Microsoft opened its E3 press conference this year by revealing the next game in theHaloseries. Details were slim in the new trailer forHalo: Infinite, but it was later confirmed that the game will befocused on Master Chief’s story. More details were confirmed today by Chris Lee, Studio Head at 343 Industries, via Twitter. Lee says that the forthcoming game will be a continuation of the last installment in the series,Halo 5: Guardians.
Halo: Infinitepicks up whereHalo 5left off, with a revived Cortana and The Created—a group of AI who believe themselves to be superior to organic life—seizing control of the galaxy using Guardians, the massive constructs created by the Forerunners. The Created were determined to bring order by force and had the tools to do it. The last thing seen in the game was the UNSC Infinity’s crew fleeing Cortana’s forces and the Master Chief regrouping with allied forces with the intention of fighting back against the new regime.
There isn’t much else to take away fromthe new trailerother than establishing dramatic landscape shots and a glimpse of Master Chief’s helmet. And despite the formal announcement, there’s no release date attached to the upcoming game. In the past, games in the series have tended to have a three-year gap between the main titles. The only exception to this was the two-year gap betweenHalo Reach, which was developed by Bungie, andHalo 4, which was developed by 343 Industries.
Infiniteis being developed using a new engine known as the Slipspace Engine, so fans can probably expect the game to run at 4K 60FPS on the Xbox One X given the series' status as a first party title.
Halohas long been one of Xbox’s most successful IPs. However afterHalo 5received not-so-great reviews, fans were understandably concerned about the future of the series. After Lee’s announcement on Twitter, many fans can rest easy knowing thatHalo: Infinitewill continue Master Chief’s story after it was nearly discarded inHalo 5.
