The developer of Halo: Master Chief Collection, 343 Industries, said the sci-fi sniper collection may be reaching “a place and a way to play” soon.
Interestingly, the clue was hidden in the last Halo Waypoint (thanks, VG24 / 7), amid a broader discussion about upcoming flights – the term given to public and closed tests – which promised that the team had “a little new content [it is] trying to get your hands on but [it is] deciding what is the right amount and we are still waiting to see the progress in the coming weeks ”.
Right at the bottom of the Flighting Future section, however, where the team details the upcoming changes like sliding FOV support, additional keyboard shortcuts, customizable controls and mouse and keyboard support for consoles, the final point proved: “and maybe a new place and way to play “.
Unfortunately, we didn’t receive any more information about what it could be, but, as you can imagine, it certainly left Halo fans gaping, with speculations ranging from an unlikely PS5 port, a move to Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, or – perhaps more plausibly – Epic Games Store or Microsoft’s own streaming service, xCloud.
ICYMI, the Halo Infinite development team, revealed that all of the game’s “sandbox content” for launch is already in the game and being played daily.
A recent post also shared on the Halo Waypoint blog highlighted the work the Halo Infinite sandbox team is doing around vehicles, weapons, skills and more. Sandbox chief designer Quinn DelHoyo reveals that “all of our launch content is in the game and being played daily”
“The game’s sandbox refers to all vehicles, equipment, weapons and objects with which the player will interact,” explained the designer. “The sandbox also includes all of the player’s systems and ‘verbs’ like jumping, running, health values, shield reload times, etc.”
Currently, Halo Infinite is scheduled to launch in some point in the fall / third quarter of 2021 for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series Xand Xbox Series S. The sequence underwent a development leadership change at the end of last year, with former Bungie veterans of the original Halo trilogy being recruited to follow the game to the finish line.
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