No, it's not. I know doom and gloom is very popular with the Halo community, and it's warranted for the most part, but the game will eventually be in a good spot and have a resurgence. There have been games in WAY worse situations and recovered/thrived. The problem for Halo is the pace of getting new content. Season 1 has been way too long, but once they get on track with 3-month seasons, it won't feel that way. I pretty much stopped playing, but once season 2 hits I'll be back on it, and I won't be the only one. 

Finished Dishonored: Death of the Outsider.

More of the same but plays a bit differently due to other powers. There's not as much content as in Dishonored 2 but I think it wasn't a full priced title so it's alright. However, I was a little disappointed that part of a level that you already played in mission 2 is already recycled in mission 3. Mission 4 is also set in the same place that you already know from Dishonored 2.

In contrast to Dishonored 2, this game got the FPS boost enhancement. Unfortunately, activating it means that you can kiss 4k resolution and other Xbox One X enhancements goodbye. The game must have a good AA solution though as objects in close proximity are still very sharp, yet the low resolution is definitely noticeable for objects in the background.

8/10

DICE got Battelfield 2042 out. How’d that go? 

The biggest problem 343 got themselves into what was releasing the game as a live service game. A game like Halo was never designed with that type of business model, because it’s a community driven franchise. Now, if Infinite released with everything Halo 5 had and built on top of it, then there would be no complaints. What’s the point of making a sequel if it’s only going to have less of literally everything than previous installments and adding those legacy modes and maps that are supposed to be there by default as “new content”? 

I hope Halo Infinite season 2 has more than 2 maps. That is the bare minimum they could offer. It does sound like they might be holding back and only wanted to announce the two new maps and held back the announcement of a remake map or two. 3 maps would be serviceable, 4 would be ideal.

https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-infinites-lead-multiplayer-designer-leaves-343-industries/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow

Halo Infinite's lead multiplayer designer has announced his departure from 343 Industries.

Andrew Witts had joined the developer in 2019, overseeing the development of Halo Infinite's free multiplayer mode. In a short but sweet tweet, Witts thanked fans and 343 for his three years spent with the company. "It's been an honor leading the MP design team over these years," he wrote. "Thank you to all Halo fans for your feedback over the years. We made this game for you." Witts didn't announce where he was off to next but said he was "going to take some time off to relax and recharge" first.

It marks yet another exit for one of Halo Infinite's senior developers. Earlier this year saw the game's lead narrative designer Aaron Linde leave for Riot Games, while creative director Tim Longo and project director Chris Lee stepped down from their roles in 2019 and 2020 respectively. Xbox boss Phil Spencer assured fans in 2020 that turnover was a natural part of development, saying "as an industry, we're always going to see turnover. I don't have any specific concern about 343. I think in the long run, turnover is a healthy thing because we want people who are really motivated by the things that they're working on."

Who here hyped for the xbox release? day 1 for me!

Never heard of this. Were there rumors about this secret Bethesda project?

It was known about for a while along with the RedFall trademark before the game was announced.

Interesting. What have the rumors been saying regarding what Bethesda studio is working on it and what kind of game it may be?