I don't say much on these forums but I feel like I'd like to add my thoughts on this.
I'm honestly a Sony fan and have always prefered the games they offer, and although I've never really enjoyed the Halo games at all they do have a few things that I feel the Sony platform seems to have been missing out on for years now.
An FPS game series with:
- Split-Screen co-operative game play
- Split-Screen competitive game play
- Easy to pick up and play mechanics
- Variety in weapons and vehicles
The closest the Playstation platform has gotten to something like this is... Haze, if i recall correctly. That was at the beginning of the Playstation 3's and we all know how that went. The Killzone series was always a bit niche (Killzone 3 added split-screen co-op and aIthough I love the series I know it's not as easy for new players to get into) and the Resistance series (which dropped proper split screen after the first game, added a worse version in the second and dropped it completely in the third)
Halo has NEVER been known for its amazing campaign (most reviews call every games campaign disappointing/short/boring/uninspired in some way or another) or amazing graphics (Halo 4 was the closest that a Halo game has gotten to being called "great looking"), but it offers something for everyone in a tightly knit package.
In all honestly were Master Chief Collection or even the Gears of War collection to come to PS4 I would pick them up in a heartbeat!
But to answer the OP, yes and no. Yes, they need to counter the Halo MCC with something but it's not another remastered game. They need to create their own game with the potential to develop into a series, that allows everyone to pick up and play with or against each other (online or off). Not every game has to have the most amazing graphics ever created. I am sure some of us would settle for a game that offers what the Halo series offers and accept that there isn't a breeze blowing the leaf on the left of the screen away.
Or maybe i am just sick of telling my friends "No we can't play together... but you can watch"
