The new installment of the Microsoft star saga will be released on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC, although it still does not have a specific date.
"In the depth of the Pacific Northwest," 343 Industries, the study that took the witness of Bungie in the creation of Halo video games, is embedded. The developer, who is immersed in the work of the new installment of the franchise, Halo Infinite, has just published a video in which they present the study and offer some details about the video game's graphics engine, known as the Slipspace Engine. As commented in the clip, which you can see on these lines, "it is a delicate balance between opening new paths and respecting a legacy."
According to Phil Spencer, Xbox would not exist were it not for the Halo franchise. After this comment from the head of the Microsoft games division, many other developers make clear the mark that the Master Chief and his universe has left in video games. The study, in the mouth of its leader, Bonnie Ross, says they have history content to evolve the Halo universe for at least two decades. With the new generation of consoles and Xbox Series X in mind, 343 Industries had to create a new technology, allowing it to capture its vision.
Why develop a new engine?
“In order to build Halo Infinite, at 343 Industries we reviewed how our tools worked, so we had to create an engine that was more powerful for the development of the next generation, but also more agile for designers and engineers to work more easily and will iterate more quickly, ”they comment in the development journal.
“You must create new tools that allow you to add new features,” explains David Berger, technical director of Halo Infinite. Now, designers have the opportunity to create prototypes much more efficiently than in previous titles, as noted in the video.
Statements by Tom French, director of multiplayer mode, also point in that direction. "Designers are empowering themselves to be able to placate a problem and make a prototype of something faster and faster than we could before."
Halo Infinite is in development for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC. For now, Xbox Game Studios has not revealed the final release date they project for the title that is called to become the emblem of the brand, although it is scheduled for 2020.
Source | 343 Industries
