Fan Discovers Hidden Audio Clip in Halo Infinite E3 Trailer by Scanning a QR Code

Halo Infinite, Cortana, audio

Twitter user Xepyal is a Halo fan, and he’s also very clever. By creating a QR code from an image that briefly flashes up on the screen during Halo Infinite’s E3 trailer, he’s uncovered a mysterious hidden audio file that might just hint at one of the game’s story beats.

Recommended Videos

“This is how I got it, took multiple screenshots of the red bars and put them all together, then I had to make the QR code,” Xepyal explains.

halo

After making his discovery and announcing it via Twitter, 343 Industries’ John Junyszek confirmed Xepyal was the first to piece together the puzzle.

The audio file, which you can listen to here, records footsteps approaching before a voice that is almost certainly Cortana’s says:

“This is part of me. I don’t know why. I don’t know, but it is me.”

For the uninitiated, Cortana has been a main protagonist of Halo since the series’ first game. She’s an AI hologram with an appearance that represents Dr. Catherine Halsey, and she essentially acts as Master Chief’s guide and side-kick in Halo games.

As some have pointed out in response to Xepyal’s discovery, this may be pointing to the fact that there’s another Cortana fragment we haven’t met yet, or that the Cortana fragment in Halo 5 wasn’t the same as previous games. We’ll have to wait until Microsoft decides to drop more story hints before the game’s holiday 2020 launch window before we can really theorize with any certainty, though.

You can check out Halo Infinite’s E3 trailer below:

You can check out a real-life version of the Cortana hologram here, it’s wild!


Twinfinite is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more
related content
Read Article Load From Last Inn Rest Causing Players to Lose Their Autosaves in Dragon’s Dogma 2
Dragon's Dogma 2 medusa gaze turning soldiers to stone
Read Article Players Are Speculating on What the GTA 6 Phone Apps Will Be
GTA 6 Fans Are Already Speculating on What Apps the Phone Will Have
Read Article The Impact Akira Toriyama Had on Gaming Can’t Be Understated
Photo of Akira Toriyama in His Office
Related Content
Read Article Load From Last Inn Rest Causing Players to Lose Their Autosaves in Dragon’s Dogma 2
Dragon's Dogma 2 medusa gaze turning soldiers to stone
Read Article Players Are Speculating on What the GTA 6 Phone Apps Will Be
GTA 6 Fans Are Already Speculating on What Apps the Phone Will Have
Read Article The Impact Akira Toriyama Had on Gaming Can’t Be Understated
Photo of Akira Toriyama in His Office
Author
Alex Gibson
Alex was a Senior Editor at Twinfinite and worked on the site between January 2017 and March 2023. He covered the ins and outs of Valorant extensively, and frequently provided expert insight into the esports scene and wider video games industry. He was a self-proclaimed history & meteorological expert, and knew about games too. Playing Games Since: 1991, Favorite Genres: RPG, Action