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Halo Infinite is letting in non-Insiders for this weekend’s big team battle betaAs long as you have an Insider friend
As long as you have an Insider friend
This weekend’sHalo Infinitebeta is bigger than before, both in player invites going out and in the matches you’ll tackle. Registered Halo Insiders have been getting their hands on with Halo Infinite’s multiplayer in 343’s recent beta tests and now this weekend you can too. Well, maybe, provided you can pester a friend invite code out of a pal of yours who’s already an Insider. If you find yourself queued up to play, you’ll be participating in those chaotic 12v12 spartan matches Friday through Sunday.
343 explain the detailsin a postlaying out how players on different platforms can get in. Xbox players, the lucky folks, are all invited. Here on PC though, you’ll need to either be an Insider already and get your invite that way or get a Steam key from an Insider friend who’s redeemed one in Halo Waypoint. More details on redeeming those areover hereif you’ve not done it before.
Halo Infinite | Multiplayer Season 1 Cinematic IntroWatch on YouTube
Halo Infinite | Multiplayer Season 1 Cinematic Intro
For this test, you’ll have four arena maps available—Live Fire, Bazaar, Recharge, and Behemoth—with Slayer, Capture The Flag, and Strongholds game modes. The focus though, 343 have said, are the big team battles. Those will be the Total Control game mode taking place on the Fragmentation map.
No details on that just yet though, it looks like, so continue keeping an eye out for now.
The RPS crewmates who’ve gotten their hands on Infinite already seem to be having a swell time with it. Ed says itreminds him of old Haloin the best way. “I’m super excited to see 343 have turned back the clock,” he says. “It looks and plays like those grand memories ofHalo 3and Reach, with a few small additions that add to the fun without muddying that Halo identity.”
Brendan Caldwell has gotten his boots on the ground too, saying that Infinite’s maps arevintage multiplayer jungle gyms.
Perhaps I’ve now formally graduated to curmudgeon gamer status, but all this talk of old Halo is the closest I’ve come to going back since the days I too spent a frightening number of hours in Halo 3. Like Ed, I also miss the simplicity of spartans prior to jetpacks.
Halo Infinite launches at last on December 8th overon Steam. It will of course also be coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Here’s a reminder on those scheduled times for this weekend, kicking off the first play session at 6pm BST (10am PDT) this Friday:
