343 Reminds Fans There's No Official Release Date For Halo Infinite Just Yet

It's clear that they're not going to take it out the oven until it's fully baked. I'm sure that internally they don't have a firm date, a target maybe, but really depends on the extent of the work required. Take Anthem as an example, it looks like this is going through at least a 2 year rework.

All I would say is, please don't rush it chaps.

Delay it to 2022 and give it to iD software!!!!!!

The more they can work on it, the better. They will have to really, really work it out to make people forget their first presentation (which I liked, by the way, despite its obvious flaws).

To be honest, with the recent updates to MCC and the upcoming crossplay, I'm more focused on that.

Probably be May I'd guess.
That would have given them an extra 6 months.

I don't know if it will release in 2021. I know that's the current plan but I think they need to make some tough decisions and decide what's important. I feel that 343 and Halo are in a difficult position. Both 4 and 5 split the community and Halo MCC had a very rough launch so need to bring the AAA next gen Halo back to being the flagship franchise and must have FPS.

Obviously, I don't know if the story is good enough, but its clear that the visuals were not - even if they were going for a stylised aesthetic over a more realistic approach. I don't believe just changing the lighting, the time of day or light direction would save that game-play sequence as some think - of course it may help, but static grass with incredibly low draw distances, so much pop-in of textures, shadows etc, visual effects etc... It seems there is a LOT wrong and maybe that's a legacy of trying to hit 60fps on current gen too.

They need to decide whether they drop the current gen completely, drop the current gen to 30fps or maybe even make changes to the next gen version to the point it looks 'different', looks more alive/less static, different effects etc.

Like I said, I don't know if the story is bad or not, I just hoped the initial reveal - the game engine demo - would be indicative of the visual quality we would get. That had a big positive impact and got people excited for Halo and ALL talk about a return to what made Halo great wasn't about making the visuals look dated - but the game-play, the story and structure of the original games - wrapped up in that visual style. People didn't want another Halo 5...

Definitely sounds like they're pushing it out more than a year since it is a common guess that it was only delayed a year.

I am willing to wait however long it takes to play the next Halo game, and I want it to be the absolute best it can be. Just give me that feeling of astonishment the first time I played Halo 3 on Xbox 360. I am willing to take a hit, and wait a while longer for a new Halo game to get that feeling again, and I definitely don't want Halo's reputation to go down the toilet. It was a pivotal franchise back in the Xbox/Xbox 360 era, and it still has a place in today's gaming landscape.

I am also happy that Microsoft has enlisted a bunch of Halo developer veterans to help make the game the best it can be. They clearly really care about this ambitious project. I wouldn't mind waiting until early 2022 for a game that will blow my mind. I am a patient guy. I have the Master Chief Collection to enjoy in the meantime.

I’m glad Microsoft is giving 343 the time they need to make the best game possible.

@Olliemar28 I mean honestly Infinite being absent from launch makes the current lineup look a lot more anemic

The PS5's isn't much better but at the very least it has Demon's Souls and Spider-Man Miles Morales/SM PS4 Remastered

@Olliemar28 I'd say that the PS5 undoubtedly has the better game lineup. Nothing from the Series X is a game that really interests me in comparison. With that being said I'd say that Microsoft's messaging and general PR is way better than Sony's, especially in light of the whole debacle surrounding Spider-Man Remastered. It's just that given I already have a pretty competent PC, I am just better off using that to buy the games from Xbox that I actually want to play, and so far it's literally just Hellblade 2 and Avowed

@TheFrenchiestFry

PS5 does not “undoubtedly” have the better games lineup. That is your opinion & good for you. But I would have no interest in paying $50 for Spider-Man DLC & $70 for a remake of a PS3 game. I also can’t stand the Souls games.

The only game that PS5 had that interested me was Deathloop. And that got delayed well into 2021. Oh and now Microsoft owns Bethesda, so we’ll get the game on Xbox after the timed exclusive deal with Sony.

