Belief in Master Chief
by Sammy Barker
It looks like Master Chief’s anticipated PS5 debut in Halo: Campaign Evolved is going to be a big hit, as the game is climbing the PS Store pre-order charts ahead of its release on 28th July.
In several European countries, the title is already the most pre-ordered PS5 game by some margin, and it’s climbing the charts in the US as well.
Indeed, in America, its more expensive Premium Edition currently ranks seventh place, with only various versions of Madden NFL 27, EA Sports College Football 27, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and Marvel’s Wolverine above it.
In the UK, its standard edition is currently the country’s most pre-ordered game, with its Premium Edition in fourth.
In France, the Premium Edition is also number one, while the standard release is top in Germany.
Presumably the game’s position will only improve as more information is deployed closer to release; last week, for example, we learned the entire campaign can be played in third-person.
Xbox had said that the future of Halo is on PlayStation, but the Redmond firm has been sending mixed messages about which titles it’ll port to Sony’s console moving forwards.
But it may be difficult for Microsoft to overlook these sales, especially with the health of the Xbox division under increasing scrutiny right now.
As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.