Halo Infinite split-screen co-op mode quietly scrapped
The latest Halo Infinite roadmap removes a sought-after mode toš„ focus the dev's attention on other areas

A major Halo Infinite update has quietly snuck in the announcement that a split-screen co-op mode will not be happening.š At all. While players can get excited about the latest Halo Infinite fall/winter roadmap, a video accompanying the announcement from 343 Industries buries some not-so-great information within it.
At the 11:46 mark in the video, 343 head of creative Joseph Staten looks to the camera and says, "We had to make the difficult decision not to ship campaign split-screen coop, and take the sources that we would use on that and go after thišÆs list and all these other things."
The list Staten is referring to includes cracking down oān cheaters, increasing stability and polish, sorting out multiplayer performance issues, and more. The 30-minute long video adopts 343 Industries' more recent push for transparency when it comes to updates and realistic roadmaps, something that players seem to be welcoming with open arms. However, it's disconcerting to have something we've long been promised quietly canceled in the middle of a lengthy update video.
And when you consider the conflicting information 343 Industries has given players since long before launch, it's even more frustrating. Back in July 2020, the studio promised Halo Infinite would have split-screen co-opš ŗ at launch. And while a 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:Halo Infinite neą¶£twork campaign co-op beta was availš¦able for playerš“s earlier in the summer, it was never made clear until just now that split-screen co-op was off the table.
The rest of the Halo Infinite roadmap confirms that a Forge beta and campaign network co-op will come in the winter update whiš§øch will run from Novą¼ŗember 8 to March 7. A new season, Halo Infinite: Echoes Within, will kick off March 7 and run until June 27 of next year.
Xbox suggests using Discord for 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:Halo Infinite campaign co-op when it finally drops.
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