Halo 6 Release Year

Hello Halo fans! I was just wondering which year you would like Halo 6 to come out. Halo 5: Guardians was released two years ago, and the main Halo titles tend to have a 3 year gap (CE-2, 2-3, 4-5). However, some members of the Halo community may not want a game next year. That way, 343 has more time to create Halo 6, which probably means a better game.

As you can see, I have selected the years 2018-2021. I would figure that if Halo 6 does not come out by 2021, Halo 6 is probably not happening. Please give reasons for the answers you supply; I would much rather get 10 replies with 100 words than 50 replies with 5 words. Of course, if you don't really care about being thoughtful, you would have voted and left already.

I am one of those people who would sacrifice time for quality. I naturally do that myself, in fact. If Halo 6 follows the 3-year trend and comes out in 2018, I have a feeling that we will be disappointed. At the same time, I don't want to wait too long for the next game. So, 2019 seems to be the sweet spot. Given two more years, 343 has plenty of time to get their game right without making us wait too long.

Everybody has his/her/it's own opinion, so I am genuinely interested in what you guys think. I don't know; one of you may change my mind. Have an awesome day Halo fans, and see you in matchmaking!

Uuv wrote:

My money is on 2018. Think about it. Halo 4 released in 2012, had an announcement in 2014 for Halo 5, and Halo 5 released in 2015. About a 3 year development time across those games.

I'm just assuming we'll probably get some form of Halo 6 tease at E3 this year for a 2018 release. 2018 would be the end of a 3 year development process between Halo 5 and Halo 6, much like the one between Halo 4 and Halo 5.

Thank you for responding, and yes it does make a lot of sense for Halo 6 to come out in 2018. However, do you want it to come out in 2018 or a later year?

Riprollonect13 wrote:

Uuv wrote:

My money is on 2018. Think about it. Halo 4 released in 2012, had an announcement in 2014 for Halo 5, and Halo 5 released in 2015. About a 3 year development time across those games.

I'm just assuming we'll probably get some form of Halo 6 tease at E3 this year for a 2018 release. 2018 would be the end of a 3 year development process between Halo 5 and Halo 6, much like the one between Halo 4 and Halo 5.

Thank you for responding, and yes it does make a lot of sense for Halo 6 to come out in 2018. However, do you want it to come out in 2018 or a later year?

I'd like 2018, however I'm fine with the game releasing whenever the game is actually finished, rather than launching early with little content, and lacking game modes. While Halo 5 was polished at launch, it was very underwhelming in terms of having content to play with, and I don't want a repeat of that again.

It will most likely be 2018, since Halo almost always runs on a 3-year development cycle. But given the circumstances, unless 343 has become much more efficient since Halo 5, I'd rather them take their time and develop Halo 6 for another two years. It would improve the overall quality of the game, and hopefully give them time to compress the data.

2019 but a polished game with main features available on release

Releasing the game in 2019 would be a colossal mistake, seriously harming the fan opinion, despite the long development time to 'clean up' and 'fix' the game following what a lot of people want, the game would only have to reach significantly higher expectations.
The extra year means the game has to be absolutely bug free, if there are bugs (and there will be) everyone will be upset. If the servers aren't working, everyone will be upset. If the games graphics quality isn't up to date with the stupidly high expectations if the gaming community, everyone will be upset. Especially considering that if Halo 6 were to release in 2019 it would be 2 years after the Scorpio released.

2018, or March 2019 latest, seems like a good middle ground in between quickly releasing and having high fan expectations. The three year development cycle is the industry standard and should be enough for 343 to release a working game with a fun campaign and all the basic game modes.

TL;DR: Longer devtimes ≠ Better Game and in fact raises expectations

I sad 2019. I wish they would put out a non Master Chief game type. I know they did Halo Wars 2, but I'd like an RPG style game, where armor actually has an effect on abilities instead of just cosmetic.

I expect 2018 but I wouldn't mind a 2019 release if it prevents another 'Halo 5' from coming out. Get right the first time.

2018 is too soon. C'mon guys why would you want another Halo 5!!!? We can't have a HALO game rushed!
I'd rather have a really good game with parts Halo 5 did wrong right, than them not fixing them and rushing the game again.

2018.