OK so i have been all over today and found this (from Frank O Conner)
As you’re probably aware, my boss and studio head for 343, Bonnie Ross, officially announced the next installment in the Halo saga: Halo 5: Guardians, coming in fall 2015 for Xbox One. I will be up front and admit that I don’t have much more detail to add, but here at Waypoint, our conversations tend to be a little more insider, a little more familiar. And this is no exception.
Last year at E3, Bonnie famously said, “Your journey begins in 2014…” Wait – hang on – you thought: “What journey is she talking about and why is Chief wearing a poncho?” Okay, some might call it a cloak, but the fact remains – you knew something more nuanced was afoot. So it’s quite likely that Bonnie’s 2015 release announcement today surprised no one in the Halo community. In fact, I suspect most of you who read the Halo Bulletin regularly anticipate there’s even more to come.
Well you might be right, but we’ll have significantly more to say about that at E3 and beyond. Suffice it to say, another shoe has yet to drop.
But getting the Halo 5: Guardians announce out of the way is a big weight off our shoulders. This audience has correctly stated and assumed that you can’t necessarily squish a full Halo game into anything less than a three year development schedule – and at least up to and including Halo 5: Guardians, that’s more or less true.
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So is a halo 2 anniversary coming this year??? freak out!!
Second i have a few ideas about the top spartan.
So there are a few things that we can figure out from the picture
first is that it is obvious that this other spartan is NOT Master Chief (body contours are different)
second there is a very familiar symbol on the other spartan's armor.
See it?? this new spartan has possible Direct connections to ONI! (so Osmin or Naomi may make an appearance)
other possibilities could include just about any other remaining member of John's team (Kelly, Linda, and Fred)
Now into crazy land - this spartan could potentially be Cortana! Just a crazy theory (Glowing blue visor?)
and finally this could be your custom spartan, who could be sent out to find Chief.
I don't believe that this is Palmer, while an argument could be made that it is I just don't see it the armor is not close enough to suggest that conclusion.
well there are my thoughts what do you guys think?