Small, squad-based battles on tightly-designed maps may be the bread and butter of the competitive Halo scene, but no other game mode emphasizes what makes the franchise unique that Big Team Battle.
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While you may experience some bumps and bugs during this beta period, it does mark the official start of Halo Infinite Season 1, with all day-one maps and modes enabled as well as the full Season 1 Battle Pass. Every game in the Halo franchise has added its own twist to multiplayer, but team slayer has always been untouchable. "But as we prepare for a significant increase in the number of players jumping into Halo Infinite on launch day, December 8th, we want to ensure all our systems are good-to-go. "Our previous Multiplayer Technical Previews went a long way to battle-testing our services and infrastructure," wrote Staten. The next era of Halo begins To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the franchise, Halo Infinite’s multiplayer beta is available today and free to play on Xbox. On the Halo Waypoint blog Staten explained that the surprise launch of the game was being treated as a beta – meaning you could potentially run into bugs, see changes, and more – because the team expects an even larger influx of players next month and wants to be able to prepare. 343 has also extended the multiplayer mode's first season Battle Pass until May 2, 2022.
Halo Infinite's head of creative, Joseph Staten has clarified why the early release of the game's multiplayer mode is being treated as a beta until the full game's official release date on December 8.