Microsoft HoloLens makes an appearance in Halo Infinite trailer

Microsoft’s HoloLens made a brief appearance in the Halo Infinite trailer.

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What you need to know

People have waited with anticipation and bated breath for the Halo Infinite gameplay trailer in the Xbox July Showcase 2020, but they probably didn’t expect a HoloLens to make an appearance. Toward the beginning of the Halo Infinite footage, a Microsoft HoloLens is briefly shown off. More specifically, it looks extremely similar to theHoloLens 2.

The HoloLens is used in the real world to create Mars Rovers and theOrion spacecraft. Now, it’s made its way into the Halo universe, even just shown off briefly.

On the gameplay side of things, you can check out an8-minute gameplay trailer for Halo Infinite, though it doesn’t feature any HoloLens headsets … shame.

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