Announcing Halo 4 at E3 last week, Microsoft called the fourth game in the series "the dawn of a new trilogy for Xbox 360", but that won't necessarily be the case.
Halo 4 is definitely coming to Xbox 360 in 2012, but asked whether the whole trilogy will launch on Microsoft's current console, MS Games Studios VP Phil Spencer told IGN: "No announcement on that yet."
Spencer also told the site that Microsoft's talked about making a Halo 2 HD remake, and that it's not the company's intention to annualise the franchise.
"Obviously Halo 2 is one that we've talked about," he said. "I wouldn't say this is a strategy for us to go back and remake Xbox 1 games. This was the 10th Anniversary of Halo so it made sense.
"People shouldn't look at Anniversary as part of an annualised franchise. I love the fact we're doing the Anniversary edition because I loved Halo 1. We just looked at it and thought it needed to be refreshed. It wasn't part of us trying to get into an annualised rhythm with the franchise. It will be done in time for this holiday that is the 10th Anniversary for Halo. It felt like a good time to celebrate it."
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humanhand on 14 Jun '11 said:
To annualise is to analize....
mogel94 on 14 Jun '11 said:
Makes sense, they did it with Halo 3 so I can see them doing it with 5 or 6
danz202 on 14 Jun '11 said:
I would like to see a remake of Halo 2 just so I can play all of Halo games on XBL although I have read a lot of comments from people saying it has the weakest story so that may put people off, plus what else can they add? More multiplayer maps? Not the best bundle possible, Halo 1 & 2 with multiplayer maps sounds much better.
unacomn on 14 Jun '11 said:
Don't they already have a HD Halo 2 for Vista? You know, the one no one played because it required Vista.
CrispyLog on 14 Jun '11 said:
But Halo 2 as the worst one! And you turned the servers off so no one can play it online anymore you sneaky gits.
YCshinobi on 14 Jun '11 said:
Lets see
2007 - Halo 3
2008 - Halo Wars
2009 - Halo 3 ODST
2010 - Halo Reach
2011 - Halo 1 Remake
2012 - Halo 4
Seems pretty annual already to me, I'm guessing:
2013 - Halo 2 Remake
2014 - Halo 5 (Xbox 720)
2015 - Halo Wars 2 (720)
2016 - Halo 6 (720)
stan-117 on 14 Jun '11 said:
i could live with that
Black Mantis on 14 Jun '11 said:
They can bang on about Halo HD remakes not being fully fledged releases, but it's blatantly an annual event now. Not that I care, I can't get enough Halo.
Nitramuse on 14 Jun '11 said:
I would play Halo 2 moar than Halo 4,5 and 6 all together.
Bailey-AU on 14 Jun '11 said:
Halo Wars released in 2009, not 2008.
I'm hoping they don't annualise the franchise. 3 years between each entry in the trilogy is perfect timing for my taste, just like the first trilogy.
kmcroc on 14 Jun '11 said:
Just pure speculation maybe it will be released at same time as a new console that will be revealed at E3 2012. they did mention a new trilogy if so why release the start of it on old hardware.( Whats funny is that was thinking this very thing also.)
Barca Azul on 14 Jun '11 said:
Are they trying to make it like star wars? Another trillogy!
Let hope the next 3 are better than the new star wars films.
Will there also be a trillogy of the trillogies?