{"id":2001646,"date":"2026-06-20T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2001646"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:51:01","slug":"halo-campaign-evolved-ps5-players-will-require-an-xbox-account-and-gamertag-to-play-as-well-as-ps-plus-to-play-split-screen-co-op","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2001646","title":{"rendered":"Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 players will require an Xbox account and gamertag to play \u2013 as well as PS Plus to play split-screen co-op"},"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\" 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 <\/a>\n    <\/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>Players will require an Xbox account and gamertag to Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halowaypoint.com\/news\/june-community-qa-halo-campaign-evolved\">new Community Q&amp;A<\/a> posted to Halo Waypoint, which confirms that &#8220;just as you do today for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/halo-the-master-chief-collection\">Halo: The Master Chief Collection<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/halo-infinite\">Halo Infinite<\/a> 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&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Q&amp;A also intimates that players will also need to have a live PlayStation Plus subscription &#8220;and be linked to a Microsoft account&#8221; to play split-screen on PS5.<\/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>&#8220;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,&#8221; the company said. &#8220;This enables both cross-platform play and cross-platform progression.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full list of what&#8217;s needed, depending upon what console you&#8217;re playing on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xbox Series X|S: If you&#8217;re playing split-screen on an Xbox console, the second player will also need a unique Microsoft account. If you want to play online co-op, you will need an active Xbox Game Pass subscription.<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 5: If you&#8217;re playing split-screen on PlayStation 5, both accounts will need to have PlayStation Plus and be linked to a Microsoft account. Having these active PlayStation Plus subscriptions will also provide access to online co-op play.<\/li>\n<li>Steam: If you&#8217;re playing via Steam, you will need to link to a Microsoft account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;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,&#8221; Xbox advised.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nintendo has a console you can just pop controllers off of and be playing local multiplayer in 5 seconds,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/ashseeker13.bsky.social\/post\/3moov6xtn7s2e\">wrote<\/a> one unhappy commenter. &#8220;Meanwhile, they&#8217;re asking you two subscriptions just for the same [privilege]. The f*ck is this??????????????&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Q&amp;A also revealed that there are currently no plans to restock the Collector&#8217;s Edition and insisted that its retail partners &#8220;have audited orders and found no evidence of widespread scalping&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>ICYMI, no, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tom-cruise-julia-roberts-halo-master-chief-bungie\">Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise didn&#8217;t nearly voice Halo&#8217;s famous protagonist Master Chief, and Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts wasn&#8217;t nearly in Halo either<\/a>. There was a conversation at a party once, though, between a casting agent and Halo voice director and composer Marty O&#8217;Donnell, but that&#8217;s as far as it got.<\/p>\n<p>We were really <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/halo-campaign-evolved-hands-on\">pleasantly surprised by Halo: Campaign Evolved when we played it<\/a>.<\/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>Players will require an Xbox account and gamertag to Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.halowaypoint.com\/news\/june-community-qa-halo-campaign-evolved\">new Community Q&amp;A<\/a> posted to Halo Waypoint, which confirms that &#8220;just as you do today for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/halo-the-master-chief-collection\">Halo: The Master Chief Collection<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/halo-infinite\">Halo Infinite<\/a> 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&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Q&amp;A also intimates that players will also need to have a live PlayStation Plus subscription &#8220;and be linked to a Microsoft account&#8221; to play split-screen on PS5.<\/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>&#8220;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,&#8221; the company said. &#8220;This enables both cross-platform play and cross-platform progression.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full list of what&#8217;s needed, depending upon what console you&#8217;re playing on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xbox Series X|S: If you&#8217;re playing split-screen on an Xbox console, the second player will also need a unique Microsoft account. If you want to play online co-op, you will need an active Xbox Game Pass subscription.<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 5: If you&#8217;re playing split-screen on PlayStation 5, both accounts will need to have PlayStation Plus and be linked to a Microsoft account. Having these active PlayStation Plus subscriptions will also provide access to online co-op play.<\/li>\n<li>Steam: If you&#8217;re playing via Steam, you will need to link to a Microsoft account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;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,&#8221; Xbox advised.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nintendo has a console you can just pop controllers off of and be playing local multiplayer in 5 seconds,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/ashseeker13.bsky.social\/post\/3moov6xtn7s2e\">wrote<\/a> one unhappy commenter. &#8220;Meanwhile, they&#8217;re asking you two subscriptions just for the same [privilege]. The f*ck is this??????????????&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Q&amp;A also revealed that there are currently no plans to restock the Collector&#8217;s Edition and insisted that its retail partners &#8220;have audited orders and found no evidence of widespread scalping&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>ICYMI, no, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tom-cruise-julia-roberts-halo-master-chief-bungie\">Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise didn&#8217;t nearly voice Halo&#8217;s famous protagonist Master Chief, and Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts wasn&#8217;t nearly in Halo either<\/a>. There was a conversation at a party once, though, between a casting agent and Halo voice director and composer Marty O&#8217;Donnell, but that&#8217;s as far as it got.<\/p>\n<p>We were really <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/halo-campaign-evolved-hands-on\">pleasantly surprised by Halo: Campaign Evolved when we played it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Halo: Campaign Evolved Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 players will require an Xbox account and gamertag to play \u2013 as well as PS Plus to play split-screen co-op &#8220;Just as you do today for Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite, [this will] ensure smooth cross-platform progression.&#8221; Image credit: Halo Studios, Xbox. 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