Rumour: Insider Claims That Halo: Master Chief Collection Will Come To ‘Switch 2’

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube791k Update [Sat 11th Jan 2025, 1pm]: Windows Central’s Jez Corden has backed up these claims as “most likely t

Update [Sat 11th Jan 2025, 1pm]: Windows Central’s Jez Corden has backed up these claims as “most likely true” but also added that “Microsoft isn’t stopping there” – suggesting “more” Xbox first-party titles are likely going multiplatform in the future, with the possibility of other releases for Nintendo platforms:

“According to Mr. Hate, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and Halo: The Master Chief Collection are both slated for the multiplatform treatment, with each game launching on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2. I can corroborate independently with our own sources that all of the above is most likely true. It seems that Microsoft isn’t stopping there, though.

“…I’ve heard that in addition to the above Hellblade 2, Age of Mythology, and potentially Gears of War 1 Ultimate Edition are all also slated for PlayStation 5 this year too, although I’m unsure if that includes the Nintendo Switch 2. I would expect that it most likely does, if I had to guess that part.”

Original Story: Known insider Nate the Hate has claimed in a new podcast that Microsoft will further its multiplatform ambitions in 2025 by bringing both Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Flight Simulator to the ‘Switch 2’ and the PS5.

The insider – who previously correctly claimed that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would eventually come to PS5 in 2025 following its release on Xbox – elaborated on his statement and said “any [Xbox] game that comes out this year will at some point find its way to PS5 and/or Switch 2, it’s just a matter of when”.

He claimed that Microsoft will be a very big supporter of the upcoming Switch 2 and will be porting its current Switch titles, i.e. Pentiment, Grounded, etc, with upgraded resolution and features. It’s no surprise that Microsoft is shifting its strategy somewhat to embrace more multiplatform support after its struggles to grow its own user base, but this is the perhaps the clearest indication yet as to the extent of its plans.

Halo, in particular, will be a significant release on the Switch 2 given the franchise’s status as a significant Xbox exclusive, with many holding it as possibly Xbox’s most important IP alongside Gears of War. The Master Chief Collection originally launched in 2014 and contains Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo 4, and Halo: Reach.

In the meantime, we’ve all still got our fingers crossed for an official Switch 2 reveal in the coming weeks. Nintendo has opted to stay relatively quiet on the recent leaks relating to the console, but recently stated that accessory maker Genki’s model of the Switch Successor was “not official”.