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{{Quote|Your journey begins.|[[Halo Xbox One announcement trailer|''Halo'' Xbox One announcement trailer]]<ref name="One"/>}}

''Halo: Escalation'' was a comic book series that started in late 2013. Its main purpose was to bridge the gap between ''Halo 4'''s [[Spartan Ops]] and ''Halo 5: Guardians'', by continuing the story of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s crew and that of the alliance between [[Jul 'Mdama]] and [[Catherine Halsey|Dr Halsey]]. However there were some specific story arcs that were explicitly tied to ''The Journey''. "[[The Next 72 Hours]]" was a three-part arc that narrated the reunion between John-117 and [[Blue Team]] after the events of ''Halo 4'', and their conflict against the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] who had survived his first defeat. "[[The Glass Horizon]]" was a two-part arc that told the origin story of [[Holly Tanaka]], a character set to appear in ''Halo 5: Guardians'' as part of [[Fireteam Osiris]].<ref name="Osiris"/> "[[The Absolute Record]]" was a six-part arc that continued Tanaka's story after her becoming a Spartan-IV, connecting it more closely with the fate of ''Infinity'', 'Mdama and Halsey.

''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' was the journey's first major step, released on November 11, 2014 as the first core ''Halo'' game on [[Xbox One]] (''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' being the first ''Halo'' released on Xbox One a year before).<ref name="One">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZipoIbBDf-c '''Youtube''': ''Halo on Xbox One: Official E3 Trailer''] ("''Your Journey Begins on Xbox One in 2014.''")</ref> The game was marketed as the first ''Halo'' title running at 1080p, 60 frames per second, on dedicated servers.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/25/microsoft-on-halo-5-halo-2-anniversary '''IGN''': ''Microsoft on Halo 5, Halo 2 Anniversary'']</ref><ref name="E32014"/> It comprised ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', and ''[[Halo 4]]'', and also included exclusive access to ''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'' and the [[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta|''Halo 5: Guardians'' Multiplayer Beta]]. In addition, ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' featured [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]] and bookend cinematics setting the story for ''Halo 5: Guardians'', with a focus on [[Jameson Locke]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]]. ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' was added to the collection on May 30, 2015.

''Halo: Nightfall'' was a digital series included with ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.<ref name="E32014"/> It was released on the [[Halo Channel]] on a weekly basis, between November 11 and December 9, 2014. A DVD and Blu-ray release later followed on March 17, 2015. ''Nightfall'' told the story of Jameson Locke, an [[ONI]] Acquisitions Specialist sent to a volatile [[Alpha Shard|Halo fragment]] for a perilous [[Mission to Alpha Shard|mission]]. The series served as an origin story for Locke, before his recruitment into the [[SPARTAN-IV program]]. Locke was set to appear as a playable character in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/06/11/halo-5-guardians-unmasking-the-fireteam-hunting-master-chief.aspx '''Game Informer''': ''Halo 5: Guardians – Unmasking The Fireteam Hunting Master Chief'', page 1]</ref>

''Halo: New Blood'' was a novella released digitally on March 2, 2015. A follow-up to ''Halo 3: ODST'', it told the story of [[Edward Buck]] and his squad, [[Alpha-Nine]]. Furthermore it detailed how the [[ODST]] became a Spartan-IV, how Alpha-Nine gradually broke up, and why Buck ended up being separated from his former teammates. It was later revealed that Buck would be a member of Fireteam Osiris in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.<ref name="Osiris"/> A print version was released on [[2016#March|March 15, 2016]], with an additional coda narrating a discussion between [[Veronica Dare|Dare]] and Buck about the latter's reassignment to Fireteam Osiris.

''Halo: Hunters in the Dark'' was a novel released on June 16, 2015. It narrated the [[Operation: FAR STORM|adventure]] of a [[UNSC]]-[[Sangheili]] team who went back to [[Installation 00|the Ark]] to investigate the [[Halo Array]]'s dangerous reactivation. While the novel explored the relationship between the UNSC and [[Swords of Sanghelios|the Arbiter's newly formed faction]], it also served as the origin story of [[Olympia Vale]], an expert in Sangheili [[xenoanthropology]] who would later become a Spartan-IV and appear as a member of Fireteam Osiris in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.<ref name="Osiris"/><ref name="Ark"/>

''The Journey'' led up to ''Halo 5: Guardians'', the second game in the [[Reclaimer Saga]]. It was the first ''Halo'' title developed entirely for the Xbox One console.<ref name="Great"/> The game was released on October 27, 2015. It told the story of Master Chief and Blue Team going AWOL to find [[Cortana]], with Locke and Fireteam Osiris being sent to bring them back to the UNSC. The story concluded with the rise of the [[Created]], according to Cortana's plan.

''Halo: The Television Series'' was originally announced for fall 2015, to coincide with the release of ''Halo 5: Guardians''.<ref name="Wire"/> It was subsequently delayed.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyOG-lXbrXU '''Youtube''': ''The Future Of Halo's Universe: Video Interview With 343's Bonnie Ross'']</ref> It is unknown whether the series is still considered as a part of the "journey" and ''Halo 5''-related media.