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Xbox Launches Halo on PS5, Reaches Only 1% Users

8/3/2026

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Xbox announced Halo: Campaign Evolved on PlayStation 5, its first PlayStation launch since 2001.
It topped the PlayStation Store but reached only 1% of active PS5 users (29th) and ranked fourth on Xbox with 8% of players.
Circana senior director Mat Piscatella said console players averaged two hours versus one hour on Steam, blamed Marvel Rivals and Fortnite for PlayStation activity, and warned Halo may revert to Xbox-exclusive status.

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Xbox announced Halo: Campaign Evolved on PlayStation 5, its first PlayStation launch since 2001.
It topped the PlayStation Store but reached only 1% of active PS5 users (29th) and ranked fourth on Xbox with 8% of players.
Circana senior director Mat Piscatella said console players averaged two hours versus one hour on Steam, blamed Marvel Rivals and Fortnite for PlayStation activity, and warned Halo may revert to Xbox-exclusive status.