Game footage of "Halo Infinite" will be shown at Microsoft's Xbox Series X event in July.

Developer 343 Industries confirmed that the next installment of one of gaming's biggest franchises will be properly unveiled during Microsoft's first-party live stream." The developer said on the Halo Waypoint blog, "While it may have been lightly discussed before, we are very excited to confirm that 'Halo Infinite' will be one of the many first-party titles included in July's Xbox 20/20 event."

We had hoped that Microsoft would show off "Halo Infinite," the planned launch game for the Xbox Series X, at the May 7 event. However, that event was for third-party developers, and the Microsoft Xbox Game Studios game was delayed for several months.

Although the May 7 event previewed several games expected to appear on the Xbox Series X in the near future, there were definitely no blockbuster games in sight other than "Assasin's Creed Valhalla". So Microsoft's plan to hold its first major game showcase in July was well-received news by Halo fans.

So far, we've seen two trailers for Halo Infinite, the first of which premiered at E3 2018, showing off mainly some environments, a few UNSC marines, the Halo ring, and a shot of Master Chief's iconic green helmet . A year later, the second trailer showed a scene on the Pelican dropship, where the pilot discovers a Spartan 117 floating in space and attempts to essentially reactivate the super-soldier by connecting it to the dropship's power source.

These trailers gave us a hint of what the Xbox Series X will look like graphically. However, there were no clues as to what the next "Halo" game would look like.

We can expect to get better information about "Halo Infinite" at the July event. So here's what to expect from this game, which may be the first in a series of Xbox Series X releases.

If 343 Industries comes out with another trailer with no game footage, we will be quite disappointed. Yes, we know that the last trailer could have been in-engine, suggesting that "Halo Infinite" looks like a proper next-gen game, but we now want to see how the game actually plays.

That means properly seeing the action through the eyes of the Master Chief, or another character controlled by the player. And that should consist of a glimpse of the environment to be explored and how the game's enemies are to be vanquished.

I don't want to give away too many details about the plot of "Halo Infinite," as it is spoiler-free. However, it would be nice to have some clue as to whether the game directly follows the events of "Halo 5" or is only lightly linked to it.

It would also be nice to get some clues as to who the characters are other than the Master Chief. Who will the Spartan super-soldier be fighting?

"Halo: Combat Evolved" was known for its vast open environments that allowed players to tackle combat scenarios from a variety of approaches and blast through the beaches and sea cliffs of "Silent Cartographer" on an indestructible warthog. However, this was not always the case in other "Halo" games, some of which felt more cramped and linear than we would have liked.

We hope that "Halo Infinite" will bring back the spacious environments and possibly incorporate some open-world elements. We envision levels and areas being interconnected in a "Dark Souls" sort of way. This would bring an element of exploration into the game and help bring back the wonder I felt when I first played the original "Halo" (note: I was much younger then)

Speaking of exploration, "Halo Infinite" is not just about the new "Halo" ring, I'd like to see them take us to other places. I got used to the Forerunner facilities in the last game, so other locations might make the next Halo feel fresh.

That said, the "Halo" series has already featured Earth and the elite home of Sanghelios, and there is plenty of lore and backstory that 343 Industries can utilize to build the in-game locations for "Halo Infinite". The USNC The ability to travel between locations in spaceships and the inclusion of space combat would also be welcome.

"Halo 2" propelled the series into the gaming stratosphere as the definitive multiplayer game with the advent of Xbox Live. Since then, the "Halo" series has always included a strong multiplayer component and a series of modes. So let's take a look at what 343 Industries intends to do with the multiplayer in "Halo Infinite".

A battle royale mode is almost expected in any recent first-person multiplayer game, and since Halo combat and vehicles have always been an impressive part of the game, combining that with the frenetic Last Spartan big-map battles is a pretty appealing prospect.

We'll have to wait a month and a bit until 343 Industries shows us what we can expect from Halo Infinite and what first-party games Microsoft has in store for the Xbox Series X.