The Xbox Series X will not have Halo Infinite when it launches in November this year, but it will have Xbox Game Pass, and Xbox boss Phil Spencer has expressed confidence in the drawing power of this combination. Appearing on Gary Whitta's Animal Talking earlier this week, Spencer admitted that while Halo Infinite's delay "is disappointing for people, it's disappointing for us," the absence of the exclusive title "isn't going to change much" for Xbox. . Series X launch strategy. According to Spencer, regarding the launch of the Xbox Series X, “you were going to hear a lot on console and a lot on Game Pass and how we think those two things together is a really good value proposition for we. Players. the next generation. Through conversations with customers, Spencer said they find the service to be "a real decision maker for the people who are on our platform and the people who rate Xbox Series X as a console for them."
Focus on Game Pass
It's become clear in recent months that Microsoft is committed to increasing the appeal and value of a Game Pass membership to consumers, with steps like including the Project xCloud stream in Game Pass Ultimate at no additional cost. . It looks like, especially in the absence of Halo Infinite, Microsoft will double down on Game Pass and backwards compatibility, with Spencer noting in the interview that “our investment in Game Pass and this portfolio remains strong. We've got some more great announcements, some really great and hard-hitting announcements about things coming to Game Pass. It's unclear what these announcements might entail and when they will take place. However, there have been rumors that Xbox is planning an August showcase which, while not yet confirmed, may be the perfect time and place for Xbox make distracting reveals from Halo Infinite's delay and I'd go on to argue why gamers should pick the Xbox platform over the PS5.