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Microsoft showed more of Halo Infinite during the Xbox E3 2019 briefing today and confirmed it’ll be a launch title for the new Xbox Scarlett console in 2020. It’s going to be a long time until Microsoft shows more of the game, however. Studio director Chris Lee said in a blog post that the team is staying dark on the game until E3 2020 a year from now.

“E3 2020 will be a big moment for Halo Infinite,” Lee said. “Until we reach that destination in 2020, we’ll continue to embrace the mystery and wonder of Halo and the endless opportunity and potential of this engine, this hardware and, most of all, this team.”

Lee said he’s aware that people want to “see and know more about Halo Infinite,” but unfortunately, that’s not going to happen soon.

A lot of people were expecting Microsoft to show off Halo Infinite gameplay at E3. That didn’t happen, with Microsoft instead showing off a new trailer, “Discover Hope,” which showed Master Chief in a bad spot after the events of Halo 5: Guardians.

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During its Xbox press conference–one of the many E3 livestreams scheduled to air over the next few days–Microsoft finally gave us an official look at Halo Infinite. The game was first teased during last year’s E3, but Microsoft and 343 Studios have remained relatively quiet about the sixth mainline Halo entry since then.

Not anymore. After detailing the upcoming Xbox hardware, still code-named Scarlett, Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced that Halo will launch alongside the new hardware next holiday. That led into a cinematic trailer that set up the story for this entry.

In a cinematic trailer, we saw a UNSC soldier apparently stranded. He received an alert of a nearby vessel and went to call for help, and in the process discovered the Master Chief in survival mode. After a jolt of energy, Chief was revived, but the situation was still bleak. Cortana is MIA and enemies are pounding at the ship. As you may expect, Master Chief opted to confront the emerging threat head-on. A brief teaser after the title screen suggested that Cortana will return in some capacity. Her voice can be heard saying, “I chose you because you were special. I knew we would be perfect together. And I was right.”

Halo Infinite is coming to Xbox One and PC, breaking the streak of Halo games that only launch on an Xbox console before getting PC ports.

Prior to E3, Microsoft said it was “going big,” covering 14 first-party Xbox One titles and several third-party games. Microsoft has not disappointed when it comes to Game Pass either, revealing several new games for its subscription service. The studio also revealed its next-generation Xbox console.

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Microsoft’s E3 press conference gave us a glimpse at the next generation of hardware, though the company’s new Xbox is still under the Scarlett moniker for now. But with the console coming holiday 2020, Microsoft thought to sweeten the pie by announcing Halo Infinite as a launch title.

Halo Infinite and Xbox Scarlett will launch holiday 2020.

The Microsoft Xbox E3 2019 press conference–one of the several major publisher and developer E3 streams that precede the actual show–just dropped a bomb shell. Phantasy Star Online 2, previously exclusive to Japan, is finally getting an international release.

Fans of the original Phantasy Star Online have been clamoring for an international release. The game sees you take on the role of one of 12 different characters and descend upon an alien planet to discover the fate of the inhabitants of Pioneer 1 so that the citizens of Pioneer 2 know whether it’s safe to land. It’s not, of course. Phantasy Star Online 2 opens up the previous title’s gameplay with new mechanics, weapons, and magical abilities. It first released in 2012.

Prior to E3, Microsoft said it was “going big,” covering 14 first-party Xbox One titles and several third-party games. Microsoft has not disappointed when it comes to Game Pass either, revealing several new games for its subscription service, though several leaked beforehand. The company also finally gave us our first look at its next-gen console too.

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