlineHaloconfined strictly to its consoles.
In recent years, Microsoft has made a significant effort to blur the lines between Xbox and PC gaming. With the promise that all future first-party titles arePlay Anywhere(meaning that they’re bought once and players can freely switch between PC and Xbox One versions), we have implicit confirmation thatHalo 6will launch on Windows 10 PC.
However, we might get otherHalogames on PC even sooner. Recently,Microsoft shut downcommunity modding project “ElDewrito” in order to protect its intellectual property. It’s standard corporate stuff that we’ve seen a million times. But, the end of Microsoft’s statement is surprisingly frank: “Aswe look ahead, we’re very excited about the prospects of an official classicHaloexperience making its way to PC.”Xbox HeadPhil Spencer took to Twitterto specifically call out that quote as something to pay attention to.
It’s certainly evident that some previousHalowill be ported to PC at some point. But what? The entirety of theMaster Chief Collection(a current-gen remaster ofHalo,Halo 2,Halo 3,Halo 4, and laterHalo: ODSTas DLC) isn’t a bad bet. Alternatively, it could beHalo: Reach— Bungie’s swan song before it moved toDestiny. Or, it could simply beHalo 5.
Whatever it is, we know that Microsoft’s intentions forHaloand PC aren’t exclusively forward-looking; there seem to be plans for pastHalos too.
