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Halo’s Move to Unreal Engine 5 Would Make a PS5 Version Easier to Achieve, Tech Experts Say
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 65043" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/future-halo-games-moving-to-unreal-engine-as-developer-343-industries-officially-changes-its-name" target="_blank">Halo’s move to Unreal Engine 5</a> would make it easier for developer Halo Studios, née 343 Industries, to take Xbox’s flagship first-person shooter multi-platform, including a launch on PlayStation 5, tech experts have said.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Speaking to <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/what-halo-on-unreal-engine-5-means-for-ps5" target="_blank">Eurogamer</a>, Digital Foundry chief Richard Leadbetter said moving to Unreal 5 makes for “easier” multi-platform development than porting across the existing Slipspace engine.</p><p></p><p>"It stands to reason that an engine designed for deployment across multiple platforms would be easier to work with than existing technology built for Xbox and PC,” Leadbetter said.</p><p></p><p></p><p>While Microsoft’s multi-platform video game push has seen the likes of Rare’s <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/sea-of-thieves" target="_blank">Sea of Thieves</a> and Obsidian’s <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/grounded" target="_blank">Grounded</a> make the jump to PS5, the company has yet to announce any Halo game for a non-Xbox console.</p><p></p><p>Despite a backlash from some hardcore Xbox fans, Microsoft’s multi-platform push appears to have been a success. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/after-rares-sea-of-thieves-tops-the-ps5-sales-chart-whats-the-next-xbox-game-to-go-multiplatform" target="_blank"><u>Sea of Thieves</u>, for example, topped Sony's sales chart earlier this year</a>, and Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said the company’s franchises are stronger for heading to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.</p><p></p><p>Indeed more PS5 launches are coming, including <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle" target="_blank">Indiana Jones and the Great Circle</a>, albeit a few months after MachineGames’ adventure hits PC and Xbox, and id Software’s <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/doom-the-dark-ages-announced-confirmed-for-ps5-xbox-games-showcase-2024" target="_blank"><u>Doom: The Dark Ages</u></a>. Could Halo be next?</p><p></p><p></p><p>In August, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-boss-phil-spencer-explains-decision-to-launch-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-on-ps5" target="_blank">Spencer said Xbox’s multi-platform push is in part about bringing in more money to Microsoft’s gaming business</a> — with the pressure now on to deliver following Microsoft’s eye-watering $69 billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard last year.</p><p></p><p>“... we run a business,” Spencer said. “It’s definitely true inside of Microsoft the bar is high for us in terms of the delivery we have to give back to the company. Because we get a level of support from the company that’s just amazing and what we’re able to go do.</p><p></p><p>“So I look at this, how can we make our games as strong as possible? Our platform continues to grow, on console, on PC, and on cloud. It’s just going to be a strategy that works for us.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>Microsoft has so-far used older games released over a year ago for its multi-platform push as opposed to brand new games, but that will soon change with the release of Indiana Jones. The most dramatic move would be to bring Halo to PlayStation, given the shooter's symbiotic relationship with Xbox. But would Microsoft actually go through with it? As former Xbox boss Peter Moore recently told IGN, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-will-be-debating-right-now-whether-xbox-consoles-have-a-future-says-peter-moore" target="_blank"><u>Microsoft will be debating whether to bring Halo to PlayStation as we speak</u></a>.</p><p></p><p>Halo's shift to Unreal comes amid a tumultuous time for Xbox that has seen <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-lays-off-another-650-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-sends-memo-to-staff" target="_blank">an eye-watering 2,550 staff cut from the gaming business this year</a> and <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-closes-redfall-developer-arkane-austin-hifi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-and-more-in-devastating-cuts-at-bethesda" target="_blank"><u>multiple studio closures</u></a>. All the while, sales of Xbox Series X and S have fallen dramatically, Xbox Game Pass growth has stalled, and Microsoft faces a backlash from hardcore Xbox players about its potentially wavering commitment to exclusives and the console business.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/halos-move-to-unreal-engine-5-would-make-a-ps5-version-easier-to-achieve-tech-experts-say" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 65043, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/future-halo-games-moving-to-unreal-engine-as-developer-343-industries-officially-changes-its-name']Halo’s move to Unreal Engine 5[/URL] would make it easier for developer Halo Studios, née 343 Industries, to take Xbox’s flagship first-person shooter multi-platform, including a launch on PlayStation 5, tech experts have said. Speaking to [URL='https://www.eurogamer.net/what-halo-on-unreal-engine-5-means-for-ps5']Eurogamer[/URL], Digital Foundry chief Richard Leadbetter said moving to Unreal 5 makes for “easier” multi-platform development than porting across the existing Slipspace engine. "It stands to reason that an engine designed for deployment across multiple platforms would be easier to work with than existing technology built for Xbox and PC,” Leadbetter said. While Microsoft’s multi-platform video game push has seen the likes of Rare’s [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/sea-of-thieves']Sea of Thieves[/URL] and Obsidian’s [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/grounded']Grounded[/URL] make the jump to PS5, the company has yet to announce any Halo game for a non-Xbox console. Despite a backlash from some hardcore Xbox fans, Microsoft’s multi-platform push appears to have been a success. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/after-rares-sea-of-thieves-tops-the-ps5-sales-chart-whats-the-next-xbox-game-to-go-multiplatform'][U]Sea of Thieves[/U], for example, topped Sony's sales chart earlier this year[/URL], and Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said the company’s franchises are stronger for heading to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. Indeed more PS5 launches are coming, including [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle']Indiana Jones and the Great Circle[/URL], albeit a few months after MachineGames’ adventure hits PC and Xbox, and id Software’s [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/doom-the-dark-ages-announced-confirmed-for-ps5-xbox-games-showcase-2024'][U]Doom: The Dark Ages[/U][/URL]. Could Halo be next? In August, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-boss-phil-spencer-explains-decision-to-launch-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-on-ps5']Spencer said Xbox’s multi-platform push is in part about bringing in more money to Microsoft’s gaming business[/URL] — with the pressure now on to deliver following Microsoft’s eye-watering $69 billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard last year. “... we run a business,” Spencer said. “It’s definitely true inside of Microsoft the bar is high for us in terms of the delivery we have to give back to the company. Because we get a level of support from the company that’s just amazing and what we’re able to go do. “So I look at this, how can we make our games as strong as possible? Our platform continues to grow, on console, on PC, and on cloud. It’s just going to be a strategy that works for us.” Microsoft has so-far used older games released over a year ago for its multi-platform push as opposed to brand new games, but that will soon change with the release of Indiana Jones. The most dramatic move would be to bring Halo to PlayStation, given the shooter's symbiotic relationship with Xbox. But would Microsoft actually go through with it? As former Xbox boss Peter Moore recently told IGN, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-will-be-debating-right-now-whether-xbox-consoles-have-a-future-says-peter-moore'][U]Microsoft will be debating whether to bring Halo to PlayStation as we speak[/U][/URL]. Halo's shift to Unreal comes amid a tumultuous time for Xbox that has seen [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-lays-off-another-650-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-sends-memo-to-staff']an eye-watering 2,550 staff cut from the gaming business this year[/URL] and [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-closes-redfall-developer-arkane-austin-hifi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-and-more-in-devastating-cuts-at-bethesda'][U]multiple studio closures[/U][/URL]. All the while, sales of Xbox Series X and S have fallen dramatically, Xbox Game Pass growth has stalled, and Microsoft faces a backlash from hardcore Xbox players about its potentially wavering commitment to exclusives and the console business. [I]Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/halos-move-to-unreal-engine-5-would-make-a-ps5-version-easier-to-achieve-tech-experts-say"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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