Two weeks after it introduced a brand new remaster, Halo Studios has confirmed it is going to be ending updates for Halo Infinite to concentrate on the “a number of” titles it has in growth.
The information was shared in a prolonged weblog publish detailing Halo Infinite’s subsequent replace, Operation Infinite, which is able to launch on November 18.
“As we glance again on 4 years of evolution and updates in Halo Infinite, we’d prefer to thank our neighborhood to your steadfast assist,” the studio wrote.
“With out your suggestions and enthusiasm, Halo Infinite multiplayer wouldn’t be the particular place it’s at present: a strong enviornment for slaying and taking part in, with one thing for each Spartan.”
It added: “With a number of Halo titles in growth, we’ll want our complete workforce’s mixed focus to ship new experiences with the identical ardour and care that our neighborhood has given us.
“Whereas we stay dedicated to supporting Halo Infinite on the street forward, Operation: Infinite is the final main content material replace at present deliberate.”
Halo Infinite launched for Xbox Sequence X|S and PC 4 years in the past, in December 2021. On the time, Halo Studios – then generally known as 343 Industries – claimed that it had an bold ten-year plan to “[tell] new tales in persevering with Grasp Chief’s saga for years to return”.
Halo Infinite’s former studio head, Chris Lee, informed IGN in 2020: “Halo Infinite is the beginning of our platform for the long run. We would like Infinite to develop over time, versus going to these numbered titles and having all that segmentation that we had earlier than. It’s actually about creating Halo Infinite as the beginning of the following ten years for Halo after which constructing that as we go together with our followers and neighborhood.”
Some alleged particulars on Infinite’s deliberate decade of assist reportedly included main multiplayer modes, together with battle royale, and common marketing campaign updates.
Nonetheless, within the years since launch, 343 Industries noticed important upheaval, together with layoffs, the departure of many key workers, and a transfer away from its inner engine know-how, which was partially blamed for sluggish post-launch assist.
The way forward for the sequence will happen outdoors of Infinite. Eventually 12 months’s Halo World Championship, Halo Studios introduced that it was engaged on a number of Halo video games developed inside Unreal Engine 5. The primary of these, Halo: Marketing campaign Developed, was introduced for Xbox, PS5, and PC final month.
Halo: Marketing campaign Developed is a full remake of the marketing campaign portion of the sequence’ first recreation, Halo: Fight Developed. Whereas no particular launch date was introduced, Microsoft has confirmed the sport will launch subsequent 12 months.
“This fully-rebuilt marketing campaign will introduce remastered 4K visuals, beloved Halo weapons and automobiles, plus brand-new story content material,” in response to Xbox.
