Halo Studios Halo's Unreal Engine 5 shift sparked the first optimism I've felt for Xbox's flagship in ages, and pretty graphics aren't the reason The decision to bring Halo to Unreal Engine 5 might be exactly what the series needs. "It was best-in-class. That's what Halo was...that's what Halo needs to be again." 343 Industries rebrands, confirms franchise is moving to Unreal Engine 5. One of Xbox's developers is rebranding, while taking steps to bring Halo into a new era of Unreal Engine 5. Get the Windows Central NewsletterAll the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Obsidian publishes Avowed roadmap, with the Xbox RPG getting arachnophobia mode, New Game Plus, and more2Intel could be prepping a new mid-range GPU, giving gamers another reason to skip NVIDIA's RTX 50603A Qualcomm job listing suggests Xbox is working on next-gen Arm-based hardware — but what's the truth? Here's what our sources say. 4DOOM: The Dark Ages' soundtrack is now available across different platforms5Microsoft Surface PCs with Arm-based AMD chip could arrive in 2026