Next Halo Game May Be a Master Chief Origin Story, Report Claims

According to Rebs Gaming, Activision is considering a hard reboot of Halo centered on Master Chief's origin story, including his abduction by the UNSC and life as a child soldier. The project has not been greenlit, and a soft reboot is also on the table. Activision reportedly proposed two Halo games before Xbox's announcement — a free-to-play multiplayer title and a single-player experience — both prototyped by Sledgehammer Games.

• Activision weighs a hard reboot of Halo focused on John-117's origin
• Project not greenlit; a soft reboot is among other options
• Before Xbox's announcement, Activision proposed F2P and single-player Halo games
• Sledgehammer Games prototyped both in Infinity Ward's in-house engine