Halo Infinite Gameplay Demo is From an Early Build - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 August 2020 / 4,844 Views
Publisher Microsoft and developer 343 Industries during the Xbox Games Showcase this week unveiled the first gameplay footage of the Halo Infinite campaign. It appears the gameplay demo that was showcased was from an earlier build of the game, according to former IGN journalist Alanah Pearce in a new video who says she spoke with 343 Industries.
Pearce also said the game would have been released sooner, however, the story was completely reworked following the backlash from fans over the story in Halo 5: Guardians.
A 343 Industries developer did tell PCGamesN the gameplay demo was "captured from a PC that is representative of the experience that players will have on Xbox Series X."
We will likely see more footage from the campaign, as well as the first footage of multiplayer in the game leading up the launch of the game later this year. We will see if the graphics in the game will be improved or not.
The Xbox Games Showcase demo takes place around four hours into the campaign and is several times larger than the campaigns in Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians combined.
Halo Infinite will launch in Holiday 2020 for the Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC.
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There's unlikely to be a big overall improvement in the appearance from a demo that is intended to be impressive. But, certainly some specific issues will be worked out over the next 4 months. So, some of the complaints that people have will probably be addressed.
Wait till next E3, it will look better then, oh haven't we heard that before?
Quite curious by Infinite being delayed by backlash from Halo 5 which came out in 2015...
More than 6 years of development and it's still an early build, well done MS. Why show an early build in a big reveal like that ?
Most of that 6 years would have bene used to build the new graphics engine that they are using for the new halo
Well it seems they need another 6 years for the engine.
Still looks horrific and they should not have shown that gameplay trailer no matter how much pressure they're getting from fans. They should have waited until the game is polished enough to look like something that resembles a next gen game. A terrible decision from MS
Damage control mode
The game is releasing in 4/5 months. Way to put your best foot forward.
Yeah I find this all really odd. If the game is actually on-track for a November 2020 release, then really, the "main" game should have been completed in around Feb or Mar. From that point forward, it would be the perfecting stage: bug fixes, weapon and map balancing, getting cutscenes just right, adding extra graphical flourishes and performance optimization. And if all that were true, they should have been fully capable of putting together a 5 minute demo, running in its current state, on an actual Xbox Series X, very easily.
My initial guess as to what is going on, is 343 is having issues creating a new engine (the Slipspace Engine that powers it) and developing for a new system simultaneously, especially when that engine needs to run on Xbox One/X and Xbox Series X for the same launch date.
They could potentially make some significant improvements in the coming months. But its not going to turn into the 9th gen showcase people wrongfully expected.
Is it normal to not have an early segment of gameplay that is unplayable on the XSX at this time?
I know they did this with the XB1 where all the games they showcased for it were running on PC but damn.
No it isn't normal, only MS does this ...
If you take you fans seriously, then take your work seriously. Not a month from now. Not several months from now. NOW, given the showcase itself combined with the small window until the proposed launch.
Yeah right... Nice try...
Jesus Christ more excuses, its been wait till next reveal since 2014.... Just stop seriously
Has there ever been a game that looked bad during it's showcase demo and then looked better on release day? I mean I guess it's possible if MS was just so desperate to have something to show that they pushed this out but just hard to believe. I personally don't believe them but I don't trust any company when it comes to stuff like this. It's in their best interest to damage control a situation like this and all these gaming companies have a history of lying and stretching the truth.
Halo 3
To quote an old Simpsons episode, “sometimes I think you WANT to fail!”
Lol. You know that's a bold face lie, MS :-P.
they have to say that after all the backslash. I doubt the game will look significantly better at launch.
Everyone has been saying it looks like current gen and I kinda agree.
This is my problem...
In the current gen Sony has massacred Microsoft and part of the reason is the lack of 1st party content from Microsoft. Now next gen is on the horizon and Sony (who has everything to gain from extending this gen) is saying to consumers that they want you to move onto next gen. Microsoft (who have everything to gain from moving to next gen) are making games that are held back by being compatible to XBone.... Why?
Why is Microsoft so interested in catering to last gen which was a flop?
I wish i knew this answer too, i feel they just haven't got any games built from the ground up with Series X and majority of their studios have already started projects on the base X1. Its a shame, however i guess on the side note, its good for casual gamers.
Well the game looks solid to me based on that old build. So if the final product is promising to be even better, great.
I give a shit what you think? Nay. I just said the same looks solid, I'm not arguing it gonna win awards for great graphics.
Would explain the lack of ray tracing etc. Game looks good enough as is, but now it will only look even better
My only concern with the visuals is it looks flat at times and that's due to the lighting, something ray tracing should fix, however everything else looks decent enough for a open world shooter. Close ups isn't a concern as in motion its not even noticeable. Weather the game improves its visuals or not, i am quite happen with how it looks, its retro and i am in.
"Game looks good enough as is..." :::facepalm:::
LivingMetal, i didn't think you were a Halo fan, that's surprising news.
Yeah Living Metal must really care about Xbox.
Why do you hate xbox so much? Did phil spencer steal your candies when you were a child? Halo 3 also looked bad during a showing, but they fixed it for release. Play games instead of dissing gaming.
I don’t care about Phil Spencer. I do care about people working for Xbox and it’s fans. And once again, Halo 3 looked bad before release. Maybe you don’t remember that. Game pass is one of the most pro consumer services out right now. I don’t see people praising that, instead focusing on that Brute. I know your game.
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