And while I have a sneaking suspicion that Microsoft is breaking a big promise by not bringing some Xbox Series X games to the Xbox One, another possibility is many of the biggest reasons to buy a new Xbox won’t be available until long after its November launch.

It’s the game that arguably sold the world on the original Xbox, a franchise that’s been a mainstay for Xbox ever since, and one of the biggest middle fingers that Microsoft ever gave Apple’s Steve Jobs.

Now, Halo Infinite is coming to Windows PCs, and it sounds like it’s going to be a first-class citizen there.

After all, Halo Infinite is being pitched as a Destiny-esque game that’ll evolve over time, one that will represent “the next ten years for Halo,” instead of continuing with numbered sequels.

Now let’s compare that $60 to how much I’ve spent on Microsoft games over the past six-plus years, ever since the Xbox One was released.

The last Microsoft game I bought was for the Xbox 360; when Sony started shoring up must-play exclusives and Microsoft wasn’t able to match them, I purchased a PS4 instead.

I spent $0 on Xbox this past console generation — which means if I buy a single “Xbox Series X” game, I’ll have instantly given Microsoft more money than I have in many years.

Instead of spending $60 on a single copy of Halo Infinite, I might well opt to pay $15 a month for Microsoft’s Game Pass Ultimate, which is looking like a better deal all the time.

Like my colleague Tom Warren says, Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s true next-gen Xbox

And if I spend even a single dollar on the one-month trial of Xbox Game Pass just to play Halo at launch, that’s one dollar more than I’ve spent on Microsoft games in years