At long last, Halo Infinite is getting some meaty updates this fall. Unfortunately, a long-promised feature is getting cut as well.
On Thursday, 343 Industries announced that Halo Infinite‘s Forge and online co-op modes are coming out on Nov. 8, 2022. As with past iterations, Forge is the popular level-building game type that lets anyone come up with unique maps. Network co-op hardly needs an explainer — it’ll just make campaign missions playable over the internet. All the same, this is an enormous update that has seen several lengthy delays.
Regrettably, it seems that the split-screen co-op mode has been canceled altogether. Quite a shocking decision, considering Halo: Combat Evolved popularized the feature way back in 2001.
“In order to improve and accelerate ongoing live service development, and to better address player feedback and quality of life updates, we have reallocated studio resources and are no longer working on local campaign split-screen co-op,” 343 Industries said via IGN.
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— Halo (@Halo) September 1, 2022
343 Industries teased couch co-op many years ago, so this is quite a disappointing move for many fans. Some real end-of-an-era vibes, truly.
The November update will also add two competitive multiplayer maps to Halo Infinite. Both were made entirely in Forge, demonstrating how effective the tool is.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
