Rumor: The Entire Halo Trilogy Is Next for a Full Campaign Evolved Overhaul

So, the Halo rumor mill just cranked up again, and this one is big: the new Halo: Combat Evolved remake might only be phase one. If you believe the latest chatter, Halo Studios is gearing up to redo the entire original trilogy. Yes, all three.

What kicked this off

Halo insider Rebs Gaming posted a new video claiming Halo: Campaign Evolved is the opening salvo in a full trilogy remake plan. They say they have heard this from multiple sources, including a former developer under NDA, and they now believe the project is real.

This isn't coming out of nowhere. Months before the official October reveal of Halo: Campaign Evolved, leakers were calling it. Those same people have been hinting that Halo 2 and Halo 3 are in line for the same treatment.

Why people are taking it seriously

The breadcrumb trail starts back in June 2024 with a leaker named TechnicalHalo, who accurately described Campaign Evolved before it was announced. Their pitch: the remake was a proof-of-concept on Unreal Engine 5, and the long game was to rebuild the entire trilogy instead of simply pushing The Master Chief Collection onto PlayStation.

Then HaloLeaks piled on with specifics that sounded more like a strategy than a guess: these would be campaign-only releases, sprint would be part of the design, and we're talking full remakes, not a coat of paint on top of old code. When Campaign Evolved finally got revealed in October and a lot of those details checked out, confidence in the Halo 2 and Halo 3 parts of the rumor obviously jumped.

What the leaks are actually saying

• Halo: Campaign Evolved kicked off as a proof-of-concept built on Unreal Engine 5.
• The plan, as rumored, is to fully remake the original trilogy: Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3.
• These would be campaign-only releases (no multiplayer component in the remakes themselves).
• Sprint is reportedly included.
• They are described as ground-up remakes, not simple visual upgrades.
• This is a pivot from the idea of porting The Master Chief Collection to PlayStation.
• If this roadmap is real, fans might not see brand-new narrative content until well into the 2030s.

Now the caveat

None of this is official yet. Halo Studios (the rebranded 343 Industries) only changed its name in October 2024, partly to put some distance between the franchise and a history of overpromising and underdelivering. Until Microsoft spells it out, this is still a rumor with a convincing paper trail, not a confirmed plan.

Until Microsoft says it out loud, this is still rumor.

How fans are feeling

Reactions have been split. Plenty of players love the idea of Bungie-era campaigns getting modern treatment, especially with Unreal Engine 5 handling the heavy lifting. Higher fidelity, cleaner mechanics, and some quality-of-life upgrades could make those classics feel brand new.

On the other hand, a vocal chunk of the community is wondering why ODST or Reach aren't on the table if remakes are the plan. And there's a bigger concern: if the studio spends years rebuilding Halo CE, 2, and 3, that could push the next truly new Halo story into the next decade, while other shooters keep moving forward. Everyone agrees Halo 2 and 3 remakes would sell. The question is whether riding nostalgia this hard is the right call for a series that still needs to, well, evolve.

One more sticking point making the rounds: if these are campaign-only releases, are they going to justify a premium price without multiplayer bundled in?

My read

This strategy would be both safe and dangerous. Safe, because those campaigns are beloved and almost guaranteed to move units. Dangerous, because the rebranded studio is operating under a microscope. Expectations are sky-high, and any stumble will look twice as big.

Where do you land: would you rather get UE5 remakes of the original trilogy sooner, or wait longer for a fresh, forward-driving Halo campaign? And would a campaign-only remake be enough for you to buy in?