Still needs time in the Forge.
343 Industries has hinted that Halo 6 will not be arriving in 2016 – but there may be other releases that “surprise you”.
On the 343 blog, a community manager wrote: “2018 has arrived and with it, the promise of new fun times to be had and adventures to be embarked upon. No, not those adventures [seemingly a reference to mainline Halo games], but plenty of exciting ones regardless – some which might surprise you more than others.”
Given the lead time between Halo game announcements and their release, this isn’t necessarily surprising. For comparison, there was a more-than two year gap between Halo 5‘s first trailer and it coming out.
More interesting are the possible surprising adventures on the way. Halo 5 received its last major content update in November (although it was the first addition in over 10 months), while Halo Wars 2 also received new content late last year – major new additions to the former game would certainly be more surprising.
We also know that 343 is working with HoloLens and VR to bring “future Halo experiences into mixed reality”.
The idea that players won’t be able to play Halo 6 this year doesn’t preclude the idea that it could receive a first tease in 2018, either.
Perhaps the most surprising announcement from 343 recently was that the developer gave Halo fan game, Installation 01 its blessing.
Joe Skrebels is IGN’s UK News Editor, and he wants Halo: Viva Piñata. Follow him on Twitter.