Halo: Campaign Evolved launches July 28 on PS5, Xbox, and PC — PS5 Pro may be the best version

Halo Studios has officially revealed Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of Halo: Combat Evolved built to mark the franchise's 25th anniversary. It launches July 28 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC — and for the first time ever, that means Master Chief is coming to PlayStation.

Game Informer visited Halo Studios in Redmond, Washington back in May and spent a full day with the team. The visit included a playthrough of three new prequel bonus missions and extended conversations with the developers. Game director Greg Hermann explained the move to PlayStation as a natural extension of the cross-platform work already done with Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite on PC. The remake supports four-player co-op with full crossplay and cross-progression between PS5 and Xbox. The PS5 Pro version specifically gets PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, SSD optimization, faster loading times, 3D audio, and DualSense-exclusive features. Halo Studios wouldn't directly say PS5 Pro is the best place to play, but Game Informer's read is that even Xbox Series X will struggle to match it.

Halo: Combat Evolved has been considered one of the most influential console shooters since its 2001 launch, essentially defining the genre on consoles. The remake runs on Unreal Engine, and Hermann says the cross-platform development wasn't a major leap given the studio's prior experience. Worth noting: Microsoft's recent Xbox Showcase signaled a partial reversal of its multiplatform strategy, with Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution returning as exclusives — which raises questions about whether future Halo titles follow suit, though nothing is confirmed.

Game Informer's cover story on Halo: Campaign Evolved runs 22 pages, one of the largest cover sections in the magazine's history. The same issue also features previews and features on Rayman Legends Retold, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Marvel's Wolverine, God of War Laufey, Control Resonant, and more. Digital subscribers can read it now; physical copies ship in mid-to-late June.