Microsoft will release its newest console, the Xbox Series X, international in November, announced Tuesday, but the console will be introduced without Halo Infinite, the next long-awaited bankruptcy of Microsoft’s video game franchise, which was postponed until 2021 through its developer. . 343 Industries.
On Twitter, studio director Chris Lee cited “continuous Covid-like effects” as a delay factor, adding: “It’s not sustainable for the well-being of our team or the overall good fortune of the game to send it. this holiday.”
Halo Infinite had its first formal game in an Xbox live stream last month, revealing 8 minutes of its campaign, prompting a lukewarm reaction from fans.
The Xbox Series X will be released along with Sony’s newest console, the PlayStation 5, with its exclusive Spider-Man release: Miles Morales the Vacations and Horizon Forbidden West in 2021.
Halo Infinite would have given the new Xbox a smart start, with Microsoft Sony on the latest generation of consoles: the PlayStation 4 has become the best-selling home console of all time.
Microsoft has purchased studios for its patented library and invested heavily in its well-known Xbox Game Pass, which is Netflix’s closest equivalent to the gaming industry.
The pandemic helped increase sales and participation in video games while others took shelter at home, but had an effect on progression studies, with Destiny 2 developer Bungie in July forced to delay the expansion’s release from September to November.
When asked about the effect of coronavirus on game releases, Xbox boss Phil Spencer told Business Insider in May, “During the summer, early fall? I feel pretty smart about those games. Games that targeted a year from here or beyond? impact, however, will react.”
While the pandemic affected production from the outset, most of which is found in China, Microsoft and Sony have dispelled fears of any hardware delays for the upcoming PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Due to the accumulation of game calls amid the pandemic, Sony allegedly accelerated the console’s production by five percent.
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