343 Industries is shifting the roadmap forHalo Infiniteahead
Halo Infinitedeveloper 343 Industries has releaseda new roadmap updatetoday, outlining the roadmap ahead for the latestHalo. While features like Forge are coming into focus, others are falling behind.
The next major update forHalo Infinitewill arrive on November 8. Dubbed the Winter Update, this will include the campaign network co-op and mission replaypreviously targeted for late August. It will also include a beta version of the Forge,Halo‘s map creation tool.
The Winter Update will also include a shorter, 30-tier Battle Pass and two new maps, Detachment and Argyle. A new beta for Match XP will roll out, the Covert One Flag mode will be added, and events will be hosted in December and January. This season will run through March 7, which is when Season 3 will debut.
In today’s Dev Update video, 343 head of creative Joseph Staten and head ofHalo Infinitelive service Sean Baron discuss the plans ahead for the FPS. And as the team focuses on other areas, one aspect is being taken off the table. While network campaign co-op is set to arrive in November, 343 has decided to not ship split-screen campaign co-op forInfinite.
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Season 3, meant to arrive on March 7, will include a full 100-tier Battle Pass, a new weapon and equipment, and new maps for Arena and Big Team Battle. In-game reporting, VIP and Escalation modes, a custom game browser, and a new narrative event are all set for that season as well.
Campaign co-op has been an elusive addition forHalo Infinite. The feature has beendelayed several times over, ashas Forge. And while the networked version will finally be arriving soon, seeing the split-screen version get cut is a bummer. It’s how, I’m sure, many folks first played co-opHalo. But hopefully the shift in resources helpsHalo Infiniteget on a better release track overall.
