Halo Infinite Delayed until 2021

[Faenix1]

Good that thing looked rough for a AAA in some areas that was releasing in Nov-ish.

 

[twistedbasis]

I expect this thread will get very, very few replies. After all, GP subscribers will just move on to other titles in their "backlog" right?

 

[Wise]

Holy shit

 

[Danny]

No point in me getting a Series X at launch now then. Wow what a colossal screw up from Microsoft.

 

[SilverX]

Welp not going to get an XSX at launch then

 

[Jeffram]

This is for the best

 

[Mahonay]

Holy shit god damn. Was not expecting a full on delay.

Well it seems like it needed it. Good luck to that team and I hope the extra time helps them out.

 

[hydruxo]

Good move for the game, but man, there's barely any reason to buy a Series X at launch now.

 

[Clay]

Wow! What's their biggest launch game now then?

I wonder if this is for reasons other then reactions to the recent trailer, even if they were surprised by how negative the response was I'm shocked they wouldn't just update it after launch.

 

[Starphanluke]

Call me insane, but with relatively light launch windows and plenty of heavy-hitters this fall on current gen (Cyberpunk, Assassins Creed, etc), I almost think next-gen should be delayed in general.

 

[idioteque]

Impacted by Covid, or impacted by he response to the gameplay footage?

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The latter imo.

 

[RROCKMAN]

Big OOF

This gotta suck for Xbox peeps

 

[Vinc]

The game looked like it was over a year away from release in its demo, so I suspect this is now a Fall 2021 game.

 

[JoeNut]

Needed it, good decision

 

[Deleted member 70788]

Whatever needs to be done, but it was one of the big draws for the Series X at launch. I was debating going with both consoles, but will likely wait until Infinite releases.

 

[Iso]

Super bummed, but if it means the game launches in a better state then I'm all for it. While I doubt this is the case, I really hope the dev's have a little room to breathe now.

 

[E.Balboa]

Bomba.

 

[RoKKeR]

Shit. Wow.

This is good, and I'm glad MS is allowing them to do this, but damn this sucks.

 

[Japanmanx3]

OH FRICK

 

[Tribal24]

Smart move the game is going to get that polish it deserves.

 

[mister.metronome]

The backlash from the footage did a number there.

 

[Serene]

Jeez, imagine the state it must have been in for MS to be willing to launch a new console with basically nothing.

 

[Aurica]

I feel bad for that team. I'm sure there's so much crunch going on and that it's very stressful.

 

[KhandoleezzaRice]

hope that does not mean crunch time.

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Hopefully not, the tweet does cite the well being of the team as one of the reasons so maybe the added time will give them some breathing room and the ability to refine the project some more.

 

[FullNelson]

This is insane, but I'm glad they did it.

 

[PRrambo_]

Wow yall really bullied them into a delay.

Probably for the best but what a bummer.

 

[Mory Dunz]

It's over

 

[Patent]

the right call for sure, rather the game have time to really pop on release and not tank peoples love for the franchise

 

[bonch00ski]

Still getting a x

 

[Yasuke]

Good for the game, probably bad for a console launch.

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[Deleted member 32005]

dannnnnnng

 

[SteviaRelievingYa]

I might actually buy a call of duty game for the first time in 12 or so years since there's no halo this year.

 

[PapaJustify]

Good call for the dev team & the game.

 

[Euron]

Wow I thought they'd release this at all costs. Good to see 343 give it extra time but still, pain.

 

[Ricelord]

good.

 

[Deleted member 6235]

Seriously, kneecapping their launch lineup that badly seems like it could do serious long term damage to the console. Not that releasing a bad Halo wouldn't also, but honestly feel like this is worse just as a business matter.

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I think it can be seen as a bad move for the short term, but on the long term, having a polished and complete Halo experience on year 1 seems MUCH more significant.

 

[criteriondog]

For the better. I am sure there will be enough games to fill in for the Xbox Series X/S launch from third parties.

 

[cgpartlow]

Well good for the game, but also, sucks for the launch.

 

[DigSCCP]

They are doing the right thing for the Halo IP.
On the other hand I wonder how this will affect the Xbox brand.

 

[KrAzEd]

Oooof...that is a big, big deal...wow. Makes me wonder if they might just delay the launch of the system too then.

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It won't be. They made that clear in their press release.

 

[Finaj]

I can't imagine how hard a decision this must have been.

 

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[pirata]

Wow, the right move. Didn't expect that. It obviously needed quite a bit more time.

Puts XBOX in general in a weird place now. The consoles should both just be delayed at this point, honestly.

 

[Xavi]

Wow, their next gen launch plans will take a huge hit with this news.

 

[gnexus]

You know, I always telling myself it should be pushed back but MS would never allow it. Well... they did. Good. Rushed game is forever bad etc etc. I guess the gameplay reveal did a lot to sway this.

 

[SofNascimento]

Certainly a very hard choice, but possibly the correct one.

 

[Deleted member 923]

Good. I'd rather get a great Halo game than a rushed one just to meet the console launch.

 

[No_Style]

The right move. I really want them to get it right.

 

[ByWatterson]

1. Good. It needs it.
2. Microsoft says they're less about selling boxes, so a forced release date in November never made sense.
3. Sony will absolutely dominate the holiday period with a recognizable, highly anticipated flagship release in Miles Morales.

 

[Shoichi]

this is surprising news...
guess those community feedback on design really sent a message to the design team
hopefully they can fix up what they need to do

It really makes the release of the Series X less enticing though for those interested in the box. Outside of it being the hot new thing