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According to developer 343 Industries, who shared a surprising amount of new Halo Infinite details in a lengthy video, said that dual-wielding is not in the game, nor is the ability to play as a Covenant Elite. An official game page for Halo Infinite appeared on Dolby’s website which showed that Master Chief’s latest adventure will benefit from both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos when played on PC and Xbox consoles. The page currently results in a 404 error, but it looks like a sure thing that we'll see both of Dolby's technologies used in Halo Infinite to provide convincing virtual surround sound and a great HDR image. There does seem to be a focus on not making Halo Infinite multiplayer feel like a grind for players. It’s been confirmed, for instance, that Battle Passes won’t expire and Paradis expanded on this, explaining that 343 Industries wants to be “player-first” with Halo Infinite’s Battle Passes. We see a grappling hook revealed , too, which lets you pull Master Chief towards enemies and objects, or help him reach higher ground to deliver fire from above.
According to Microsoft, Master Chief returns in Halo Infinite with "his greatest adventure yet to save humanity".Halo Infinite will feature split screen again, in response to the backlash of its removal in the previous game. It will also have a beta prior to its Halo Infinite , described as an insider flight program. Some new artwork for Halo Infinite has been revealed, which gives us a better look at number of Spartans wearing different armor and wielding a variety of weapons. The image appears to be a full version of the artwork seen in Microsoft's E3 event image, and could point towards more details of the game's multiplayer mode being shown in more detail. Enemies will sometimes act differently per the time of day (e.g. Unggoy sleeping at night).
The interview goes on to explain that future Master Chief stories will be told under the "umbrella" of Infinite, making it sound more like a platform for all future Halo games rather than just an individual title. Head of design at 343, Jerry Hook, has tweeted to provide some clarity around split-screen in the game's campaign mode. According to Hook, Halo Infinite's campaign mode will support two-player split-screen and 4 player online co-op. A Twitter user by the name of Klobrille claiming to be connected with Xbox has tweeted that Halo Infinite is on track for its 2021 release date, stating that the game is “more or less” finished and focus has moved to “technical aspects”. This is, of course, not official word from Microsoft and Xbox and while Klobrille has previously been accurate in details they've leaked this should be taken with a pinch of salt. In a wide-ranging update posted to the Halo Waypoint blog on December , it was confirmed that the game will be coming in Fall 2021 with the first Insider flighting coming “later next year” (that’ll be some time in 2021).
The Microsoft game, delayed from December 2020 in part due to the pandemic, is now expected to release during the 2021 holiday season for Xbox One, Xbox X|S and Windows 10. Microsoft did, however, show off the game's multiplayer mode for the first time - the main attraction for many players. But a preview released in July 2020 was widely criticised by fans of the game as looking unpolished, with enemy character models labelled as crude and reminiscent of older games, rather than a next-gen title.
So, if you own an Xbox One and buy Halo Infinite, but your Nana gives you Xbox Series X for Christmas (that's some Nana), you'll be able to play the game on both consoles. Smart Delivery is a fantastic program for those who are able to buy an Xbox Series X at launch and for those who may not be able to get their hands on it immediately. As we saw in the Xbox Games Showcase trailer above, Chief has some cool new tools, including a bad ass grappling hook he uses to pull himself closer to enemies. According to 343 Industries' Chris Lee, that won't be all the toys Spartan -117 gets to play with - Halo Infinite will have a new upgrade system that will introduce players to new tools and abilities as they explore. Some of these discoverable toys, be it vehicles or gadgets like Chief's new grapple hook, will even let you traverse more of the world itself. "If you can unlock something the Battle Pass, we're not gonna let any other players circumvent that by purchasing it out of the storefront," live design director Ryan Paradis says in the Halo Infinite multiplayer overview video.
Expanding, O'Connor acknowledged fans generally "wanted more Chief," after Halo 5's focus on Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris. At the reveal, Microsoft once again emphasized Chief will play a vital role in the title, and the two trailers and gameplay footage we have so far seem to confirm this as the case as they primarily focus on the Spartan. 343 Industries employee Frank O'Connor has said Halo Infinite will not feature a Battle Royale mode. Halo Infinite is being developed by 343 Industries using the new Slipspace Engine.