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'''''Halo Infinite'''''{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} is an upcoming video game serving as a sequel to ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', which will be developed by [[343 Industries]], [[Certain Affinity]], and SkyBox Labs, and published by [[Microsoft Studios]]. The game was first unveiled during the opening to Microsoft's [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2018]] conference, with a release date originally being set for late [[2020]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Reboot|URL=https://au.ign.com/articles/2019/02/28/halo-infinite-will-be-a-spiritual-reboot-for-the-franchise-ign-unfiltered|Site=IGN|Page=Halo Infinite will be a 'Spiritual Reboot' for the Franchise - IGN Unfiltered|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} On August 11, 2020, it was announced that due to ongoing difficulties in development due to the COVID-19 pandemic - among other factors - ''Halo Infinite'' is to be delayed, with a new release date set for [[2021 (real world)|2021]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Delay|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halo-infinite-development-update|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite Development Update}}

==Plot==

As the next chapter in the Halo Universe, ''Infinite'' will focus on the [[John-117|Master Chief]] and continue his story following the events of ''Halo 5: Guardians''.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint journey}} It has been described as a "spiritual reboot" for the franchise.{{Ref/Reuse|Reboot}}

[[File:HINF BeamEmitterAbove.png|250px|thumb|Pre-release screenshot of an area players will be able to explore in ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s campaign.]]

''Infinite'' has been described as being a "platform" for the ''Halo'' franchise for at least the next decade. It is intended that the game be added to over time, rather than utilizing the previous system of numbered titles. However, the game will not be a live service one; it has been likened as being more akin to ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' in this regard.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-infinite-is-a-platform-for-the-next-ten-years/1100-6480039/|Site=GameSpot|Page=Halo Infinite Is A Platform For The Next Ten Years Of Halo|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} The gameplay is inspired by the original trilogy, especially ''Halo 3'', along with the gameplay from ''Halo: Reach'', ''Halo 4'', and ''Halo 5: Guardians'', with a focus on the use of [[Equipment]] rather than [[Armor abilities]].{{Ref/Reuse|InsideJanuary}} Unlike the original trilogy, however, the player has the [[Sprint]] ability as well as the [[Spartan abilities#Slide|Slide]] ability from ''Halo 5: Guardians''.{{Ref/Reuse|HIcampaign}} Like ''Halo 4'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians'', ''Halo Infinite'' will not feature playable Sangheili in multiplayer or [[dual wielding]] at launch.{{Ref/Reuse|Ask343Zeta}}

The campaign takes place on a single [[Halo]] ring; the campaign has been described as being larger than the campaigns of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and ''5'' combined.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/07/23/halo-infinite-comes-out-swinging-during-xbox-showcase|Site=Game Informer|Page=Halo Infinite Comes Out Swinging During Xbox Showcase|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} The campaign will have four player online co-op and two-player local splitscreen co-op.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-infinite-multiplayer-makes-grappling-hook-a-p/1100-6480112/|Site=GameSpot|Page=Halo Infinite Multiplayer Makes Grappling Hook A Pickup, 4-Player Split-Screen Confirmed|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://screenrant.com/halo-infinite-split-screen-co-op-campaign-multiplayer/|Site=Screenrant|Page=Halo Infinite Campaign Is 2-Player Local Splitscreen & 4-Player Online|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}}

The game will have dynamic day/night cycles. Enemies will sometimes act differently per the time of day (e.g. Unggoy sleeping at night). Some weather elements will also feature, such as wind, and fog coming in at different altitudes. Rain and snowstorms won't feature at launch, but may be added in the future.{{Ref/Reuse|Ask343Zeta}}

[[File:HINF Multiplayer Reveal 2021-6.png|250px|thumb|Pre-release image of a [[Spartan-IV]] on a large multiplayer map.]]

''Infinite''{{'}}s multiplayer mode will be [[Wikipedia:Free-to-play|free-to-play]] and will support 120FPS on Xbox Series X.{{Ref/Twitter|Halo|1289298976550731776|Halo|Quote=Halo: Halo is for everyone. We can confirm #HaloInfinite multiplayer will be free-to-play and will support 120FPS on Xbox Series X. More details will be shared later!}} Cross-play and cross-progression will be available, allowing players to carry customization and progress across all platforms.{{Ref/Reuse|pcjourney}} Competitive playlists will be restricted based on input devices across platforms.{{Ref/Reuse|InsideApril}} The game will have some form of microtransactions in multiplayer and an "out of game" progression system.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://au.ign.com/articles/2018/09/18/halo-infinite-will-have-microtransactions-and-pc-anti-cheat-tech|Site=IGN|Page=Halo Infinite Will Have Microtransactions and PC Anti-Cheat Tech|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} 343 has also confirmed that loot boxes will not be present.{{Ref/YouTube|n-O7OuliQRY|HALO|Halo Infinite <nowiki>|</nowiki> Multiplayer Overview|D=14|M=6|Y=2021}} Furthermore, Infinite will have seasons similar to [[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]. The Battle Passes within seasons will never expire, insuring that players can unlock cosmetics from past seasons at anytime.

