The co-creator of Halo claims followers would not like his imaginative and prescient for brand spanking new video games within the collection if he had been nonetheless engaged on the franchise.
Marcus Lehto outlined his imaginative and prescient on Twitter, saying he would have a darker and extra “grounded army really feel” if he made a new Halo sport. He believes that many followers would not truly prefer it and it would not be “everybody’s Halo.” He went on to notice that, though he would respect the present lore of the Halo universe, he would “bench” it to pave the way in which for a new narrative future for brand spanking new and outdated followers alike.
When a fan requested if his imaginative and prescient was near one thing like Halo: Attain, Lehto pushed again and appeared to specific displeasure with that sport: “God no.” Gears of Warfare creator Cliff Bleszinski chimed in on the thread, noting that he needed to see a “laborious R” Halo sport, doubtless suggesting one thing extra edgy and violent. Lehto responded by saying he would need Bleszinski’s assist with such a factor, prompting the Gears of Warfare creator to ask Lehto to DM him.
I might in all probability bench a lot of the present lore – respect it, however construct a new future narrative for each the outdated and new audiences which makes far more sense.
— Marcus Lehto (@game_fabricator) August 19, 2026
Afterward, Lehto told fans that his imaginative and prescient is “fanciful” and doubts Xbox CEO Asha Sharma “provides a s**t.” In essence, do not count on any of this to turn out to be a actuality, not less than underneath the Halo IP. He did, nevertheless, supply a piece of recommendation to management: “Halo MUST be constructed by a native crew collectively, not outsourced across the globe to a group that has ZERO funding in making one thing nice,” he mentioned.
That is partially in reference to the very fact Halo Studios makes use of a lot of contractors with regular turnover. In lots of instances, these contractors are minimize unfastened as soon as their undertaking is over, they usually herald a new batch of builders on the subsequent sport. Halo: Marketing campaign Advanced skilled a lot of difficulties as a results of outsourcing, and the event challenges reportedly led to management diverting sources from a new Halo multiplayer sport to save lots of the remake. Lehto has additionally been outspoken in criticizing the current Halo remake.
As of proper now, the long run for Halo is unclear. It looks like a Halo 2 remake might occur in some unspecified time in the future and there’ll virtually definitely be one other mainline sport. What that subsequent step seems like stays up within the air, nevertheless.
Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN’s information crew. He covers all issues leisure, together with gaming, movie, and extra. You could find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.