Playable on a standard PC rig, an Xbox One, or high-end Xbox Series X, there’s scalability here that’s impressive. It also arrives day and date on PC and console, as well as being a part of Xbox Game Pass. A game that not only features a cinematic campaign but a free-to-play multiplayer component built on the classic Halo framework. Which brings us to Halo Infinite, the latest entry in the synonymously Xbox franchise. As Xbox refocused its efforts on games and services like Xbox Game Pass, so too would Halo. Just like the console and wider Xbox brand, a mix of old and new was required to get things back on track. Even though the series and universe is very much its own thing, Halo’s orbit has always been around Xbox the Brand ™. Halo’s closeness to the Xbox brand isn’t something to be taken at face value.
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Whispers of movie and TV spin-offs followed, where multimedia endeavours brought the series to a bit of a bump in the road - Halo 5 on the Xbox One.
The creation of 343 Industries, a new studio focused squarely on Halo post Bungie’s Halo 3, led to the bombastic cinematic Halo 4 and a relatively smooth changing of the guard.