Yes, you read that right. Halo Infinite will be offering its multiplayer portion in a free-to-play package, and only the Campaign being locked behind a paywall.
Halo Infinite will also run at 120FPS, which is extremely impressive, and just shows what consumers can expect from the next generation of consoles. And I for one, am excited.
The Halo team confirmed this news via a tweet:
“Halo is for everyone,” reads the tweet from the official account. “We can confirm #HaloInfinite multiplayer will be free-to-play and will support 120FPS on Xbox Series X. More details will be shared later!”
Halo is for everyone. We can confirm #HaloInfinite multiplayer will be free-to-play and will support 120FPS on Xbox Series X. More details will be shared later! pic.twitter.com/9bIrppFiON
— Halo (@Halo) July 31, 2020
Before any official confirmation was provided, the news had previously been leaked on UK retailer Smyths Toys when making a promotional poster for the upcoming game.
Twitter user Klobrille also leaked the news hours before the official confirmation, and also added that the game will include a Battle Pass option, and completely new customisation options.
This is what the original tweet said:
“Since everyone is covering this topic, I might just go ahead as well.
– Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free-to-play
– Arena aims for 120fps on Xbox Series X
– Battle Pass system
– Customization options completely new to Halo
Halo will be *huge*.”
Since everyone is covering this topic, I might just go ahead as well.
– Halo Infinite multiplayer will be free-to-play
– Arena aims for 120fps on Xbox Series X
– Battle Pass system
– Customization options completely new to HaloHalo will be *huge*.https://t.co/5py6tOeids pic.twitter.com/i7HOnsLH1D
— Klobrille (@klobrille) July 31, 2020
This is very exciting news from Microsoft and, hopefully, a role model for other game companies to look up to.
