Halo Infinite campaign to support 2-player split-screen, 4-player online coop
Buddy up with one friend for Halo Infinite via split-screen, or three friends online.
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What you need to know
Halo Infinitecontinues to target a launch later this year, with itsnew 8-minute gameplay reelproviding our first look into Microsoft’s latest vision for its story campaign. The newest footage, revealed at the latest Xbox Games Showcase, highlights a new open-world sandbox headed into the next-generation, with heavy influence from the earliest franchise entries since 2001.
Halo Infinite can be experienced alone or with friends via the return of local split-screen, and online cooperative play. 343 Industries head of design, Jerry Hook, hasclarifiedthat the campaign supports four players online, with up to two players on the same screen. The status of the Halo Infinite multiplayer remains unclear at this time.
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Microsoftenvisions Halo Infinite as a long-term platform,with future updates to support the title over the years to come. The gameplay debut has highlighted various planned campaign changes, including an upgrade-based progression system, and a new faction of weapons to explore. It couples with its new open-world approach, with inspiration from the early hours of Halo: Combat Evolved and its lengthy, open environments to explore.
While Halo Infinite will launch alongside the newXbox Series X, Microsoft has also confirmed its release on Xbox One and PC this holiday — including Steam and the Microsoft Store.
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