Halo Infinite had the biggest launch in the franchise with over 20 million players to date

Halo Infinite
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Over 20 million people have played Halo Infinite, making it the bigg𒈔est Halo launch ever.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella touched on the game's success in the company's latest earnings call, and the official Halo account qu𓆏ickly followed up to affirm that I♔nfinite has been "the biggest launch in Halo franchise history." 

Compared to previous Halo games, Halo Infinite had the massive advantage of a totally free-to-play multiplayer component which 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:saw a surprise launch last November. The game al🌳so launched on Xbox Game Pass, which made it even more accessible.  

Of course, we can't forget that the game is just plain good. As we said in our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Halo Infinite review, its dynamic open world, refined combat, and updated multiplayer delivered a whole new breed of Halo. And as our own Alyssa Mercante said, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:it's secretly one of the funniest games to come out in years.

Since its explosive launch, Halo Infinite has worked to balance the systems and expectations of free-to-play games and Halo games, which haven't always aligned cleanly. Developer 343 Industries recently announced that the next seasonal battle pass will enable players to earn the premium Credits which w🌃ere previously locked to microtransactions, for example.  

In a similar vein, the studio updated the premier Fracture: Tenrai event to give out more free gear following an avalanche of player feedback arguing that cosmetics felt too expensive. The cost of Halo Infinite's paid items were also 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:reduced across the board as part of a renewed plan from 343 💃to change "how we package and price items." 

Halo Infinite's Tenrai event is definitely better, but it still needs work. 

Austin Wood
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Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with G🍎amesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as po🗹ssible.