It's been over two years since the release of
Halo 5, the latest game in what is arguably Microsoft's biggest franchise in Xbox history, and fans are desperate to know when we might see the next installment. Well, if a blog post from developer 343 Industries welcoming in 2018 is any indication, we may not see
Halo 6 this year.
“Welcome back! To be frank (or Grim, really), I’m not sure if that’s a welcome back to us, or you guys, but let’s go with it either way. 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, but plenty of exciting ones regardless – some which might surprise you more than others.”
The significance of the word "those" being italicized suggests that 343 is referring to
Halo 6, and that it's further off than anyone had thought.
This isn't the first time that 343 has suggested
Halo 6 is far off either. Earlier this week, community manager Brian Jarrard said on
Reddit of
Halo 6,
"No ETA at the moment. My guess is it's going to still be a good while before you hear anything of any significance."
Back in
October, 343 acknowledged,
"We want to give the team and the studio time to build the right, next FPS big experience so you're not going to hear much from us for a while."
These statements, coupled with this week's blog post, all point to at least another year's wait for
Halo 6, although it sounds like we could get some sort of other entry in the
Halo franchise.