Before 343 Industries released Halo Infinite, the franchise remained relevant largely thanks to Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The compilation was originally released for the Xbox One back in 2014. Xbox has since ported the collection to the PC in 2019 and 2020, it was one of the launch titles for the Xbox Series S/X.

Given how successful The Master Chief Collection has been, fans wondered for years if Microsoft and Xbox are thinking about giving some of its iconic franchises the same treatment.

Fast forward to today and there are reports suggesting that Microsoft is working on this right now.

Xbox Era podcast host, Nick Baker, got the rumor mill churning after he said that "another Microsoft franchise" will get "the Master Chief Collection treatment." Unfortunately, Baker stopped short of revealing more information. But, Tom Warren of The Verge later tweeted that "the gears are really turning on this rumor", which many readers took as proof that a Gears of War remaster collection is coming.