A
new
report
from
Tom
Warren
of
The
Verge
is
making
a
big
claim:
Microsoft
are
not
only
working
on
a
fresh
remaster
of
the
original
Halo:
Combat
Evolved,
but
they
are
also
considering
bringing
it
to
PlayStation.

Tom
Warren
makes
these
claims
in
the
latest
issue
of
The
Notepad,
which
is
locked
behind
a
paywall.
In
it,
he
seems
to
believe
a
new
remaster
of
the
original
Halo
is
coming,
despite
it
already
getting
remastered
in
The
Master
Chief
Collection.
He
stops
short
of
saying
it
will
make
the
jump
to
PlayStation
though,
simply
stating
that
Microsoft
is
considering
it.

Warren
goes
on
to
say
that
Microsoft
isn’t
going
full
multiplatform
and
does
still
plan
on
having
some
exclusives.
For
example,
Warren
states
that
the

next
Gears
of
War
game,
which
is
likely
going
to
be
shown
at
the
Xbox
Games
Showcase
next
week,
is
not
being
considered
for
PlayStation.
The
same
can
be
said
of
Fable
and
South
of
Midnight.

The
likes
of
Hellblade
2,
Age
of
Empires
and
Starfield
are
currently
being
considered
for
PlayStation
though.

Meanwhille,
the
new
Doom
game,

believed
to
be
called
Doom:
The
Dark
Ages,
will
be
coming
to
PS5
on
day
one
when
it
launches
in
2025.
This
makes
sense
as
Xbox
previously
said
franchises
with
a
multiplatform
legacy
would
continue
on
those
platforms.

Jez
Corden
of
Windows
Central
backs
up
some
of
Warren’s
claims.
On
Windows
Central
he
confirms
that
“In
my
investigations,
I
can
confirm
that
games
like
Age
of
Mythology
Retold,
Avowed,
South
of
Midnight,
Hellblade
2,
and
even
Starfield
(at
least
as
of
June
2024)
are,
right
now, not in
active
development
for
PlayStation,
despite
being
perhaps
“considered”
in
meetings
and
discussions.
Does
that
mean never?
Maybe,
maybe
not?
I’m
not
sure
Microsoft
has
nailed
down
the
answers
themselves
yet
to
some
of
these
questions,
and
The
Verge
report
certainly
doesn’t
suggest
they
have,
despite
how
some
have
framed
it.”

But
Tom
Warren’s
report
has
drawn
the
ire
of
a
senior
designer
at
Xbox
going
by
the
title

Delilah
HD
on
X/Twitter.
I
can’t
confirm
if
this
person
does
indeed
work
for
Microsoft,
but
the
account
is
followed
by
numerous
high-ranking
Xbox
officials.

She
posted
several
tweets
after
Warren’s
report
went
live
that
would
appear
to
be
aimed
at
the
author,
though
the
account
never
actually
names
him.

Don’t
believe
everything
you
read…
Stop
falling
for
the
grift
and
engagement
bait.
💚

#Noleaks

—
Delilah
HD
(@Delilah_HD)

June
6,
2024

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

The
first
tweet
reads:
 “Don’t
believe
everything
you
read…
Stop
falling
for
the
grift
and
engagement
bait.”

That’s
followed
by
Tweets
saying
“I
consider
him
irresponsible”
and
“Conveniently
behind
a
paywall
isn’t
it.”

Generally
speaking,
Warren
has
proven
to
be
a
reasonably
reliable
source
of
inside
information,
but
as
always
these
kinds
of
reports
should
be
taken
with
a
shovelful
of
salt.
Warren
is
smart
enough
to
keep
his
language
vague
and
somewhat
noncommittal,
and,
of
course,
things
that
are
true
one
day
can
be
false
the
next
if
plans
change.

Halo
landing
on
PlayStation
would
have
been
unmanageable
just
a
year
or
two
ago,
but
these
days
it’s
actually
quite
believable
that
Xbox’s
most
iconic
character
could
appear
on
Sony’s
machine.
I
can’t
help
but
feel
though,
that
if
the
Master
Chief
does
storm
the
beaches
of
PlayStation,
it
truly
would
spell
the
end
of
the
Xbox
brand
as
we
know
it.