343i teases Halo announcement for this week

Halo fans may get something special this week. Could it be a big patch to the ill-fated Master Chief Collection, or perhaps a Halo: Reach remaster? Or is it just another community-catered playlist?

If you ask me, it hasn't been a good week to be a Halo fan for a long, long time. 343 Industries has taken the series into a strange direction and systematically torn the magic from the once-mighty sci-fi franchise. But 343 Industries developer and Halo vet Frank O'Connor teases an incoming treat for Halo aficionados.

What could it be?

Halo 6 won't be revealed for a long time--the studio confirmed that the next Halo game won't be announced in 2017. The long-rumored Halo 3: Anniversary remaster has also been debunked, too.

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Some fans speculate that 343i may announce Halo: Reach remastered, but it's just as likely the tease is just for a Halo 5: Guardians or Halo Wars 2 update.

At the very least 343 Industries seems to be taking their time with the next mainline Halo shooter, and I can only hope they've made some dramatic changes to their process--the future of Halo depends on it.