
Releasing on the full Xbox family of consoles, with a simultaneous Microsoft Store and Steam release, Halo Infinite was formally released on December 8, 2021. On November 15, 2021, the multiplayer segment of Infinite was released in beta in celebration of Halo's 20th anniversary, with all unlocks and progression during this period transferring over to the full release. In lieu of a traditional beta, a series of Technical Previews through the Halo Insiders program began on July 29, 2021. On August 11, 2020, it was announced that due to ongoing difficulties in development due to the COVID-19 pandemic - among other factors - Halo Infinite was to be delayed, with a new release date set for 2021. The game would later make an appearance at E3 2019, capping off the conference with the Discover Hope trailer, revealing a release date originally set for late 2020.

Infinite was first unveiled during the opening to Microsoft's E3 2018 conference with an engine demonstration trailer, lacking a release date. Set one year after the events of Halo 5, Infinite follows the Master Chief, who is attempting to stop The Banished, the latter of which have occupied Zeta Halo, and intend to fire the installation. Halo Infinite is the sixth mainline installment in the Halo franchise, the sequel to Halo 5: Guardians, and was developed by 343 Industries, Certain Affinity, and SkyBox Labs, and published by Microsoft Studios. It's the next chapter in what is going on." - Jeff Easterling

Don't think of it as a weird prequel kind of thing.

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