343 Industries studio head Chris Lee has launched a short assertion via the official Halo Twitter, explaining that the developer has made the tough determination to delay Halo Infinite into 2021.
Lee cites a number of elements, however names the challenges of growing within the midst of the COVID pandemic as a contributing issue. “The extra time will let us finish the critical work necessary to deliver the most ambitious Halo game ever at the quality we know our fans expect,” Lee says in his assertion.
Halo Infinite was believed by many to be the inevitable flagship launch of Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X, and this delay is little question a blow to Microsoft within the opening salvo of the next-gen console competitors. An extended campaign demo was lastly proven off at a current Xbox occasion, and response from followers was combined.
Read the complete assertion on the official Halo Twitter feed, on the Halo Waypoint site, or within the embedded picture beneath.