There is exactly one month left for the new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S to fill the shelves of stores around the world, but among so many shelves, there will be one that will remain empty, and not because of sales, but because it did not arrive in time for the date. We talk about Halo Infinite, a game that was going to be key to the launch of the new console.
A TV ad with background
You come home after a hard day at work wanting to sit down and disconnect. You put on your headphones, grab your gamepad and… you teleport to another world. That is the magic of video games, and that is exactly what the new Microsoft consoles intend to offer to all those users who place one of their new consoles on November 10.
Making use of the same “power your dreams” that they used with Xbox One X, the ad proposes a visual way of representing the adventures that we can live playing video games, as well as being able to connect with other worlds inhabited by other players. It is a rather original way of representing the interaction and fun that is experienced with a gamepad in our hands, which is why we think it is a rather striking television ad.
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the halo delay
The problem is that under all this fanciful representation there is a fundamental pillar on which the launch of both consoles would be based, and that is that as you can see, there are a large number of references to Halo. And of course, let's not forget that Halo Infinite it had been prepared as the most important launch of the brand with which to put the icing on the cake to the fantastic approach proposed with the console and services such as Xbox Game Pass y xCloud.
But things got difficult, and 343 Industries were forced to ask for extra time to continue with the development of the game, in order to have it ready with the required level of demand. The launch went until 2021, but at the moment we still do not have a specific date that serves to give us an idea.
Will the absence of Halo affect sales?
The Xbox Series X launch is going to feel orphaned. It is something that many admit with complete certainty, and it is that although the catalog of games will be endless with the spectacular backward compatibility of games or the incredible library of Xbox Game Pass, a new Xbox without Halo is not something that fans like.
We'll see if sales are affected by this aspect, but taking into account the price of Xbox Series S and the number of games that we will have with Xbox Game Pass (including EA Access) it will be very difficult to get bored with the new generation in its first months. of life.