Halo Infinite is the big shooter from Microsoft. However, after the initial hype, it is losing more and more players on Steam and Xbox. Now insiders say: In 2022, Halo Infinite will get a Battle Royale – and it is said to be as big as CoD Warzone.
After the initial hype, Halo Infinite has become very quiet – except when it is mentioned as a scapegoat for Battlefield 2042, hardly anyone talks about the new Halo.
Since the surprising release in November 2021, there have been no significant content updates, making it even clearer how few maps and game modes the shooter actually has.
Halo Infinite is continuously losing players on Steam and Xbox, and viewership on Twitch is also declining. Therefore, streamers like Nickmercs are saying that Halo Infinite urgently needs a “Battle Royale mode, or it will die.
With Season 2 starting on May 3, developer 343 Industries aims to address the issue with 2 new maps. However, insiders say: a Battle Royale is still coming, and possibly this year.
Here you can see the trailer for Season 2 of Halo Infinite, titled “Lone Wolves”:
“Special” Battle Royale is supposed to come in 2022 – and be as big as CoD Warzone
As officially announced this week, the developer studio Certain Affinity is set to take on a larger role in Halo Infinite. With a better partnership between 343 Industries and Certain Affinity, “Halo Infinite will evolve in new and exciting ways”.
What do the insiders say? The trusted insider Jez Corden reports that with this partnership a new Battle Royale mode is coming to Halo Infinite. Corden reports the following about this new game mode, which is supposed to have a “special approach” to the genre:
- The Battle Royale has the code name “Tatanka”.
- The mode is being developed separately by Certain Affinity, while 343 Industries continues to work on the multiplayer and singleplayer of Halo Infinite.
- It is unclear how “traditional” this Battle Royale will be.
- Data miners have discovered a long list of tasks that could indicate many mini-objectives in the Battle Royale.
- Journalist Paul Tassi speculates that there could be PvE elements with AI enemies on the map. This would remind players of the multiplayer modes of Titanfall 2.
- The mode has been in development for over two years.
- It is expected to be about as large as CoD Warzone.
- It could potentially be a standalone, free-to-play game like Warzone.
- The mode is aimed at attracting new players to Halo Infinite and targets fans of Fortnite, CoD Warzone, and Apex Legends.
- It is supposed to relate to the upcoming Forge mode, which allows players to create their own maps and game modes.
The release is planned for Season 3 or 4 of Halo Infinite, says Jez Corden. This would likely mean August or November 2022.
These speculations are not the first regarding a Battle Royale in Halo Infinite. When the developers were asked about it in the past, they clearly rejected the game mode.
In a stream 4 years ago, Jeff Easterling, the lead writer at 343 Industries, said: “The only BR we are interested in is the Battle Rifle.” If insiders are to be believed, this attitude has changed.
If these reports are confirmed, it will be exciting to see how Halo’s specific features work in a Battle Royale. Because in Halo Infinite, even toxic gestures are part of the norm:
In Halo Infinite, players desecrate the bodies of their victims because it is considered appropriate
