I’m not sure why, but Halo Infinite was conspicuously missing from Xbox’s weekend showcase. The multiplayer game has clearly experienced setbacks as one of Microsoft’s premier live-service products, but it’s really odd that we weren’t even given a sneak peek at impending patches because Halo Infinite is about to receive a significant one.
For starters, Halo Infinite Season 4 lands on June 20. It brings new career ranks and career progression, the fan-favorite infection game mode, coatings usable on all armor cores, and there’ll be new maps and double XP weekends, too. It’s not a game-changing season of Halo, sure, but it continues to show that Xbox and 343 are expanding their offerings.
So why did we not even get a trailer for Halo Infinite Season 4 at the showcase? I don’t think any of us really expected the rumored battle royale mode to make an appearance, but even Overwatch 2, a game that isn’t actually under Microsoft (yet) got a fanfare-filled trailer for upcoming content.
We got so much Starfield it’d make your eyes hurt, with DLC news, sandwich bandit escapades, and even Constellation Edition details, but Halo Infinite was nowhere to be found. I still maintain that the new Halo has some of the best core gameplay (like movement and shooting) of any FPS game currently on the market, but Xbox didn’t really want to show that off at its own showcase.
Maybe there’s something big planned ahead of Season 4 to show off, but if so that just makes me wonder why it wouldn’t be put in the colossal showcase that has, what might be, the most eyes on Xbox’s output.
We saw the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC and Keanu Reeves, Avowed gameplay, and even Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws, so why not Halo? I’m afraid I just don’t get it. I’m glad 343 is here to stay with Halo, but I cannot even begin to comprehend how they’re presenting the game alongside Xbox.
Anyway, if you want to jump into the shooter for the first time you’ll need to get to grips with the Halo Infinite system requirements, or you can check out our Halo Infinite bosses guide to get the upper hand on them in the campaign.