Halo community manager says there will be no update this week in light of Halo Infinite delay

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"We'll share more when ready"

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There will be no Halo Waypoint community update this week in the wake of the Halo Infinite delay announcement. 

Halo community manager John Junyszek (aka "Unyshek") shared that there will be no update in a recent tweet. Addressing that many fans have questions in regard to Halo Infinite, Junyszek told players to "hold tight for now" as 343 Industries works on its plans going forward after the delay announcement, but more news will be coming soon when the studio is ready. 

"There's a lot to work through," Junyszek wrote, "including communication plans, but please know we'll share more when ready." 

343 Industries posted a statement announcing the Halo Infinite delay from its initial Holiday 2020 release date to 2021, citing development challenges including, "the ongoing COVID-related impacts affecting us all this year". 

Recently, Phil Spencer featured as a guest on Gary Whitta's Animal Talking show, during which the head of Xbox addressed the delay, revealing that Microsoft explored other plans such as releasing the game in sections before ultimately deciding that a delay was the right cause of action. Spencer spoke about the "rise of importance in Game Pass," with more announcements to come for the launch of the console. 

We don't yet know when exactly in 2021 the game will launch, and since we've only seen a small slice of gameplay, many questions about the next entry in the Halo series remain. After the news of the Halo Infinite delay, Microsoft officially confirmed that the Xbox Series X will release in November, but an exact date has yet to be revealed. 

Look ahead to the next-gen lineup with our list of upcoming Xbox Series X games. 

Heather Wald
Heather Wald
Evergreen Editor, Games

Heather Wald is the Evergreen Editor, Games at GamesRadar+. Her writing career began on a student-led magazine at Bath Spa University, where she earned a BA (Hons) in English literature. Heather landed her first role writing about tech and games for Stuff Magazine shortly after graduating with an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University. Now with almost seven years of experience working with GamesRadar+ on the features team, Heather helps to develop, maintain, and expand the evergreen features that exist on the site for games, as well as spearhead the Indie Spotlight series. You'll also see her contribute op-eds, interview-led features, and more. In her spare time, you'll likely find Heather tucking into RPGs and indie games, reading romance novels, and drinking lots of tea.