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Halo Infinite ray tracing arrives in March.

[Image: Halo Infinite with ray tracing enabled. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24166708/haloinfinite.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all] AMD has just revealed that Halo Infinite will get ray tracing support in Season 3. During AMD’s next-gen GPU...

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Halo Infinite ray tracing arrives in March.
AMD has just revealed that Halo Infinite will get ray tracing support in Season 3. During AMD's next-gen GPU event, the company revealed Halo Infinite will get ray-traced shadows in Arena and Big Team Battle modes, with improved lighting, sharper shadows, and increased performance on RX 7000 GPUs. 343 Industries delayed Halo Infinite Season 3 to March, and it's set to include additional forge updates, in-game reporting, new maps, and new abilities.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Pro consoles are def coming.

 

[The_Observer]

I know ray-tracing is the holy grail, but I have never seen such a graphics gimmick like it

 

[SenjutsuSage]

I don't see a goddamn difference. Oh well, just hurry up with my new campaign.

 

[midnightAI]

I don't see a goddamn difference. Oh well, just hurry up with my new campaign.

I think the difference is that the word ON is in a reddish colour

 

[Mister Wolf]

Raytraced Shadows better not be the only thing. This game needs RTGI or at the very least RTAO followed by Raytraced Reflections. Raytraced Shadows is some bullshit cooked up to accommodate those sorry ass AMD GPUs.

 

[93xfan]

Pro consoles are def coming.

Hopefully not. And hopefully RT comes to consoles.

 

[Urban]

I really cant see a difference between the left and the right side

 

[01011001]

yay RT shadows... the cheapest and least impactful RT effect!!!



but who needs RT reflections? it's not like you're often walking through gigantic walls of super reflective forerunner structures or anything! naaahhh couldn't be! Shadows are enough! totally!...

 

[Senua]

 

[GHG]

Ray traced shadows is the most pointless implementation of this tech IMO. It's just not all that noticeable when in motion.

Strange as well because this game is full of reflective surfaces.

 

[ungalo]

This game will never cease to embarass me.

 

[LordCBH]

Shame the game still isn't very good.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

I think the difference is that the word ON is in a reddish colour

 

[Ghost of Caelid]

 

[DenchDeckard]

Can't believe you guys can't see the difference....fucking noobs....

.....

 

[DeepEnigma]

Need one of those slider pics.

 

[remember_spinal]

 

[BennyBlanco]

not reinstalling until they drop some new maps.

i don't understand how theres like 5 maps in the game.

 

[93xfan]

yay RT shadows... the cheapest and least impactful RT effect!!!



but who needs RT reflections? it's not like you're often walking through gigantic walls of super reflective forerunner structures or anything! naaahhh couldn't be! Shadows are enough! totally!...

Thought I saw something that they can go further into the distance. That would be very helpful due to shadows disappearing in the distance

 

[Balducci30]

I don't understand - I prefer the softer shadows before raytracing. This is it?

 

[danklord]

This will do it. This will bring the people back.

 

[Calverz]

This game will never cease to embarass me.

Do you work for 343??!

 

[solidus12]

Alex Buggaga right now:

 

[ZehDon]

I was gonna make a joke post, but honestly, at this point, I'm tired of shooting fish in a barrel. Imperceptible RT Shadows in multiplayer only: the bare minimum necessary to say they kept their promise.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Of course not for consoles - 343 the most clinically underachieving AAA dev

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

There's a better comparison in AMD's stream:
timestamped:

 

[Queso de Grande]

Is there a co-op campaign yet? I don't give a god damn how it looks if I have no reason to play it.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Is there a co-op campaign yet? I don't give a god damn how it looks if I have no reason to play it.

I think they announced they weren't adding co op

 

[The Alien]

Im waiting for the screen to go black and...
"XBOX EXCLUSIVE"

 

[kiphalfton]

Never understand why none of these comparisons don't just MIRROR the image. Would make it a lot more obvious what the difference is.

