The release date for the Xbox Series X is finally set. Sort of. Microsoft has announced that the Xbox Series X will debut in November 2020, but its highly anticipated launch title, Halo Infinite, will not see the light of day until 2021.

This information comes from a blog post by Will Tuttle, editor-in-chief of Xbox Wire; in the second paragraph, Tuttle reiterates the console's release date, stating.

"When the Xbox Series X launches worldwide this November, there will be thousands of games to play across four generations."

Naturally, fans would have wanted something a little more specific, and with it a price, but this is what we have so far. The rest of the post reiterates what we already knew: the Xbox Series X will be backward compatible with nearly all Xbox One titles and dozens of Xbox 360 and original Xbox games. Third-party games like "Assassin's Creed Valhalla" and "Destiny 2 Third-party games such as "Assassin's Creed Valhalla" and "Destiny 2" will be available in both current-gen and next-gen versions and will be automatically optimized for the console of choice; Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will be available for a variety of titles, including "The Medium" and "Tetris Effect" as soon as they are released, Offered: Connected," among others.

The postponement of "Halo Infinite" appears to be the only substantive new information in the post, with Tuttle claiming that it was necessary to "balance the well-being of the team"; a development update on the Halo site cites "continuing COVID-related impacts."

"Shipping this holiday is not sustainable for the well-being of the team or the overall success of the game," the post explains.

It is probably no coincidence that the Xbox Wire post spends a lot of time describing the Xbox Series X's backward compatibility features, such as 4K resolution and 120 frames per second frame rates on certain older titles. Xbox Series X is "Halo" If it launches without the title, the ability to play thousands of other games is certainly an advantage for this system. On the other hand, if gamers already play the majority of their games on Xbox One (and Xbox 360 and the original Xbox), then launching thousands of titles is less compelling.

Since Microsoft has not revealed the exact launch lineup for the Xbox Series X, it is difficult to say if there will be must-have titles at launch. For now, all we can say is that the system will launch in November anyway, with the (so far) featured products coming sometime next year.