Halo Infinite could be getting a battle royale mode after all

Date:
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:54:44 +0000

Description:
Halo Infinite battle royale rumors refuse to go away, and a new file
uncovered by dataminers certainly wont help.

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Its been heavily rumored that Halo Infinite could get its own battle royale mode when the game releases sometime during Holiday 2021, but so far, developer 343 Industries has repeatedly poured cold water on any speculation that has arisen.

However, new evidence has surfaced that gives us the strongest indication yet that a last-man standing style game type could be included in Halo Infinite
in the future.

As spotted by PCGamesN , dataminers have already found spoilers relating to Halo Infinites campaign in the games technical preview , but now a voice recording performed by the games legendary multiplayer announcer, Jeff Stitzer, has also been discovered. Check out our Xbox Series X review Fancy going all-digital? Read our Xbox Series S review Best Xbox Series X headsets
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In the voice clip , Stitzer can clearly be heard saying "Battle Royale." As Halo fans will be all too aware, the games announcer always calls out the multiplayer mode youre playing before a match begins, such as "Slayer" or "Oddball," so the presence of a dedicated battle royale callout is
interesting to say the least.

But does this voice recording confirm that Halo Infinite will definitely get
a battle royale mode, then? Not necessarily. As commenters on Resetera have rightly pointed out, the developers could have had Stitzer record this clip for any number of reasons. It could be for a future update or even a custom game mode, but theres no doubt that 343 Industries has at least thought about the possibility. Analysis: A battle royale mode for Halo Infinite makes sense

While its fair to say that the battle royale genre has long past its
honeymoon phase, PUBG , Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone continue to be some of the most played online multiplayer games around. Having an
established franchise like Halo would immediately make it appealing to those who enjoy the battle royale format as a whole, and it helps that the games multiplayer will be free-to-play.

However, adding a battle royale mode to Halo Infinite would be a huge undertaking for the team. Not only would new maps need to be created to support a battle royale style experience, but balancing and technical considerations would also be a concern. Weve seen Halo build upon its Big
Team Battle mode with Warzone in Halo 5, but even then the maps would need to be significantly larger.

If a battle royale mode does come to Halo Infinite, wed expect it to be a
more refined and tailored experience that works in the framework of Halo, as opposed to trying to replicate something on the scale of Call of Duty:
Warzone or even Apex Legends.

The good news is that impressions of Halo Infinites multiplayer have been almost overwhelmingly positive during the games technical preview event, so even if a battle royale mode doesnt arrive, Halo purists can at least look forward to potentially one of the best Halo multiplayer experiences to date.

Halo Infinite is scheduled to release sometime during Holiday 2021 (between November and December) for Xbox One , Xbox Series X/S and PC. It will also be available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers on day one. Xbox Series X vs Xbox Series S : which Xbox is right for you?



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