Halo Infinite’s Sidekick Pistol looks very different in new screenshots

Halo Infinite might not have been given a major gameplay reveal in 2021 yet, but 343 Industries have definitely been hard at work making changes to the Xbox/PC exclusive. In new screenshots, you can see the Sidekick Pistol has been altered. 

Since being confirmed back in 2020, Halo fans have been sniffing around for details – for just about everything – in this world.

While the developers have revealed snippets of information on multiplayer, characters, and elements of gameplay previously – we now know why weapons haven’t always been highlighted. It appears things are still being tweaked ahead of the late 2021 release window.

In the past we’ve seen a closer look at the Skewer, and following on from that, we now have a bit more to work with in relation to the Sidekick Pistol.

Halo Sidekick Pistol changes spotted

The last time we caught a glimpse of the firearm was back in July 2020, and it looked like a pretty bog-standard pistol really. It was a lightweight weapon, based on the HUD image we could see, so nobody was reading too much into it.

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However, plans have changed since that time. In new ‘work in progress’ screenshots, released as part of a dev blog post, there was one in particular that shows a change in the Sidekick Pistol.

New Halo Infinite screenshot

A closer look was presented by Reddit user Okapi05, who posted: “The Halo Infinite Sidekick Pistol really has beefed up since July 2020.”

As seen in the comparison below, it’s certainly a different looking weapon now – with a revamp to the grip and also the incorporation of a flashlight attachment.

While this might look like a minimal change, it does explain why a Halo Infinite weapons lists is not readily available for just yet.

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Some are being changed in development, and for all we know even the rifles pictured in these dev screenshots may also be reworked ahead of launch.

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