Halo Infinite
As expected, today 343 Industries has released a new trailer of Halo Infinite dedicated entirely to the PC version and its exclusive features. As expected, this is the most advanced and versatile version, capable of exploiting even the most powerful hardware.Unfortunately, those who expected to see the single player campaign in action will certainly have remained a little bit. disappointed, given that only multiplayer gameplay sequences were seen, with the focus being put on the explanations of the developers and on Microsoft's partnerships with competitive hardware manufacturers such as Razer.
Interesting the part in which you talks about the philosophy behind the processing of this version, which is not meant to be a simple port, but something very specific, which satisfies all the expectations of PC players, including some niches.
Before leaving, we remind you that Halo Infinte will be released on December 8, 2021 on PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S. The game will also be present from launch in the Xbox Game Pass subscription. The multiplayer mode will be free-to-play, meaning that everyone can freely access it.
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Halo Infinite is getting ray tracing thanks to a Microsoft and AMD partnership
© Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft has selected AMD as its exclusive PC partner for Halo Infinite. While this means plenty of marketing opportunities, it’s also fostered a closer engineering partnership with AMD that Microsoft says will improve frame rates in the campaign mode and eventually bring ray tracing to the game.
“We’re looking forward to working closely with AMD to bring raytracing to Halo Infinite,” says Noah Benesch, a product marketing manager at Xbox. “Raytracing is one our top development priorities post-launch and look forward to sharing more soon.”
It’s not clear if this rules out Microsoft using Nvidia’s DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) technology, but Microsoft does note that AMD is “exceptionally open to us bringing new rendering features across all hardware as well as performance improvements for all our players.”
Beyond ray tracing, which will presumably be available across both Xbox Series X / S and PC, Microsoft says the AMD partnership has resulted in driver updates that “deliver massive improvements in frame time performance throughout areas of the game’s campaign mode.”
The engineering work has also improved Halo Infinite on processors with high core and thread counts, which is an area where AMD has excelled with its latest Ryzen processors. Microsoft and AMD have also created a Halo-themed Radeon RX 6900 XT. It’s a limited-edition card that won’t be sold, but Microsoft and AMD will be hold giveaways for the cards.
Outside of the AMD and Microsoft partnership, the Halo Infinite team has also been working with Discord and Razer Chroma RGB to ensure the game integrates well. Halo Infinite will support in-game Discord server invites and even Razer Chroma RGB support with unique lighting effects.