Gamers are already getting excited about the recent announcement of "Halo 5: Guardians," which is set for release on Xbox One in autumn 2015. The trailer can be viewed on YouTube and shows a cloaked figure (later revealed to be Master Chief) walking through a desert before awakening a gigantic winged robot that had been hidden in the sand.

Very little else has been said about the game yet by either Microsoft or the studio developing the game, 343 Industries. Its price has not been announced, but as a mainstream video game it will likely cost about $60 in the U.S. and £50 in the U.K. Special versions may cost more, and if the pattern of the rest of the franchise is continued, at least one is to be expected featuring additional content or supplemental physical items (previous "Halo" special additions have gone so far as to include a game character's journal in its fancy game box). Halo 5 is more advanced as far as scope and content of the game is concerned.

Bonnie Ross, General Manager of 343 Industries, has gone on record saying that "Halo 5: Guardians is a bigger effort than Halo 4. That applies to the content and scope of the game, as well as the technology in what's now a brand-new and more powerful engine."

Those familiar with the games industry expect that with a new title for the ever-popular "Halo" franchise, Microsoft hopes to entice more players to invest in the Xbox One, which has been lagging behind the success of Sony's PS4 in their ongoing console battle. It has at least fared better than their other major competitor, Nintendo's Wii U, which has its own potentially revitalizing game in the upcoming installment to its beloved "Super Smash Brothers" franchise. A cheaper Xbox One version with no Kinect motion-sensor accessory was also announced in the past week. 

Gamers can expect additional information about "Halo 5: Guardians" on June 9 during Xbox's Media Briefing at E3 2014.