{"id":1990869,"date":"2026-06-15T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1990869"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:30:48","slug":"following-gears-of-war-e-days-declaration-of-xbox-exclusivity-halo-campaign-evolved-is-already-climbing-playstation-pre-order-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1990869","title":{"rendered":"Following Gears of War: E-Day&#8217;s declaration of Xbox exclusivity, Halo: Campaign Evolved is already climbing PlayStation pre-order charts"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/halo-campaign-evolved\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Halo: Campaign Evolved<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Following Gears of War: E-Day&#8217;s declaration of Xbox exclusivity, Halo: Campaign Evolved is already climbing PlayStation pre-order charts<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">New Chief in town.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Halo_CE_PS-Store.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Halo: Campaign Evolved&apos;s Master Chief x PlayStation Store background\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Halo_CE_PS-Store.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/Xbox\/SIE<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-15T09:30:48+00:00\">June 15, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"53781f86-0b15-46e5-9f11-c0bb9d1087d4\" data-name=\"Halo: Campaign Evolved\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Halo: Campaign Evolved\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Halo: Campaign Evolved\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Halo: Campaign Evolved\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Halo: Campaign Evolved\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Halo: Campaign Evolved\" title=\"Follow Halo: Campaign Evolved\"><br \/>\n  Follow Halo: Campaign Evolved<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>One of 2025&#8217;s most shocking reveals was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/halo-campaign-evolved\">Halo: Campaign Evolved<\/a> coming to PS5. Xbox&#8217;s iconic &#8220;mascot&#8221; is limited to Microsoft consoles and PC no more. It almost signalled a larger strategic shift, yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-ps5-snub-smaller-audience-interview\">Gears of War: E-Day is skipping Sony&#8217;s console<\/a> despite last year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/you-can-take-the-gears-out-of-the-xbox-but-you-cant-take-the-xbox-out-of-the-gears\">second Gears of War remaster<\/a> making that jump. Now, Halo&#8217;s pre-orders on PS5 are glowing, raising more questions.<\/p>\n<p>As pointed out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2026\/06\/halo-ps5-poised-to-sell-extremely-well-topping-ps-store-charts-around-the-world\">Push Square<\/a>, Halo Campaign Evolved&#8217;s pre-orders on the PlayStation Store are looking mighty so far. While specific numbers aren&#8217;t available, Master Chief has been killing it <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-gb\/category\/3bf499d7-7acf-4931-97dd-2667494ee2c9\/1\">on the UK store<\/a>, where its standard edition is currently the best-selling pre-order (and the premium package is in the top five, too). <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/category\/3bf499d7-7acf-4931-97dd-2667494ee2c9\/1\">In the US<\/a>, Halo isn&#8217;t as high up yet, but its premium edition holds the seventh spot at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Halo: Campaign Evolved - Official Cinematic Story Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4r4ywvts2pc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4r4ywvts2pc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Halo: Campaign Evolved &#8211; Official Cinematic Story Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Halo: Campaign Evolved &#8211; Official Cinematic Story Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4r4ywvts2pc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Unreal Engine 5-powered remake is also finding lots of success <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/fr-fr\/category\/3bf499d7-7acf-4931-97dd-2667494ee2c9\/1\">in France<\/a>, where the more expensive edition is topping the digital charts. <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/de-de\/category\/3bf499d7-7acf-4931-97dd-2667494ee2c9\/1\">In Germany<\/a>, the story is similar, though it&#8217;s Halo&#8217;s standard edition taking the crown over there. Even if some territories are gravitating towards the return of Master Chief more than others, there&#8217;s a clear trend brewing, and one has to wonder if a massive launch on PS5 could make Xbox rethink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-console-exclusive-strategy-clockwork-revolution-gears-of-war-e-day\">its (still confusing) approach to huge console exclusives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/halo-campaign-evolved-story-trailer-ps5-pro\">Halo: Campaign Evolved&#8217;s marketing campaign seems to favouring PS5 over Xbox<\/a> despite Halo being the Xbox IP most associated with the brand. Ports like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/forza-horizon-5-ps5-port-tops-5-million-sales-securing-300m-in-additional-sales-for-xbox\">Forza Horizon 5<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/sea-of-thieves\">Sea of Thieves<\/a> have also proven there is interest in Xbox IP making their way onto Sony&#8217;s platform, so it&#8217;ll be really interesting to see where things go next from here.