What kind of game is Halo Infinite? That much isn't exactly clear--and it still isn't--but Microsoft's Joseph Staten has now provided his own answer to the question.

In a blog post, Staten said he himself asked this question when he joined the Halo Infinite team last fall as part of a management shakeup. "What kind of game is Halo Infinite?" he asked.

Now that he's played the game and understands what it's all about, Staten said Halo Infinite is a game that gives players a greater level of freedom than ever before in the Halo series. It's not exactly an open-world game, Staten said, but instead it's a "sandbox shooter" that has been designed to make players feel powerful and give them a freedom to explore.