The Halo 5 release date was rumored to be delayed to 2016. Is this true and if it is, what caused the delay?

It has been rumored that the Halo 5 release date to 2016 to avoid issues that plagued the Halo: Master Chief Collection at launch. The delay would allow 343 Industries to polish the game and fix the bugs that would appear on the game.

It has been widely reported that the Halo: Master Chief Collection suffered a lot of issues in matchmaking and the online features in general and it seems like 343 Industries would like to avoid this with Halo 5 by delaying it's release date. But is the release date delay a sure thing or a hoax?

Microsoft has told Gamespot that:

"The recent rumors regarding the release date of Halo 5: Guardians are false," a Microsoft representative said, debunking the rumor that the Halo 5 release date has been delayed to 2016.

Microsoft and 343 Industries clarified that the Halo 5 release date is still set for Fall 2015 and no specific date has been set as of now.

Do you think that the Halo 5 release date should be delayed to allow 343 Industries to work on in some more? Sound off in the comments below!