Halo: Campaign Evolved Makes It Clear That Halo 2 and Halo 3 Remakes Are Happening Next

Halo: Campaign Evolved is finally releasing today in early access, and the game makes it readily apparent that remakes of Halo 2 and Halo 3 are coming next. In the lead-up to Halo: Campaign Evolved, rumors suggested that this remake would simply be the first in the original Halo to get recreated for modern platforms. Now, with the title having become available, Halo Studios itself has teased that as much is true.

**Minor spoilers for Halo: Campaign Evolved are mentioned onward.**

For those who complete Halo: Campaign Evolved on Legendary difficulty, the game features a new ending not seen in the original. This final cutscene centers around Sergeant Johnson, who is kicking back and relaxing after the events of the game. A Pelican then ends up landing near Johnson, and as he approaches the ship to board, he turns to the screen while breaking the fourth wall and says, “See you in the sequel.”

If this wasn’t enough to prove that Halo 2 is next on tap to get remade, one final scene after this one shows Guilty Spark 343 flying toward a mysterious planet. This planet is one seen in Halo 2, and ends up being where Guilty Spark meets the Arbiter, who is one of the co-protagonists seen in the sequel. This scene, again, was not found in the original Halo: Combat Evolved and was clearly folded into this remake to tease that another remake will be releasing in the future.

Halo Studios Has Clearly Already Been Working on Halo 2 and Halo 3 Remakes

Not only does the game’s ending blatantly verify that Halo 2 is next on tap to get the remake treatment, but the Bonus Missions found within Campaign Evolved prove that Halo Studios has already been working on the project. Compared to the main campaign of Halo, these additional levels give players the ability to wield weapons that were never seen in Combat Evolved, but instead only appeared in Halo 2 and Halo 3. Guns like the Battle Rifle, Needle Rifle, and the Spiker are all usable in these extra missions, which suggests that they’ll be seen in future remakes as well.

In addition, these Bonus Missions also happen to feature Brutes, which were never seen in the Halo series until Halo 2. Given how much work the studio has put into these weapons and enemies that were never found in Halo: Combat Evolved, it clearly tells us that the next remakes are already well into development.

If Halo 2 and Halo 3 are getting remakes of their own, it’s hard to know when they might release. It’s likely that Halo Studios would be able to work on these games more quickly than they would on wholly new Halo entries, meaning that we could see them launch in rapid succession in the years to follow. For now, though, these remakes remain officially unconfirmed, even if we know that they’re on the way.

As for Halo: Campaign Evolved, the remake is available via early access now on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. The game will then see its full release take place next week on July 28th.

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