After years of development, the multiplayer portion ofHalo Infinitehas been released for free. While the multiplayer preview has been available for some time now, users will finally be able to enjoyHalo Infinitemultiplayer from a much more accessible lens. Though, after being out for less than a day, the game has already achieved massive success on a particular platform.
Many players have had an opportunity to get a taste ofHalo Infinite’smultiplayer via the technical preview, and it was received quite well . Although, what’s truly impressive is how much immediate attention and popularityHalo Infinite’smultiplayer has received upon its initial availability, to the point where the game managed to quickly break an impressive record.
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According to Daniel Ahmad on Twitter, as of today,Halo Infinitehas become the most successful Xbox Game Studios game released onSteam. After being out for less than a day,Halo Infinitehas reached over 162k concurrent users and will likely continue to grow over the course of the next several days. This record was previously held byForza Horizon 5, which was released on Steam just over a week ago.
Of course, it is worth mentioning that unlikeForza Horizon 5and many other Xbox Game Studios titles,Halo Infinite’smultiplayer is free to play. Hence, the only thing that hinders player accessibility is the lack of console ownership or an updated PC. In any case, it’s still an incredibly impressive milestone that indicates a strong start toHalo Infinite’ssuccess.
However, while the multiplayer is currently available, there’s still a number of details surroundingHalo Infinitethat have many fans of the series curious. A lot of additional information regardingHalo Infinite’ssingle-player campaignhas recently been released, but there’s still a lot of finer details that have yet to be revealed. Then again, it’s possible that 343 Industries wants to keep certain details of the campaign in the dark until the game officially launches.
It will be interesting to see how well the rest ofHalo Infinitewill be received. There have been some rumors floating around thatHalo Infinitecould be receiving multiple campaigns, which may not seem as unlikely as some fans may think. Apparently,Halo Infiniteis meant to last ten years and given the multitude of battle pass seasons included inHalo: The Master Chiefcollection, it’s possible that 343 Industries could potentially employ a similar model with regards to the story campaign.
Halo Infinitereleases December 8 on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
