PS5's Next Big Shooter Could Be Halo, Report Claims

The next major Xbox game to make the leap toPlayStation 5may be none other than Microsoft's most iconic franchise: . In the last few months, Xbox has begun pivoting its release model by launching some of the console's popular exclusive games on other devices, a move that's managed to frustrate long-time players demanding quality first-party experiences. The first bundle of Xbox exclusives to cross the console divide and end up on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch included and, but they may soon be joined by Master Chief.

According to The Verge's Tom Warren (via GamesRadar+), Microsoft may be considering bringing the franchise to PlayStation 5 in the near future following ' success on the competing console. While this report should be taken with a grain of salt until Xbox makes an official announcement, it's not hard to imagine the company adding something like to Sony's hardware, offering an entirely new audience an opportunity to play the game. There's certainly precedent for a port as Microsoft appears to be prioritizing software sales over hardware at the time of writing.

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The most recent reports of Microsoft looking to bring to PlayStation 5isn't the first time such rumors have swirled online. In the early months of 2024, several leakers claimed that Xbox was looking to bring some of its more substantial exclusives like and over to Sony's platform and while the future of those games remains to be seen, those same reports proved accurate when it came to and . However, both of those titles are relatively small in comparison to.

Porting over to PlayStation would be a massive move as the series is often considered to be Microsoft's crown jewel. Master Chief's adventures are synonymous with the Xbox brand and the company has leveraged the iconography of the franchise to sell hardware in the past. Sony has previously