Halo Infinite sandbox launch content is in-game and being played daily

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Halo Infinite's weapons and vehicles are all ready to go

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The Halo Infinite development team has revealed that all the game's "sandbox content" for launch is already in the game and being played daily.

A new post published on the Halo Waypoint blog highlights the work that Halo Infinite's sandbox team are doing around vehicles, weapons, abilities, and more. Lead sandbox designer Quinn DelHoyo reveals that "all of our launch content is in-game and being played daily."

If you're wondering what a game's "sandbox" actually is, DelHoyo also breaks down the development term in the blog post. "The game’s sandbox refers to all of the vehicles, equipment, weapons, and objects that the player will interact with," the designer explains. "The sandbox also includes all of the player systems and 'verbs' like jump, run, health values, shield recharge times, etc." Simply put, the sandbox team has a lot on its plate.

So taking DelHoyo's previous comments in that context, Halo Infinite's weapons, vehicles, equipment, and abilities are all present in the game, and being playtested by the dev team on a daily basis. DelHoyo does add that the team has their hands full squashing bugs in the game's sandbox, so that it's all in an excellent state for launch.

This is just the first in a very long line of gameplay updates for Halo Infinite, which will now be taking place on a monthly basis. 343 revealed earlier this week that they would begin talking more openly about their upcoming game, with the first update focusing on Halo Infinite's sandbox environments. We can now expect to hear monthly updates on Halo Infinite in a similar capacity to this new update.

Hirun Cryer
Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.