A rating from the Australian Classification Board has many pundits convinced the release date of Halo Infinite is all but confirmed.
While Sony has been releasing a slew of titles so alluring that people have literally been trying to hack retailers for a PS5, The Xbox Series X and S have had a slightly slower start to 2021. That looks set to change however, with the company’s heaviest hitter, Halo Infinite, seemingly mere months away.
The news comes via a report from the good folk at VCG (via Press Start) who noticed that our very own Classification Board just rated the highly-anticipated first-person shooter with an exciting “2021” in the ‘Year of Production’ field. It also nabbed an ‘M’ for “Violence, online interactivity and in-game purchases”.
While obviously not completely confirmed, it’s strong evidence that you’ll be running and gunning inside the futuristic boots of the beloved Master Chief by the end of the year.
It’s not the first time the Australian Classification Board has proved to be a credible source, either, with plenty of unexpected ratings unintentionally leaking unannounced games.
Is Xbox about to announce a November 15, 2021 release date to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first game? Who bloody knows but it sure is fun to speculate.
The news will surely be music to the ears of Halo fans around the globe, after years of patient, painful waiting. It will also hopefully put an end to the absolutely torturous development cycle the game has endured.
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To catch you up, Halo Infinite began development back in 2015, but was radio silent until 2018 when it was properly announced. 2019 then saw the departure of creative director Tim Longo and executive producer Mary Olson, which was then followed by a poorly received unveiling in July 2020 when footage of the game was released to the public.
That’s not even including the departure of another of the game’s director, Chris Lee, who cited he was “looking at future opportunities.”
Smooth sailing, it has not been.
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