The game will have a number of multiplayer maps including the following;

*[[Unnamed Halo Infinite map|Hydroelectric plant map]]

*[[Old city map]]

*[[Academy map]]

*[[Canyon map]]

*[[Desert map]]

[[Forge]] will be included in ''Halo Infinite'', featuring an "Undo & Redo" buttons. As with ''Halo 5: Guardians'', ''Infinite'' will feature weapon variants of several weapons.{{Ref/Site|Id=II|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/infinite-inquiries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Community Update: Infinite Inquiries|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}}

*[[Anthony Diaz]] {{Fm}}

*[[Corilia Brennan]] {{Fm}}

*[[Echo 216's pilot|''Echo 216''{{'}}s pilot]]

*[[Griffin]] {{Ref/Site|Id=Radar|URL=https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/halo-infinite-actor-says-game-is-launching-in-november-2021/|Site=Games Radar|Page=Halo Infinite actor says game is launching in November 2021|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}}

*[[Joseph Williams]] {{Fm}}

*[[Justine Lopez]] {{Fm}}

*[[Ratul Anand]] {{Fm}}

*[[Sarah Palmer]]

====Artificial Intelligence====

*[[Atriox]] {{Mo}}

*[[Hyperius]] {{1st}} {{Ref/Site|Id=MEGA-DPS|URL=https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/defense-point-showdown|Site=Mega Construx|Page=Halo - Defense Point Showdown™ <nowiki>|</nowiki> Mega Construx|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}}

====Unknown====

*[[The Harbinger]] {{Fm}}

*[[Forerunner constructs]]

**[[Kig-Yar Freebooter|Freebooter]] {{1st}} {{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/warthog-rally|Site=Mega Construx|Page=Halo - Warthog Rally <nowiki>|</nowiki> Mega Construx|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}}

**[[Kig-Yar Sniper|Sniper]]

*[[Axys Hydroelectric]] {{1st}}

*[[Banished]]{{Ref|''[[Signal Detected. Tag Designation: Foe]]''}}

**[[Hand of Atriox]] {{1st}}

*[[Covenant]] {{Mo}} {{Ref|Id=HIgameplay|''[[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Trailer]]''}}

*[[Created]]

*[[Misriah Armory]] {{Mo}}

**[[United Nations Space Command]]

*[[Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science]] {{1st}}

**[[Installation 07]]

*[[The Auditorium]] {{Fm}}

**[[Battle of Genesis]] {{Im}}

**[[Battle for Installation 07]] {{Ref|Id=HIcampaign|''[[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere]]''}} {{Mo}}

***[[Installation 07 conflict]] {{1st}}

**[[Created conflict]] {{fact}}

====Human====

*[[Condor]]

*{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}

**{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} {{Mo}}

*[[Pelican]]

*[[M15 Razorback]] {{1st}}

*[[Warthog]]

**[[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Chaingun Warthog]]

**[[Scout Warthog]]

**[[M12R Rocket Warthog|Rocket Warthog]]

====Banished====

*[[Banshee]]

**[[Banished Banshee]]

*[[Banished drop pod]] {{1st}}

*[[Skiff|Banished skiff]] {{1st}} {{Ref/Reuse|MEGA-SI}}

*[[Chopper]]

**[[Banished Chopper]]

*[[Phantom]]

**[[Banished Phantom]]

*[[Ghost]]

**[[Banished Ghost]]

*[[Wraith]]

**[[Banished Wraith]]

*[[Unidentified ship]]

====Human====

**[[MA40 assault rifle]]

*[[Battle rifle]]{{Ref/Site|Id=BattleRoyale|URL=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2018/07/19/halo-dev-replies-to-battle-royale-query-the-only-br-were-interested-in-is-the-battle-rifle|Site=IGN|Page=Halo Dev Replies to Battle Royale Query: "The Only BR We're Interested in Is the Battle Rifle"|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}}

**[[BR75 battle rifle]]

*[[Combat knife]]

*[[Hydra MLRS]]

*[[Pistol]]

**[[MK50 Sidekick]] {{1st}}

*[[Shotgun]]

**[[CQS48 Bulldog]] {{1st}}

*[[Sniper rifle (disambiguation)|Sniper rifle]]

**[[SRS99 series]]

***[[SRS99-S7 AM sniper rifle]] {{1st}}

*[[Banished anti-aircraft cannon]] {{1st}}

*[[Carbine]]

**[[Pulse carbine]]

*[[Needler]]

*[[Plasma Pistol]]

*[[Ravager]]

*[[Shade]]

**[[Banished Shade|Banished Shade turret]] {{1st}}

*[[Scrap Cannon]] {{1st}}

*[[Shock rifle]]

*[[Skewer]]

*[[Stalker rifle]] {{1st}}

*[[Type-1 plasma grenade]]

*[[Type-2 gravity hammer]]

====Unknown====

*[[Unidentified Stun grenade]]

*[[Unidentified weapon]] {{1st}}

*[[Disruptor]] {{1st}}

====Human====

*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]

