During an interview with GameStop, Spencer was asked if the trailer for the new game was for Halo 5 or a spin-off similar to Halo 3: ODST or Halo: Reach. While assuring fans that the trailer was for “a legitimate version of Halo,” Spencer wouldn’t go into detail about what the official title for the new game would be. He did say, however, that the Reclaimer Trilogy has been expanded “to more of a saga.”
This makes the lack of a certain prime number on the newly announced Halo title appear — as if for now — to make a tiny bit more sense. 343 Industries has since responded after Spencer’s statement, reaffirming that the developer has “a long-term vision” for the franchise, and that it’ll be getting around to elaborating on that in the next few years. 343 emphasized within the statement sent to IGN that Halo: Spartan Assault is also part of its plan to broaden the Halo universe and avoid limiting their plans to a simple trilogy.
“But having [producer Bonnie Ross] come out and announce the game, making sure people know it’s a legitimate version of Halo coming out, and when it’s coming out, and features that they’re focused on we thought was… important.”
Whatever the new Halo title ends up being, it managed to surprise and excite gamers. Despite the back peddling surrounding Microsoft’s recent plans for the Xbox One, Halo will remain a huge selling point for consumers, and the power of Master Chief isn’t something that can simply be ignored.
Halo on Xbox One is scheduled to launch at some point in 2014.
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Sources: GameSpot & IGN
