It's recently been revealed that the Halo series will be moving to Unreal Engine 5, which may support a long-running franchise rumor.

Microsoft is moving its Halo development to Unreal Engine 5, after more than a year of rumors of an engine switch following a leadership overhaul at 343 Industries, layoffs, and other changes. 343 Industries is now becoming Halo Studios as part of this engine change announcement, hoping to mark a new chapter in the history of Halo.

With Halo switching from Slipstream to Unreal Engine, we asked some developers what the reasons might be for this change and how it might benefit a developmental process.