And with Xbox you get better versions of all 3rd party games & you get Game Pass. In my opinion, that’s way better than what Sony is offering. But that’s just my opinion. I wouldn’t say “undoubtedly”, bc people have different opinions.

@TheFrenchiestFry Hellblade 2, Avowed, Everwild, Halo Infinite, Fable... and (free) remasters like Gears 5 are more interesting that the PS5 line-up, if you ask me. It's true that they won't be at launch but PS5 has not much for launch either. With the better hardware, pricing, Game Pass and free remasters, Series X/S seem far more appealing at launch.

@BlueOcean Yeah but like aside from Gears 5 (which I thought was highly mediocre) none of this lineup is at launch and some of them aren't even launch window like Fable and Hellblade 2

In its first year the PS5 is going to have Demon's Souls, Spider-Man, Horizon, God of War Ragnarok, Deathloop, GhostWire Tokyo, Ratchet and Clank, and the new Guilty Gear in addition to stuff like Final Fantasy XVI, the new Luminous Studios game, the new Capcom IP in addition to DMC5 SE and Resi Village

In addition to the exclusive content at launch like Demon's Souls and Spider-Man, the PS5 is at least also aided by a giant back catalog of PS4 games both through physical backwards compatibility and the PS Plus Collection service. While I do think Game Pass is excellent, I just naturally prefer the PS Plus Collection's offerings because I get way more enjoyment out of PS exclusives than most Xbox games.

This isn't even taking into account games that are presumably going to show up like the next FFVII Remake game and the next main Persona entry.

The PS5's immediate launch is not much better than Xbox's but I would wholeheartedly rather play Demon's Souls and Spider-Man over Gears 5 and Assassin's Creed

@TheFrenchiestFry Most of those games are either remakes or multiplatform games and the supposed release date of the real PS5 exclusives is just wishful thinking.

About quality, it's just your personal taste what makes you completely disregard Xbox exclusives because many others aren't interested in Spider-Man spin-off and Demon's Souls remake which are PS5 launch games and that Destruction game no one knows anything about.

In my opinion, Series X is more interesting considering free remasters and upcoming first-party and multiplatform games running on better hardware, including Final Fantasy XVI that will be released for PS5 in 2025? and on Series X/S the following year. The exclusive PS5 line-up is so bland at the moment that I don't see why it would be better than Series X/S line-up.

@BlueOcean I'm not completely disregarding Xbox exclusives

The problem is most of the exclusives I'm interested in wouldn't compel me at all to buy an Xbox even during launch window if I didn't already have a good PC, especially given Hellblade, Everwild and Fable are way beyond even 2021 it looks like. And even then, I have a well specced PC, and that's obviously going to get even better performance than a Series X

Also most of the games I mentioned were not multiplatform on purpose. FFXVI, GhostWire and Deathloop are timed exclusives but in the context of when they're launching, they're still console exclusives regardless. And I'd just like to point out you specifically mentioned Gears 5 as a good launch title yet disregard Demon's Souls as something not many people are interested in because it's a remake. Just saying, if anything I think you're probably the biased one here

@TheFrenchiestFry The only reason why I mentioned Gears 5 is because it's a proper remaster which is something not confirmed for other games that I might prefer like Forza Horizon 4. You were the one that said that it's mediocre.

You are also wrong about Demon's Souls, you were the one to name it as a reason to be excited about PS5 and all I'm saying is that it's a remake and not a real next-gen exclusive game. It's ridiculous to use it as the reason to get a PS5 at launch when it will be released for PC. Xbox remasters are free so that's extra points compared to PS5. Please, don't get me started about the ridiculous comparison with a high-end rig that plays Series X games at 4K60 for four times the price.

I’m happy they waited because a limited edition halo Xbox series x console will be released,and they would have sold out immediately if they were released at the Xbox series x launch,this way I stand a chance at getting one