Microsoft announces November launch for Xbox Series X, Halo Infinite delay

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Over a year after it first publicly revealed "Project Scarlett," Microsoft announced today that the Xbox Series X console will be available in November. But while that launch will include what Microsoft says are "thousands of games spanning four generations"-including 50 new titles "optimized for Xbox Series X" planned for release this year-it will not include Halo Infinite.

That high-profile first-party shooter, originally announced for a "Holiday 2020" release, has now been pushed back to 2021. In announcing the delay, Microsoft cited "balancing the team's well being" with "finish[ing] the critical work necessary to launch" the game. The official Halo Twitter account cited "the ongoing COVID-related impacts affecting all of us this year" as one of multiple factors behind the delay.

Specific dates for the worldwide launch for the Series X console have not been announced, and a suggested price point has not been publicly confirmed for the hardware.

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