Halo: Campaign Evolved Goes Gold Ahead of July 28 Launch on Xbox and PS5

Halo: Campaign Evolved, the Unreal Engine 5 remake of the original 2001 campaign, has gone gold. It releases July 28 on Xbox Series X|S and, for the first time in the franchise’s history, PS5. Early access kicks off July 23 for Premium Edition buyers, who also get digital extras including a game manual (a small nod to the era when those were printed).

The remake stays faithful to the Combat Evolved story while adding modern visuals, updated cinematics, refined controls, and three brand-new prequel missions starring Sgt. Avery Johnson and Master Chief. Co-op is supported via two-player split-screen on console and up to four players online with full crossplay, but there is no PvP multiplayer component.

Seeing Halo land on a PlayStation is the kind of thing that would have sounded like fan fiction a decade ago, but here we are. It’s a genuine preservation win for anyone who wants to revisit the Pillar of Autumn without dragging an original Xbox out of storage, and it gives the series a shot at momentum after Infinite’s quiet years. Hard to argue with more people getting to play one of the foundational FPS campaigns, especially when the port looks this solid.