Halo 5: Guardians



Halo 5: Guardians is an upcoming Halo game announced during Microsoft's E3 2013 presentation as the second chapter in the John-117 storyline of the Reclaimer Saga and the sequel to Halo 4.

Xbox One Reveal
Halo (Xbox One) was confirmed to be in development for the Xbox One during the Xbox One Reveal event on May 21, 2013.

E3 2013
The Halo (Xbox One) E3 2013 teaser trailer opens in a large desert plain with a cloaked figure traveling across the sand hills. As the figure walks, the sands in front of him begin to open up and give rise to an unknown bird-like Forerunner Construct. The cloaked figure holds out his hand and opens it, revealing an AI data crystal chip. The construct opens its "wings" and releases a large pulse, which knocks off the hood off of the cloaked figure, revealing him as John-117. The screen fades to black, and the text "Halo," "2014: Your Journey Begins On Xbox One," and "343 Industries" appear.

"There was no ambiguity in not putting a number after the game. For me, what we showed wasn’t the game. Nobody should be confused on that. I didn’t really want to try to show something that was clearly a thought piece by the studio around where Master Chief is in his journey, and then drop the name after it and be somewhat disingenuous about that being the game. But I did want Bonnie [Ross] to come out and say 'First-person shooter. Master Chief.' Because they'll get the questions: 'Hey, is this ODST? What are you guys doing?' Bonnie [Ross] comes out and reaffirms that 343 is building this game. It’s Master Chief. It’s a first-person shooter at 60 frames per second. It’s coming in 2014."

- Phil Spencer, regarding the teaser trailer

Xbox Wire
On May 16, 2014, Bonnie Ross, General Manager of 343 Industries, announced on Xbox Wire that the Halo game will be named Halo 5: Guardians and will be released in Fall 2015: "I’m happy to reveal that “Halo 5: Guardians,” the next installment in the legendary saga of the Master Chief, will launch on Xbox One in fall of 2015. In the tradition of every “Halo” game since its debut in 2001, it is a massive and exciting project."

- Bonnie Ross

Bonnie also announced that Halo 5: Guardians will run on a new and more powerful engine.

Trivia
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 * According to Microsoft Studios' Phil Spencer, "while we originally said 'trilogy,' we've actually expanded this to more of a saga, so we don't want to limit the Reclaimer story within a trilogy."
 * This will be the first main Halo game to be released on the Xbox One.
 * The top Spartan on the cover art is a new male character  named Agent Locke.
 * The Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta will be accessible by preordering Halo: The Master Chief Collection and will run from December 27, 2014, to January 22, 2015.
 * Exclusive content unlocked in Halo: The Master Chief Collection will carry over to Halo 5: Guardians.
 * The "new Spartan abilities" mentioned in the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta announcement trailer are not Armor Abilities.