The Xbox Series X launches in November.
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We finally know when we’ll see the next Xbox – Microsoft will Xbox Series X this November. The tech giant announced the launch month on Tuesday and it will deliver on the promised time frame of the holiday season in 2020, although there is still no word on pricing.
We can also have firmer dates; the packaging on an unreleased Series X controller tells retailers not to sell or display the devices until Nov. 6, according to The Verge.
The console news came with a caveat, as one of the biggest launch titles for console – Halo Infinite – will be postponed to 2021 after first having a similar target for a similar holiday 2020 release window. It follows some fans express concerns about the visuals of the game after the end of July gameplay demo.
Microsoft announced the console’s refined release window on Tuesday via a blog post, perhaps to help ease the blow of the Halo Infinite delay. 343 Industries, the team behind Halo Infinite, announced the delay on Twitter:
Halo Infinite, which will also be released for the currently available Xbox One and PC, is supposed to Feature larger and more visually intense field battles then what previous game in the series. The first Halo was released back in 2001 for the original Xbox. Original developer Bungie eventually left the franchise to work on Destiny, another popular shooter series, but 343 Industries has been at the helm of Halo since 2011.
Even with the Infinite launch back to 2021, Microsoft promised that “thousands of games will be available to play, spanning four generations, when Xbox Series X launches worldwide in November.” There will also be “more than 100 optimized for Xbox Series X titles, built to take full advantage of our most powerful console” this year.
No doubt Halo Infinite is one of the big draws for the new Xbox console, as it prepares to compete with the upcoming PlayStation 5 from Sony – Halo is one of the most famous franchises exclusively for Microsoft. The announcement highlighted the many other titles coming to the console in the meantime and promised the ability to play games across all four generations of Xbox.
The PlayStation 5 is also expected this holiday season, along with a Miles Morales Spider-Man game. Sony has not reduced its release date and, like Microsoft, has yet to announce prices for the console.
