But the release of “Halo Infinite,” the splashy blockbuster shooter game starring Master Chief, was slated for release in addition to the Xbox Series X, was postponed until some time in 2021.
The delay is “to ensure the team has adequate time to deliver a ‘Halo’ gaming experience that meets our vision,” Chris Lee, the studio head of “Halo Infinite,” wrote in a blog post. Lee cited challenges including Covid-19, saying “it is not sustainable for the well-being of our team as the overall success of the game to send it off this holiday.”
The “Halo” franchise is synonymous with the Xbox brand, so the success as the failure of “Halo Infinite” could weigh heavily on from receiving the next-gen console.
An eight-minute preview of “Halo Infinite” shown on July 23 fell short of gamers’ expectations for the title, with 31,000 dislikes from the YouTube video, an unusually high number of dislikes, although there were 163,000 likes. Gamers complained that the graphics appeared mundane and generic. When asked about this by CNN Business on July 23 in a group question-and-answer session for media, “Halo” game developers jumped over the question to answer others.
Xbox announced Tuesday that “we have enough to keep you busy until Chief arrives,” referring to its massive game library that will be playable on Series X, including “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla” and “Tetris Effect” with multiplayer mode .
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