 

[OZ9000]

Looks like another pointless checkbox addition.

In 95% of games with RT, there is no obvious difference with RT on and off during gameplay.

Control is probably the only game where the game suffers without RT. I can't think of any other game where RT is essential to increasing the graphical quality.

Perhaps next gen we will see a better implementation of RT, especially if they use RTGI.

 

[Bridges]

I think they announced they weren't adding co op

That was local
Online campaign co-op is still planned

 

[fatmarco]

Ray traced shadows when you already have screen space shadows implemented seems like total a waste of resources imo.

It's not RT Global Illumination, and it's not RT Reflections. With the performance hit RT has (even shadows), it can only be justifiably used it if it has such a substantial fidelity increase that it exceeds that hit.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

That was local
Online campaign co-op is still planned

Aaah okay that part I missed

 

[digoutyoursoul]

This should be one of your top tier studios, it's supposed to be the most powerful console (you notice how that's gone quiet) yet this, their biggest IP, is getting treated like a Car building magazine subscription. It's so bland looking too.

Compare it to what the competition is putting out it's a disgrace.

Look at the original trailer for the game, how the usual blue tick brigade were hyping up that engine and this is what is served up.

I'm well aware of the pandemic , every other studio had to go through it too!

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Terrible. For a major AAA tent pole (or so it used to be), this kind of stuff should have been at release.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Halo. The reason I bought an OG Xbox and the reason I stuck with Xbox as my primary console. I'm a fool.

 

[OverHeat]

RT shadows…what a waste

 

[SlimySnake]

Every second spent on upgrading this game and engine is a second wasted.

Ditch the game. Ditch the engine. Pick UE5 and start fresh. No more 10 year plan. Take the next 3 years and produce a decent 10-15 hour campaign.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Every second spent on upgrading this game and engine is a second wasted.

Ditch the game. Ditch the engine. Pick UE5 and start fresh. No more 10 year plan. Take the next 3 years and produce a decent 10-15 hour campaign.

Give it to the Doom team

 

[Banjo64]

Every second spent on upgrading this game and engine is a second wasted.

Ditch the game. Ditch the engine. Pick UE5 and start fresh. No more 10 year plan. Take the next 3 years and produce a decent 10-15 hour campaign.

Or id Tech. I'd just add ditch the studio too. Or turn them in to a support studio for XGS.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Halo. The reason I bought an OG Xbox and the reason I stuck with Xbox as my primary console. I'm a fool.

I've found plenty to love in Gamepass and F2P, more than I/we can play even. Halo ain't what it used to be. Hopefully the new Battle Royale-esque mode is a return to form.

EDIT: Honestly sitting a couple of feet away from one of my 4K monitors showing this image and I cannot for the life of me pic out any tangible differences. The slipsplace engine is such a turd.

 

[Buggy Loop]

RT Shadows? Oh fuck off AMD. Any game sponsors they get, they fuck it up.

What a wasted opportunity.

 

[HTK]

I see we're still polishing that turd.

 

[LordCBH]

RT Shadows? Oh fuck off AMD. Any game sponsors they get, they fuck it up.

What a wasted opportunity.

It was probably all 343 could manage because 343 is a fucking shit tier studio.

 

[benno]

Honestly sitting a couple of feet away from one of my 4K monitors showing this image and I cannot for the life of me pic out any tangible differences. The slipsplace engine is such a turd.

Because the video is demonstrating the ray tracing shadows of the jeep and the image you have is a still image which you can't move the slider and see the shadow of the jeep change.

 

[Robb]

Can't tell the difference, although I am on my phone so that might be it.

On one hand I'm happy to hear this promise wasn't forgotten, on the other it's disappointing it'll not be available on console..

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Because the video is demonstrating the ray tracing shadows of the jeep and the image you have is a still image which you can't move the slider and see the shadow of the jeep change.

Yeah, but you can see a number of other shadow differences that really don't equate to much in my opinion. Here's some colour coded points I compared.