Summary
343 Industries isn’t done supportingHalo Infinite, with a company official promising that the game will keep receiving updates. This confirmation is likely to be seen as good news byHalo Infinitefans, not least because the developer’s commitment to the game seemed in question as of late.
Rumors about 343 stepping away from theHalofranchisehave been circulating the industry for a while now. The company denied such speculation on several occasions, insisting that it remains in charge of the IP. But as far as the latest series entry is concerned, some fans have been worried that the company started winding downHalo Infinitesupport no later than January 2024, when it ended seasons in favor of shorter Operation events.
343 Industries Isn’t Done With Halo Infinite
Wanting to address some of these concerns, 343 Industries Senior Community Manager John Junyszek has recently assured fans that the developer isn’t done withHalo Infiniteupdates. Appearing at a panel held as part of the ongoing Halo Championship Series Atlanta Major, Junyszek acknowledged that 343 is currently pursuing some new projects, but insisted that won’t get in the way of continuing to support the most recentHaloinstallment. “We’re trying to do as much as we can, where we can, while we still have teams working on various [other] projects,” the official said around the 6:51:31 mark of the event’s July 26 livestream (viaPCGamesN).
Junyszek pointed toHalo Infinite’s Operation: Fleetcomas an example of the studio’s ongoing commitment to the game. Scheduled to launch on July 30, the said update will expand the game with the introduction of the VIP and Headhunter modes fromHalo 3andHalo: Reach, respectively. More than 1,000 new voice lines from theHaloseries' iconic announcer Jeff Steitzer will also be part of the upcoming package, together with a variety of balancing changes.
Junyszek’s latest comments suggest that updates in the vein of Operation: Fleetcom won’t be stopping anytime soon. But whether smaller releases of this sort manage to reinvigorate player interest in the game remains to be seen. As far as the PC crowd is concerned,Halo Infinite’s popularity has been on a fairly steady decline since its late 2021 release. As of July 2024, the shooter’s daily concurrent player peak on Steam is under 4,000, according to SteamDB data.
So, whileHalo Infinitewill have to face the reaper sooner or later, it would appear that day won’t come for a while yet. The game’s future updates are all expected to be multiplayer-oriented, as 343 stated no new campaign content was in the works as of late 2023.
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