However, there is a significant amount of context from both Halo 5's ending, as well as the events of Halo Wars 2, that set up Halo Infinite's supposed plot. There's still a series of events missing from the timeline between the UNSC discovering the Zeta Halo and Halo Infinite's beginning cutscene, which will likely be revealed during Halo Infinite's campaign. Two years in fact, as Halo Infinite is supposedly taking place in the canon year of 2560. When Halo Infinite begins next year, the story will begin with a pretty sizable time jump after the events of Halo 5: Guardians. However, the events of Infinite are meant to be 'a perfect starting point for new players' as well. Part soft reboot, part sequel, Halo Infinite still features pretty significant villains from spin-off media. However, it seems Halo Infinite is planning to recompile the main story back to the game. Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris, Guardians, much of the content in Halo 5 stemmed from the many novels and comic books that detailed the expanded Forerunner lore. Things started getting pretty confusing for the Halo continuity with Halo 5, as much of the campaign drew from events in the expanded Halo Universe.