En af målsætningerne for det kommende Halo 4 er at genfinde magien fra det originale Halo: Combat Evolved, fortæller MCV. Siden har snakket med Stephen McGill (brittisk Xbox & Entertainment director) som sagde: "One of the key things with Halo 4 is going back to what made it amazing for people playing the first Halo".
McGill påpegede at mange af spillerne i dag ganske enkelt var for unge da Halo: Combat Evolved blev udgivet, og at man derfor nu vil forsøge også at adressere disse fans:
"But the people who are 18 years old now were only eight when Halo appeared. They probably didn't play it. That's the opportunity the Anniversary pack and then Halo 4 have."