PS5 Halo Campaign Requires Xbox Account, PS Plus for Co-Op
▼ Summary
– Players need a Microsoft account and Xbox Gamertag to play Halo: Campaign Evolved on any platform, enabling cross-platform play and progression.
– On PS5, split-screen requires both accounts to have PlayStation Plus and be linked to a Microsoft account, while online co-op also needs active PlayStation Plus subscriptions.
– On Xbox, split-screen demands a unique Microsoft account for the second player, and online co-op requires an active Xbox Game Pass subscription.
– Steam players must link their Microsoft account to play, and Xbox advises creating an account before the July 28 launch to save time.
– There are no plans to restock the Collector’s Edition, and retail partners found no evidence of widespread scalping.
Players will need an Xbox account and gamertag to access Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5, according to a new Community Q&A published on Halo Waypoint. The post confirms that “just as you do today for Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite to ensure smooth cross-platform progression, to play Halo: Campaign Evolved you will need a Microsoft account and Xbox Gamertag, regardless of the platform(s) you play on.”
The Q&A also reveals that split-screen co-op on PS5 will require both players to have an active PlayStation Plus subscription and be linked to a Microsoft account. This enables both cross-platform play and cross-platform progression.
Here is the full breakdown of requirements by platform:
- Xbox Series X|S: For split-screen, the second player needs a unique Microsoft account. Online co-op requires an active Xbox Game Pass subscription.”If you’d like to jump in immediately on July 28, we recommend having an Xbox account created beforehand to help save time once you put the disc in the tray,” Xbox advised.The announcement has drawn criticism from some fans. “Nintendo has a console you can just pop controllers off of and be playing local multiplayer in 5 seconds,” wrote one frustrated commenter. “Meanwhile, they’re asking you two subscriptions just for the same [privilege]. The f*ck is this??????????????”The Q&A also confirmed that there are no current plans to restock the Collector’s Edition, and that retail partners “have audited orders and found no evidence of widespread scalping.”In other news, the post clarified that Tom Cruise did not nearly voice Master Chief, and Julia Roberts was not nearly in Halo either. A conversation at a party between a casting agent and Halo voice director Marty O’Donnell was as far as it went.We were genuinely impressed by Halo: Campaign Evolved when we played it.
