Microsoft announces Halo 5: Guardians, coming in 2015

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Microsoft has officially announced the next Halo game today, and it will be exclusive to the Xbox One. Called Halo 5: Guardians, the game will launch in fall 2015, and is being developed by 343 Industries, a Microsoft-owned studio that also handled the development of Halo 4.

Not much is known about Halo 5's story or gameplay, although we will likely receive more details and a more in-depth look during Microsoft's E3 press conference next month. The game was originally teased during E3 last year as 'Halo on Xbox One', with Microsoft revealing essentially nothing about the game at that stage.

While Halo 5 is still more than a year away from launch, 343 Industries' executives did reveal a few tidbits about what to expect. Firstly, the title is a "bigger effort than Halo 4", according to 343's general manager Bonnie Ross, as we'll see larger scope and more impressive technology through a new game engine. It'll also run at 60 frames per second on the Xbox One, with dedicated servers being utilized for online functionality.

Alongside the launch of Guardians we can expect Microsoft's live-action Halo TV show, which is a collaborative effort between 343 Industries, Microsoft and Steven Spielberg. The TV show will come with exclusive interactive content for the Xbox One, but again, not much else has been revealed.

In 2014 we can still expect some Halo content, with rumors suggesting that we might see an Anniversary Edition of Halo 2 later this year. Expect more information at Microsoft's Xbox E3 2014 press event on June 9th.

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Hmmmm... very interesting graphic. Me thinks Chief is getting a new buddy to help beat down the Covenant.

Otherwise it's bittersweet that it's still a year and a half away.......
 
''Halo game that runs at 60 frames per second, on dedicated servers''

Does that mean I need online to run the game on max graphics?
Cause if that's the case, it would be nice to instead offload some work locally on my PC instead. More raw power and lower latency.
 
I don't know what the big deal is about console specific games. There are plenty of other similar games for all platforms to keep me occupied, I'd never buy any console just for a specific game. If it doesn't come out on my choice of platform (PC) I pay no further attention to it.
 
I don't know what the big deal is about console specific games. There are plenty of other similar games for all platforms to keep me occupied, I'd never buy any console just for a specific game. If it doesn't come out on my choice of platform (PC) I pay no further attention to it.
Yeah
 
If there's no pc version.. than I'm not interested.. and is that masterchief?
 
I don't know what the big deal is about console specific games. There are plenty of other similar games for all platforms to keep me occupied, I'd never buy any console just for a specific game. If it doesn't come out on my choice of platform (PC) I pay no further attention to it.
same here.
 
I **** on halo, they are making it exclusive to to MS console just to hope they will get more units selled (consoles) against PS4 top runner.

Pathetic.
 
I **** on halo, they are making it exclusive to to MS console just to hope they will get more units selled (consoles) against PS4 top runner.
Pathetic.
Um, can you please define what the meaning of being in business is? If Microsoft is being, "pathetic", then I guess so is Sony, and EVERY other company out there!!
Either you are really young and have no business sense, or are seriously naïve, or both!!
 
"I bought H3 when it first came out... from what I remember, it was the 'last in the series', 'completes the trilogy'."

Did you beat H3 on legendary?

Did you ever wonder what the Forerunners were?

Do you still think the MC runs on luck?
 
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