<\/p>\n<p>For now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/halo-campaign-evolved-hands-on\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Dom Peppiatt<\/a> walked into Halo: Campaign Evolved&#8217;s hands-on demo expecting to hate it, but is now a believer: &#8220;It has reinvigorated the first game with all the best bits of the following six.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>One of 2025&#8217;s most shocking reveals was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/halo-campaign-evolved\">Halo: Campaign Evolved<\/a> coming to PS5. Xbox&#8217;s iconic &#8220;mascot&#8221; is limited to Microsoft consoles and PC no more. It almost signalled a larger strategic shift, yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-ps5-snub-smaller-audience-interview\">Gears of War: E-Day is skipping Sony&#8217;s console<\/a> despite last year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/you-can-take-the-gears-out-of-the-xbox-but-you-cant-take-the-xbox-out-of-the-gears\">second Gears of War remaster<\/a> making that jump. Now, Halo&#8217;s pre-orders on PS5 are glowing, raising more questions.<\/p>\n<p>As pointed out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2026\/06\/halo-ps5-poised-to-sell-extremely-well-topping-ps-store-charts-around-the-world\">Push Square<\/a>, Halo Campaign Evolved&#8217;s pre-orders on the PlayStation Store are looking mighty so far. While specific numbers aren&#8217;t available, Master Chief has been killing it <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-gb\/category\/3bf499d7-7acf-4931-97dd-2667494ee2c9\/1\">on the UK store<\/a>, where its standard edition is currently the best-selling pre-order (and the premium package is in the top five, too). <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/category\/3bf499d7-7acf-4931-97dd-2667494ee2c9\/1\">In the US<\/a>, Halo isn&#8217;t as high up yet, but its premium edition holds the seventh spot at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Halo: Campaign Evolved - Official Cinematic Story Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4r4ywvts2pc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4r4ywvts2pc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Halo: Campaign Evolved &#8211; Official Cinematic Story Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Halo: Campaign Evolved &#8211; Official Cinematic Story Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4r4ywvts2pc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Unreal Engine 5-powered remake is also finding lots of success <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/fr-fr\/category\/3bf499d7-7acf-4931-97dd-2667494ee2c9\/1\">in France<\/a>, where the more expensive edition is topping the digital charts. <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/de-de\/category\/3bf499d7-7acf-4931-97dd-2667494ee2c9\/1\">In Germany<\/a>, the story is similar, though it&#8217;s Halo&#8217;s standard edition taking the crown over there. Even if some territories are gravitating towards the return of Master Chief more than others, there&#8217;s a clear trend brewing, and one has to wonder if a massive launch on PS5 could make Xbox rethink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-console-exclusive-strategy-clockwork-revolution-gears-of-war-e-day\">its (still confusing) approach to huge console exclusives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/halo-campaign-evolved-story-trailer-ps5-pro\">Halo: Campaign Evolved&#8217;s marketing campaign seems to favouring PS5 over Xbox<\/a> despite Halo being the Xbox IP most associated with the brand. Ports like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/forza-horizon-5-ps5-port-tops-5-million-sales-securing-300m-in-additional-sales-for-xbox\">Forza Horizon 5<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/sea-of-thieves\">Sea of Thieves<\/a> have also proven there is interest in Xbox IP making their way onto Sony&#8217;s platform, so it&#8217;ll be really interesting to see where things go next from here.<\/p>\n<p>For now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/halo-campaign-evolved-hands-on\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Dom Peppiatt<\/a> walked into Halo: Campaign Evolved&#8217;s hands-on demo expecting to hate it, but is now a believer: &#8220;It has reinvigorated the first game with all the best bits of the following six.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Halo: Campaign Evolved Following Gears of War: E-Day&#8217;s declaration of Xbox exclusivity, Halo: Campaign Evolved is already climbing PlayStation pre-order charts New Chief in town. 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