Xbox fans were baffled yesterday when Microsoft chose to not feature Halo Infinite at all during its much-anticipated showcase. Everyone was split whether a release date for Halo Infinite would be announced at a different moment in Gamescom, or if yet another delay was coming.

Turns out it appears to be the former. This morning, Aggiornamenti Lumia spotted a listing on the Microsoft store that the game is coming out on December 8, 2021. This has been confirmed as correct by The Verge’s Tom Warren, who seems to be in the know.

That is pretty late into the holiday season, and a little strange considering the back half of November is completely open with no other major game release, but that’s the date they’ve chosen. And oddly, it’s on a Wednesday, for whatever reason.

Last week, Microsoft disappointed fans by revealing the game would not launch with campaign co-op or Forge mode, but 343 stuck to saying it would be out this holiday. And that does appear to be the case. This date also allows us to estimate when co-op and Forge are coming. Co-op is supposed to be in season 2 of the game, three months or so later, so that would be March 2022. And Forge in the season after that, so June 2022. Again, some fans were pushing for another delay so the game could launch “complete,” but it’s clear Microsoft did not want to delay it out of the holiday window again.