Fans were not happy with 343 Industries canceling a promising Halo VR project back in 2017. And now, a leak has given out sneak peeks of what the canceled project may have looked like. In addition, a video of a mod from 2019 also resurfaced that shows how a Halo game could look like in VR!
Unlike PlayStation, Xbox doesn’t have a supported VR system. So, even if the VR project was brought into existence, it would probably be available only on PC. Fans on PlayStation have always missed out on this gem of a video game series due to its exclusivity. But, in the case of Halo VR, Xbox fans would have missed out too.
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Halo, as a franchise, doesn’t include just video games. The extremely popular science fiction franchise features books, comics, animated series, and movies too. The Halo VR project would have another creative addition to the franchise’s long list of successful video game experiences.
Mod shows off what canceled Halo VR project could have looked like
Back in 2019, a creator of the name Nibre_ had reportedly posted a gameplay video of a a Halo: Reach VR mod, which gave fans an idea of what the canceled project could look like. Rebs Gaming, a video game informer, reposted the video from 2019 to entertain fans.
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According to Rebs Gaming, Nibre_ was reportedly hired by 343 Industries as a Halo MCC Engineer after he posted the gameplay video of the mod he created. Although a fictional idea of the canceled project, the mod looked pretty cool!
In response to my post about the canceled Halo VR project, here’s our only look at what Halo VR would look like. This was created by Nibre_ who was hired by 343 as a Halo MCC engineer after he posted this in 2019 👀 #Halo #Xbox pic.twitter.com/UvOQGGw4mg
— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) July 8, 2022
The mod is reportedly known as ReclaimerVR. However, following the hiring of Nibre_ by 343 Industries, the project was put on hold, as Rebs Gaming revealed.
Another look at the VR mod and here is the last update from the creator which confirms the project is on hold. pic.twitter.com/dc7uDo67lj
— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) July 8, 2022
Concept art from canceled project leaks
A previous leak from Rebs Gaming showed some impressive concept art from Halo VR, which was reportedly known as Reverie. According to Rebs Gaming, the project suffered a cancellation owing to VR-related challenges and an inadequate VR user base.
Halo Infinite Virtual Reality project called Reverie that 343 considered creating in 2017 but didn’t due to hard challenges with VR and limited VR users. However there were a few companies 343 interviewed that had an extreme amount of promise. By Dan Chosich. #Halo #Xbox pic.twitter.com/L8Zy82SGn5
— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) July 6, 2022
Here are more concept images of this canceled VR project #Halo pic.twitter.com/OBycp5DGp9
— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) July 6, 2022
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The character appears to be Master Chief, one of the most popular Spartans of the franchise. Now that the leaks are out, fans are disappointed about the unexplained cancellation.
Neither Microsoft nor 343 Industries have hinted at the revival of Halo’s VR project. It will probably not happen until Microsoft builds a VR product. Moreover, the present Xbox consoles don’t support Virtual Reality.
Halo fans will probably have to wait for a VR experience until Microsoft fixes the situation with Xbox consoles.
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