Xbox Exec Calls Halo 5 "Jaw-Dropping"

Halo 5: Guardians, the upcoming Xbox One game from Microsoft, is shaping up to be "jaw-dropping" and a game that developer 343 has "dreamed of making."

That's according to Xbox marketing executive Aaron Greenberg, who says as part of The Inner Circle podcast that there are more than a few reasons to be excited about the game.

"Halo 5 is gonna be huge," he said. "One of the biggest entertainment releases of the year if we do our job right. And I think what we've got with Master Chief and Locke, it's just kind of a marketer's dream."

Locke is the mysterious Spartan who will play a major role in Halo 5. He'll even be a playable character for portions of the game, according to Mike Colter, who played Locke in Ridley Scott's live-action Halo series Halo: Nightfall.

Though Microsoft has opened the floodgates about Halo 5's multiplayer mode, we still don't know much at all about its story mode. Expect those to come relatively soon, as the game is due out in under a year.

Greenberg said he is so enthusiastic about Halo 5 because it pushes new gameplay boundaries in ways that are blowing people's minds, he said.

"The game is super innovative and this is really a title I think 343 has dreamed of making," Greenberg explained. "And they're innovating in ways that...our jaws are dropping. We want to be able to step up and deliver the type of quality products and marketing to match the quality of the game. And so that's the challenge on us. But we have no doubt that the product they're making is going to be pretty amazing."

Halo 5 launches this fall exclusively for Xbox One. At the end of 2014, Microsoft held a three-week beta for the game, which attracted 1 million players. 343 is making a number of key changes to the final game as a result of feedback from the beta. For more, check out GameSpot's interview with key developers from 343.

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