343 Industries is making the most ofHalo Infinite’s delay into late 2021 in more ways than one. The 343 community team has seized the day and is offeringHalofans routine updates on the game and its development. Whether it’s a developer Q&A, details on weather and day/night cycles, or secret messages exploringHalo Infinite’s story, 343’s keeping fans excited aboutHalo. Now 343 has teased what fans can next look forward to.
Halocommunity director Brian Jarrard shared some information about the next “Inside Infinite” update coming from the 343 team. According to Jarrard, the next update will be “the nerdiest one yet,” seemingly in reference to how deep of a dive it’ll be into this specific team’s work. That team will be theHalo Infiniteaudio team, sharing details about how it’s putting togetherHalo Infinite’s sounds. There’s no mention of music, but that’s hopefully included, too.
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Jarrard also makes sure to set appropriate expectations for themonthlyHalo Infiniteupdate. They say that the post is going to feature “a few fun audio examples,” but nothing more substantial. They specifically make clear that there won’t be any screenshots in the post, sinceHalofans are especially excited for more visual teasers. That likely implies that there won’t be any videos, either. This is a spotlight purely for the audio team to show off their work.
This isn’t the first time that 343 has showcased audio work forHalo Infinite, though. In November 2020 the officialHaloYouTube channel shared a video showing varioussounds being recorded for the upcomingHalogame. These included an adorable pug making growling and happy noises, exploding pineapples, and a surprising amount of Xbox console and controller sounds. Needless to say, 343 is getting creative with the sounds it’s using forHalo Infinite.
What’s clear from Jarrard’s tweet and from the November video is that the 343 audio team really enjoys and is excited to talk about the work it’s doing. If anything, the update that 343 will be sharing with the community will be just a glimpse at what the audio team could share of thecool work being put intoHalo Infinite.
WithHalo Infinitestill over half a year away,Halofans will likely take any content they can get about the upcoming sequel. WhenHalo Infiniteeventually launches,Halofansare going to be more in-tune with the kind of work that went into it than for the vast majority of games. Hopefully, that works out toHalo Infinite’s benefit as opposed to creatingHalofatigue.
Halo Infinitereleases in 2021 on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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