As the name suggests, Microsoft’s new Halo: Campaign Evolved remake focuses on just the story mode of its famous OG Xbox shooter – and now developer Halo Studios has explained the thinking behind dropping PvP multiplayer for its new version of Halo.
Speaking in an interview with Windows Central, executive producer Damon Conn says that Halo: Campaign Evolved is “not trying to replace what is a masterpiece in the original” – but rather Halo Studios is attempting to create a remake that “stands kind of shoulder to shoulder with it”.
“We’re not trying to replace what is a masterpiece in the original. We’re trying to basically make something that stands kind of shoulder to shoulder with it, using new tools, new energy, to get a little bit of a fresh take on some things, but honoring the legacy,”
Conn then notes that building four-player online co-op for the campaign was very important for team’s Halo: Campaign Evolved vision, adding that this all-new addition will “bring people together” with “a strong sense of community” for the new release.
“So, yes, it’s a campaign experience, but it’s not only a single-player experience. And Halo has been always about reconnecting, a strong sense of community, and then also telling those stories and sharing those experiences together. And we believe that is where, you know, we’re really going to be able to bring people together with this new release,”
Online co-op is sure to be a hit with Halo: Campaign Evolved – it took the team ages to launch the feature for Halo Infinite after the 2021 title shipped with a purely single-player story mode. As for dropping PvP, we’ve also heard lots of rumours that a separate Halo multiplayer project is in the works alongside this remake – and if true, would go some way to explaining why the 2026 title won’t have competitive online play.
All we know for sure right now is that Halo: Campaign Evolved will launch next year with four player co-op, and that Halo Studios has multiple projects in development following the recent switch to Unreal Engine 5.
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