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HALO INFINITE is on track to hit Xbox consoles, PC and Xbox
Cloud Gaming sometime this holiday season, but some key modes will be missing
at the outset. In a development update, 343 Industries said campaign co-op and
Forge won't be available at launch, as the studio is focusing on the
single-player campaign and multiplayer modes.
"Unfortunately,
as we focused the team for shutdown and really focused on a quality experience
for launch, we made the really tough decision to delay shipping campaign co-op
for launch," Halo Infinite head of creative Joseph Staten said in the
video. "We also made the tough call to delay shipping Forge past launch as
well."
343 Industries will roll out the modes next year as part of its
seasonal roadmap. Right now, the plan is to release campaign co-op in season
two (around three months after the game debuts) and Forge in season three
(approximately six months after launch). Those plans may change though.
"Our
number one priority is making sure that whatever we ship, whenever we ship it,
it meets the right quality bar across all platforms," Staten said.
"When we looked at these two experiences, campaign co-op and Forge, we
made the determination they're just not ready."
Campaign
co-op has long been a staple of the Halo series, with up to four people being
able to tackle the main campaign together. In Forge, players can create custom
game modes with modified maps and unique rules.
The
delays will likely come as a disappointment to fans, who've already had to wait
longer than expected for the next game in the flagship Xbox franchise. HALO INFINITE
wasn't ready in time for the Xbox Series X/S launch last November. As such,
Microsoft delayed the game until a year after it was initially
supposed to arrive.
As
for the specific Halo Infinite release date, Staten said 343
Industries plans to announce that soon. Along with the single-player campaign,
there's a free-to-play multiplayer mode. You'll just have to remain
patient a bit longer if you want to play through the campaign with your buddies
