Despite a 2017 promise to never miss out on split-screen co-op in other Halo games, 343 Industries announced today that the feature has been removed from the Halo Infinite roadmap. In a video update, the developers said that Halo Infinite’s local shares have been redirected to other areas that need improvement, particularly the game’s FPS live service component, which sees Season 3 pushed back to March 2023.
The news that 343 Industries is leaving local co-op for Halo Infinite isn’t mentioned in the blog post accompanying the 30-minute update video, but it is mentioned briefly by Halo Creative Director Joseph Staten around 11:45 p.m. . You can watch the video below:
“We had to make the difficult decision not to launch a collaborative split-screen campaign,” says Staten looking into the camera, explaining that the studio’s resources will be focused on things like improving the timing of the seasons and adding new experiences. which the team has yet to reveal.
Direct content manager Sean Barron said his team determined that releasing season 3 right after season 2 ended would have a “serious negative impact” on all of 2023 and decided it should be delayed, but says it was important to release the season. update on November 8 343 Industries says this will be the biggest and most robust update since Halo Infinite launched last year, and will include the long-awaited Halo Forge beta and online campaign co-op beta, the launch of which It was scheduled. in season 2.
According to the updated Halo Infinite roadmap, Season 3 will run from March 7 to June 27.
Source : PC Gamesn
