Halo Infinite Will Now Launch in Fall 2021

A long time ago, Halo Infinite was supposed to be the Xbox Series X launch title: the big-ticket bad boy that was going to move consoles and give Microsoft the edge in the quickly softening console wars, much in the same way Demon's Souls wound up being a PS5 mover. But much like other famous games we could mention, Halo Infinite has been the victim of a series of delays, and in a new blog post, it's been revealed that the current projected release date has been set for to Fall of 2021; nearly a year later than we first heard.

The news wasn't dropped with much aplomb: it was more of an aside at the start of a new "Inside Infinite" blog post for December, penned by Joseph Staten, a guy who apparently wears a lot of hats in the Halo community.

"After Reach shipped, I became a Halo fan, cheering-on 343i from the sidelines. But I’ve spent the last four months immersing myself back into the Halo universe, and it’s my honor as creative director to help our team ship Halo Infinite in Fall 2021. Yep, that’s when the game is coming out. And from now until then, every one of us at 343i and our great partner teams will be building, testing, and polishing an experience we hope all of your love."

That's a rather relaxed and weirdly preppy way to announce the game will come out almost a year later than first anticipated, but I guess there's no "right" way to go about these things. Although I guess you could say being dismissive has never sat well with the gaming audience.

In any case, the rest of the article was mostly just cheerleading, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. You see where the substance is, so we'll leave it there.