Details surrounding Halo Infinite release date have been leaked by the official Microsoft Store, exciting fans around the world.
343 Industries has continually struggled to keep Halo Infinite leaks from cropping up, and we’ve seen a number of reveals regarding the game’s cosmetics, maps, and modes. However, the latest leak has been accidentally revealed by Microsoft themselves. Following a recent Microsoft Store page update, it now appears that we finally have an official release date for Halo Infinite.
For many Halo fans, the leaked release date will be exciting news and it looks like we won’t have to wait too much longer before Master Chief and co return. Whether this date will change remains to be seen, but it’s certainly great news for those looking to pick up the sci-fi shooter this year.
Halo Infinite release date revealed
During the Gamescom Opening Night Livestream on August 25th 2021, Microsoft and 343 Industries officially revealed the release date for Halo Infinite – December 8th, 2021. Although the confirmation of this date is good to have, there were many leaks floating around suggesting that date was in fact true.
Twitter user @ALumia_Italia noticed that Microsoft had updated Halo Infinite’s store page, finally giving fans an official release date. Halo Infinite has been given a release window of December 8, 2021.
@ALumia_Italia also noted that the original placeholder had been removed, further confirming that this could be a valid release date. “JFYI: this Microsoft Store listing has been live since August 26, 2020, with a placeholder release date. They updated the entire store listing a few hours ago, with the new release date and new description, screenshots…”
JFYI: this Microsoft Store listing has been live since August 26, 2020, with a placeholder release date. They updated the entire store listing a few hours ago, with the new release date (and new description, screenshots…)
— Aggiornamenti Lumia (@ALumia_Italia) August 25, 2021
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The Verge’s own Senior Editor, Tom Warren, was also quick to confirm this release date as well. It certainly looks very promising for Halo fans looking to dive into the action this year.
yes, Halo Infinite is December 8th https://t.co/wboG4e2Wtn
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) August 25, 2021
While Halo Infinite’s campaign will be available as a part of Xbox Game Pass – Microsoft’s subscription service, the multiplayer will be free for all Xbox and PC players.
We’ll be updating this post once we get more information, so be sure to check back here for all the latest Halo Infinite release date updates.