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Halo Infinite Launch Window Confirmed (Fall 2021)
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Just want to jump in and say that 343i was formed in 2007 as a result of Bungie making the deal to leave Microsoft after Halo 3. 2007-2009 was spent focusing on building up a dedicated team to work on Halo titles. 2009 they released Halo Legends and Halo Waypoint (360 app). Since 2007 though, 343i was in charge of all transmedia propeties, most famously the Halo: Reach Legendary edition stuff like Halsey's Journal which help to fix all the retcons and inconsistancies Bungie introduced in that game.
So, yeah they didn't take over the Halo games until 2011 when Bungie officially left the franchise but they were in charge of everything else Halo from 2007.
If you want to use statistics than how about we consider the fact that on average on 25% of the playerbase actually completes the campaign. A majority of Halo players don't care about the campaign. Does that mean that 343i continuing to put so much effort into the Halo campaigns is a mistake?
EDIT: Decided to expand on the statistics I used in the second paragraph. These figures might be slightly out of date (from ~3 years ago) but still show the general trend I'm talking about.
Someone decided to track how many people had earned the Complete Halo campaign on Easy/Normal achievements and found the following results:
- Halo 3: 22.49%
- Halo Wars: 27.36%
- Halo 3: ODST: 27.71%
- Halo Reach: 22.76%
- Halo CEA: 23.33%
- Halo 4: 36.22%
- Halo 5: 35.01%
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Glad they're taking their time and getting right; it was obvious to everyone that this wasn't just a simple lighting engine fix and much more work was necessary.
It bodes well that 343 recognized that and acted accordingly, even if the wait is long.
It bodes well that 343 recognized that and acted accordingly, even if the wait is long.
Because Phil Spencer said:
You Are the Future of Gaming - Xbox Wire
Games are a source of joy, inspiration, and social connection. They have the power to bring us together, create empathy, and strengthen our social fabric. As we prepare for the next generation, our efforts to make gaming more inclusive, more immersive, more connected, and more social are as...
news.xbox.com
Somehow my hype is back to critical levels. Clever bastards purposefully releasing a bad looking trailer just so they can drum up a comeback story.
Don't really care that it got pushed back a year, I'd rather they get as much polish in there as they can. That article has me so hyped for this, but I'm still cautiously optimistic being its 343. This will be huge if they can knock it out of the park!
Just (hopefully) means it'll be in great shape when it's out. I'm sad it wasn't ready for this year, but also glad they're doing what they need to to get it where it needs to be.
They've already filmed the majority of the first season before it was shut down for Covid and recently just started back up.
It almost sounds like what they're saying is they're taking the year to create the xsx/xss version on top of polishing the One version. I can't imagine all of those graphical enhancements will happen on the One.
Maybe that mocap guy is actually from the Southern Hemisphere where Fall is Spring.
"at launch"Because Phil Spencer said:
You Are the Future of Gaming - Xbox Wire
Games are a source of joy, inspiration, and social connection. They have the power to bring us together, create empathy, and strengthen our social fabric. As we prepare for the next generation, our efforts to make gaming more inclusive, more immersive, more connected, and more social are as...
Will be interesting to learn what exactly has gone wrong with this project. Unless I'm mistaken, this was first marketed as a launch window game, and it's all but assured to be released a year after the system is out. If they can fix the situation, good on them, but from the outside this looks like a troubled game.
I wonder if they're just going to try and pack the end of next year with the usual slew of titles one originally expected for this year. People assumed Forza 8 would be releasing with the launch of the new system, and that doesn't even have an announced window of release.
I wonder if they're just going to try and pack the end of next year with the usual slew of titles one originally expected for this year. People assumed Forza 8 would be releasing with the launch of the new system, and that doesn't even have an announced window of release.
there are just too many damn last gen consoles in the wild for that not to happen
It's kind of weird how they thought the game would be out a year earlier than it's new launch window...
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This is where someone chimes in with "bUt DeLaYs CaUsE MORE cRuNcH"
Sources were saying they were internally targeting early June, but they probably decided to give the team more time to avoid crunch.
But.... wouldn't you rather have a great game than a mediocre one? If you really want Halo to return to form? Delaying is the only way to accomplish that. This decision to put quality first should be praised, for the very reasons you listed.
Tbh I doubt it had to do with crunch (at least, not the deciding factor). My guess is the 20th anniversary + fall holiday spending window was determined to be a better marketing date than June.
What is the bolded based on? Because if the majority of Halo players engage with multiplayer vs campaign, why aren't there millions of people playing multiplayer?
Are you extrapolating the low campaign completion rate to be indicative of total people playing the campaign? Because that's not a direct correlation.
Good on them for taking a step back and giving it the time needed to get it right. This was a big decision and I am sure the pressure to get this out ASAP with the new console was heavy.
I am excited for this, and I think the new screenshots are looking awesome!
I am excited for this, and I think the new screenshots are looking awesome!
That's fair, you're right. Still, the people who actually care about the campaign (as in buy the game for the campaign) would complete it, showing a majority of people who have ever played the game don't care about Halo's story at all and are just there to shoot stuff. I've edited my original post to better reflect my point.
I'm excited. I thought I was off the Halo boat but I'm playing through H4 right now and... I'm really enjoying it? I think the Promethians don't provide enough hit detection but in general it's a solid Halo game. Not sure what people have kvetched about these past eight years.
H4 had a great campaign and awful multiplayer
H5 had an awful campaign and great multiplayer
Hopefully Infinite is where they finally nail it
They said flighting will be later in the year, so I assume only a couple months before.
Idk why people hyping up those MP map screenshots, looks like Halo 5?
