Microsoft: Xbox Series X and Halo Infinite on Track to Launch in Holiday 2020 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 April 2020 / 3,911 Views
Microsoft has issued a statement about the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on its upcoming Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC games, as well as the launch of the Xbox Series X. The company remains committed to launching their next generation console, the Xbox Series X, in holiday 2020.
The Xbox Series X is supposed to launch alongside Halo: Infinite, which Microsoft says is on track to release on time.
A Microsoft spokesperson has told GameSpot that "Microsoft has never announced a release date for Halo Infinite, so there is no change to report on for the game's launch timing. It remains on schedule to release in Holiday 2020."
Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty has released a statement on the impact of coronavirus on Xbox games:
"We know that gaming connects people during times of social distancing, and we are committed to delivering the highest quality Xbox Game Studios games for our global community of players," said Booty. "At the same time, the health and safety of our XGS development teams is our top priority. Each studio is facing unique challenges and constraints depending on its particular location, and many of our external development partners around the world are similarly affected. We are supporting our studio leaders to make the right decisions for their teams and their individual games during this challenging time."
Halo: Infinite developer 343 Industries has also released a statement:
"We're removing all the obstacles in our path and tracking well, but need to be mindful of our current limitations and understand that the coronavirus situation may get worse before it gets better," said 343 Industries. "Rest assured that every single one of us is doing everything in our power to continue developing and delivering quality Halo experiences while we adjust to this new way of life."
Microsoft earlier this month revealed the specs for the Xbox Series X. "The Xbox Series X includes an eight core 3.8 GHz Custom Zen 2 CPU, 12 TFLOPS 1.825 GHz Custom RDNA 2 GPU, 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, 1TB Custom NVME SSD, 1 TB Expansion Card expandable storage, support for USB 3.2 external HDD, 4K UHD Blu-Ray drive, and support for 4K at 60 FPS, and possibly up to 120 FPS," said VGChartz on the specs of the console.
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I'd rather delay it than have them release an incomplete game like they did with HALO MCC on the xbox one.
Halo Infinite is not a multitude of games, also Halo 5 launched after MCC.
Kind of strange that we haven’t gotten a bit of gameplay for it, when it was announced almost 2 years ago
Yeah, that is never a good indicator. Given how much I love Halo, I’m hoping this is the exception to that rule.
I'm hoping they were purposely withholding footage and planning to use frequent teasers to build buzz for the game and the new system, and that we just haven't seen any yet because the virus has thrown a wrench into the marketing plans.
Hope it’s ready, I mean it will be 5 years since Halo 5. I don’t think they will get sympathy if they say they needed more time for certain features that don’t make it day 1
They'd get a pass if they blamed it on the virus.
Since they're coming out and saying this now, I imagine they're truly on track. If they were behind schedule significantly, or experiencing any other problems that might delay launch, they'd likely use this opportunity to blame it on the virus so they'd get a free pass from gamers and the press. With that in mind, there is no reason I can think of to act like they're more confident than they are.
I think they'll definitely release Halo when the Series X launches even if it's a little rough and they need to update it through patches. If the Series X gets delayed though, I think they'd also delay Halo to keep it as a launch title.
I feel like XSX would benefit far more from having Halo, than Halo benefitting from being on XSX, but I don’t see both getting delayed just because one does.
I feel like XSX would benefit far more from having Halo, than Halo benefitting from being on XSX, but I don’t see both getting delayed just because one does.
