Halo animated anthology confirmed for Blu-Ray

November 6, 2:30 PMVideo Games ExaminerWayne Santos

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Master Chief, hero of the Halo series as rendered in anime style

In a move that is sure to be noted with great irony within the gamer culture, an upcoming Halo direct-to-video release has now been confirmed to include a Blu-Ray version according to home-theatre website, Blu-ray.com.  The video follows in the tradition established by The Animatrix and Batman:  Gotham Knight, in that a high profile western intellectual property has been handed over to various prominent anime studios in Japan for short interpretations of the subject.  In this case, Microsoft Game Studios has allowed the likes of Toei, Casio and Production I.G.--of Ghost in the Shell fame--to create a total of seven animated short stories for the video anthology.

The release of the video has now been dated for February 9, 2010, on both the DVD and Blu-Ray high definition formats.  Of course, for most informed gamers, the irony of the situation is that Blu-Ray is the competing high definition format that won the format war in which Microsoft backed HD-DVD.  While the Halo gaming franchise itself remains exclusive to the Xbox 360 and PC platforms, it seems that PS3 owners can at least watch the high def, disc version of the intellectual property on their PS3s, something that Xbox 360 owners will be unable to do.

For more info: Explore the offiical Halo Legends website.