Halo Combat Evolved Remaster May Arrive in 2026

Microsoft appears ready to launch a remastered version of Halo: Combat Evolved in 2026.

At the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s head of gaming, hinted at several upcoming titles for next year—such as the new Fable, the next Forza, Gears of War: E-Day, and "the revival of a classic that’s been with us from the start."

Although the nod to Halo is unmistakable, The Verge reporter Tom Warren has clarified that this specifically refers to a Halo: Combat Evolved remaster.

here's Xbox chief Phil Spencer announcing Gears of War: E-Day for 2026, and in the same year "the next Forza" and a tease of a Halo CE remaster pic.twitter.com/tTueF3YQcR

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) June 8, 2025

Warren had previously reported on this project’s development, noting it may also launch on competing platforms like PlayStation 5. Microsoft previously delivered a Halo CE remaster with 2011’s Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, later incorporated into Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

This new release is not an entirely original Halo game, as Halo Studios—formerly 343 Industries—is already developing a new title using Unreal Engine 5. In 2024, the studio shared a seven-minute video showcasing Project Foundry, an experiment to demonstrate a Halo game built in Unreal Engine. While primarily a technical demo, it revealed a potential new direction for Xbox’s flagship series after 2021’s Halo Infinite.

For more updates, explore all the reveals from the Xbox Games Showcase in June 2025.