Halo Infinite Will Launch Without These Features, Despite Delays

Though we finally learned why "Halo Infinite" has experienced multiple delays, some details remained shrouded in mystery. Over time, however, additional aspects have come to light. For example, fans now know that "Halo Infinite" will launch without a couple of franchise staples: campaign co-op and Forge mode. The announcement came during a segment of the August Development Update for "Halo Infinite," delivered by Head of Creative Joseph Staten.

Explaining that he and his son recently began playing each of the "Halo" games' campaign co-op on Legendary mode, Staten stated, "campaign co-op is fundamental to the 'Halo' experience." However, he announced, "Unfortunately, as we focused the team for shutdown and really focused on a quality experience for launch, we made the really tough decision to delay shipping campaign co-op for launch. And, we also made the tough call to delay shipping Forge past launch as well."

When asked why the game would release without these features, Staten responded, "when we looked at these two experiences, campaign co-op and Forge, we made the determination they're just not ready." He later added, "So, we're gonna keep campaign co-op and Forge in the oven for a little bit longer and then, when they're ready, we're gonna release them as part of our seasonal road map next year."