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 Hellblade 2 and the next Doom – potentially marking a landmark moment for one of Xbox’s most recognisable 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 reportedly being considered for Project Latitude – Microsoft’s internal name for its new multi-console release strategy – following multi-console launches for 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 (seemingly set for a reveal during this weekend’s Xbox Games Showcase), Hellblade 2, Starfield, Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, and Age of Mythology.
Warren notes this doesn’t mark a full multi-console strategy shift for Microsoft, with the company still retaining some titles as Xbox exclusives. Gears 6, Playground Games’ Fable reboot, and We Happy Few developer Compulsion’s South of Midnight – all set to feature in this weekend’s showcase according to Warren, with the latter two likely getting 2025 release dates – are reportedly currently being considered for a multi-console release.