Halo studios deny AI in next game amid remake, live service rumors

Xbox insiders and franchise sources said Monday that the next Halo project is not being developed using generative artificial intelligence, even as rumors swirl that Halo Studios will unveil multiple new projects at the Halo World Championship in Seattle beginning Friday, October 24. Industry insiders have described one rumored title as a remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved and a separate, live service multiplayer project with gameplay and update cadence reportedly compared to Fortnite.

Xbox insider Jez Corden posted that the next Halo game is not using generative AI for development or art assets and that Xbox Game Studios has not issued any mandate requiring studios to use generative AI in game development. Corden added that Microsoft’s use of generative AI is likely confined to administrative tasks such as drafting emails. Another Halo insider, known as Rebs Gaming, has said the studio is working on two projects and pushed back against interpretations that their reporting confirmed widespread AI use in development. Rebs Gaming wrote that "many people are misinterpreting what I reported," clarifying they did not assert that AI is being used in harmful or pervasive ways.