***[[Yoroi-class Mjolnir|Yoroi]] variant {{1st}}

*[[Small radio set|Radio]]

**[[Beam emitter]]

 

*[[Drop wall]] {{1st}}

*[[Fusion core]]

A sequel to ''Halo 5'' had entered the planning stages by September, 2015. By this point, the developers were aware of where the story would go, and had begun writing the game. The game has been referred to offhand as "''Halo 6'',"{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-6-is-undergoing-serious-real-planning-microso/1100-6430903/|Site=GameSpot|Page=Halo 6 Is Undergoing "Serious, Real Planning," Microsoft Says|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} before the official title was announced at E3 2018. Frank O'Connor has argued that the next installment would feature "a much more human story". The studio plans on keeping the [[Cooperative play|cooperative mode]] introduced in ''Halo 5''. ''Halo Infinite'' will have two-player splitscreen, as will all other future Halo FPS games.{{Ref/YouTube|h_7M93WRFng|IGN|D.I.C.E Summit 2017 (Day 2) - IGN Live|Quote=And I will say, for every FPS going forward, we will have splitscreen, going forward.|Quotee=[[Bonnie Ross]]}} As of June 2017, it has been confirmed that ''Halo Infinite'' will not be discussed "for quite some time", implying a longer development cycle.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://au.ign.com/articles/2017/06/19/e3-2017-halo-6-reveal-wont-be-soon-says-343-industries|Site=IGN|Page=E3 2017: Halo 6 Reveal 'Won't Be Soon', Says 343 Industries|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} ''Halo Infinite'' will have a beta at some point prior to its release.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://in.ign.com/halo-5/76851/news/all-future-halo-games-will-have-betas-says-343-industries|Site=IGN|Page=All Future Halo Games Will Have Betas, Says 343 Industries|Quote=Going forward, you will never see a Halo game coming out without a beta.|Quotee=Bonnie Ross|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} ''Halo Infinite'' will also have more focus on the Master Chief by "doubling down" on him.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://wccftech.com/343i-halo-5-mistake-master-chief|Site=Wccftech|Page=343i Acknowledges Halo 5 Storytelling Mistake, Will Double Down on Master Chief Focus|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}} There will be no Battle Royale mode featured according to [[Jeff Easterling|Jeff Easterling's]] claim “The only BR we're interested in is the [[Battle rifle|Battle Rifle]]”, in response to the popular trend during a livestream.{{Ref/Reuse|BattleRoyale}}

[[File:HI_DH_FirstPerson.png|300px|thumb|left|A first-person view of ''Halo Infinite'' in the Discover Hope trailer.]]

Since the launch of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' in [[2015#October|October 2015]], [[343 Industries]] has been developing a new game engine—''[[Slipspace Engine]]''. The engine was built to help the development team fully realize their goals for the upcoming successor to ''Guardians'', ''Halo Infinite''. First announced with an engine demonstration at [[Microsoft Studios|Microsoft]]'s [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2018]] conference, ''Halo Infinite'' is still currently in relatively early development. The trailer depicted the [[John-117|Master Chief]] aiding [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] on a [[Halo Array|Halo installation]], encountering wildlife similar to deer and rhinoceroses.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint journey}} None of the wildlife will be hostile to the player.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Ask343Zeta|BgrbXe-CMaE|HALO|#Ask343​​ <nowiki>|</nowiki> Halo Infinite – Zeta Halo}}

On a Mixer stream on December 19, 2018, several 343i employees confirmed that players who liked ''[[Halo: Reach]]''{{'}}s [[Armor permutations (Halo: Reach)|armor customization]] would be pleased with ''[[Armor permutations (Halo Infinite)|Halo Infinite's]]''. Black undersuits for the multiplayer Spartans was also confirmed. Players who reach [[Rank (Halo 5: Guardians)|SR 152]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians'' will be rewarded with the "Watchdogs" armor coating in ''Halo Infinite''.{{Ref/Site|Id=HH2018|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/happy-halodays-2018|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Happy Holidays <nowiki>|</nowiki> Halo Community Update|D=28|M=3|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Reuse|InsideDecember2020}}

E3 2019 provided more information about the game. It showed an early scene from the game where a [[Echo 216's pilot|pilot]] of a [[Echo 216|derelict Pelican]] finds the Master Chief floating in space in front of a damaged Halo, retrieves him and powers his suit back up; preparing for battle. Another scene shows the Master Chief moving inside of an environment resembling a Halo's control room, and preparing a [[Data crystal chip|AI chip]] with the explicitly deliberate goal of "reconnecting" with someone or something.{{Ref/YouTube|Jye1-0zh41E|Xbox|343 Unpacks E3 2019 Halo Infinite Trailer|Quote=That was a... a really important part of the trailer where Master Chief is um, going into a very... Forerunner um, environment, to kind of uh, ''reconnect''.|Quotee=Chris Lee}}  Additionally, an audio file hidden within the trailer's HUD sequence features Cortana's voice remarking that "This... This is part of me. I don't know why. I don't know how. But it is me."