When all hope is lost and humanity's fate hangs in the balance, the Master Chief is ready to confront the most ruthless foe he's ever faced. The Halo series returns with the most expansive Master Chief story yet and a ground-breaking free-to-play multiplayer experience.

This next chapter in 343 Industries' legendary Halo franchise invites players to join the venerable Master Chief on an all-new adventure as he uncovers the mysteries surrounding the appearance of "The Pilot" and the desolate remains of a Halo ring.

Begin anew and step inside the armor of humanity's greatest hero to experience an epic adventure and finally explore the scale of the Halo ring itself.

Explore the epic expanse of a Halo ring for the first time in the most ambitious Halo game ever made.

With the end of Season 2 drawing ever closer, 343 Industries want to provide you with an update on the future of all things Halo Infinite.

Joseph Staten, Sean Baron, and Brian Jarrard sat down for a roundtable discussion about the current state of the game, priorities, and player experience goals. Also covered is the upcoming “Winter Update,” Season 3, and other features (such as the Forge Beta and Campaign Network Co-Op) which you can check out in the video above.

In addition, we have also updated the roadmap for what’s coming in the Winter Update and Season 3, featuring new maps, modes, weapons, armor, and much more.

343 Industries revealed that going forward it wants to focus on Halo Infinite's live service and has made the decision to abandon local campaign split-screen co-op.

What the developers ARE working on is the Winter Update, promising to be Halo Infinite's biggest update yet, scheduled for November 8, 2022 and will feature Forge (Beta), new 30-level battle pass, new Covert One Flag mode, two new maps (Argyle and Detachment), online campaign co-op and mission replay features, as well as match XP (Beta).

Additionally 343 Industries revealed that Halo Infinite's Season 3: Echoes Within is currently scheduled to kick off on March 7, 2023 and will include another two new maps, new VIP and Escalation game modes, new armor cores, a custom game browser and the Bandit Rifle.

Key Features:

• Campaign: When all hope is lost and humanity's fate hangs in the balance, the Master Chief is ready to confront the most ruthless foe he's ever faced. Begin anew and step inside the armor of humanity's greatest hero to experience an epic adventure and finally explore the scale of the Halo ring itself.
• Multiplayer: Halo's legendary multiplayer combat returns, reimagined and evolving over time with seasonal updates, new modes and maps, and community focused content. Create endless combat possibilities by mixing and matching a rich variety of on-map weapons and equipment to experience unique multiplayer gameplay that's unlike anything but Halo. And for the first time, Halo multiplayer goes free to play inviting millions of gamers across Xbox and PC to join the fight.
• Cross-Platform Gaming: Halo Infinite provides an amazing experience across the Xbox One and newer family of consoles as well as PC with stunning graphics and world-class cross-platform play. And, on Xbox Series X as well as supported PCs, enjoy enhanced features like up to 120FPS and greatly reduced load times creating seamless gameplay that usher in the next generation of gaming.

Halo Infinite is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Store / Steam).