Let’s face it, the Halo franchise is a global phenomenon that keeps giving us content every day. 2022 was a curious year that showed that even though everyone believes Halo Infinite is “dead”, every day can have new and fresh content from a single game. Now, speaking of franchise, everything is exploded on a larger scale, and no one can say otherwise.
2022 has been a cathartic year for Halo Infinite, as it has shown that many issues within 343 have been resolved. Not only was there pressure to support a new generation with Xbox Series X, but you had to circumvent your own community with new things to break paradigms; but none of this succeeded. Even if it wasn’t the best year, we can’t say that it was terrible; but something is clear to me, and that is that 2023 will be one of the best years for Halo Infinite and the franchise in general..
Despite the pessimism that reigns within the community, and what many influencers want to reflect, the future of the saga inside and outside of video games is encouraging and something big awaits us this year. This is something I want to clarify, and that is that the toxicity within the community has reached a point where misinformation has prevailed among content creators, misrepresenting Halo Infinite and creating an unhappy popular opinion. . So I would like to proceed in parts:
The future of Halo Infinite multiplayer
We’re currently raffling off the worst time for Halo Infinite multiplayer, the gap that existed between season 1 and season 2 was totally overwhelming, and we are currently at a point of absolute drought where a few events have caught our attention. This dryness of content in a “game as a service” is inexcusable and reflects just how bad 343 is on the inside.
Now, the third season of multiplayer is approaching, and there’s no reason not to be excited. With 343’s internal restructuring, it looks like things are looking up within development, and not just because of Bonnie Ross leaving 343, but also because the community rightly complained about all the problems that exist. . That said, we can expect the start of this season in March as a fresh start for multiplayer, as well as new experiences like Forge mode and rumored battle royale.
And speaking of halo infinite battle royale, we can expect it to arrive for the fourth season, that is, in June there will be news about it. We are well aware that these are rumors and nothing is confirmed, but all the leaks can confirm that it will be so.
The Halo Infinite campaign, an opportunity for many years
As stated in the game’s marketing campaign, it would last at least 30 years. It’s an obviously unfortunate and possibly wrong comment, but the game itself has shown us that it has a lot to offer for many years, starting in 2023.
With barely a year of play we already want to experience new things, as if it were the need for a new game. That’s why I think that the campaign extensions will be the best thing that can happen to us. From what has been leaked as Halo: The Endless, we expect the Halo universe to expand and give us great interactions with new species and the Master Chief.
We are not only talking about the missions of a classic campaign, the open world presented with all its technical advantages is also part of it. It’s another one of those things that’s awesome about this video game, that if you’ve tried it, you’ll realize it’s worth playing. That being the case, as the campaign continues to expand, it will result in a period video game.
343 and its policy change, a notice for Xbox
Something more than obvious is that Xbox and Phil Spencer have had a lot to do with 343’s issues since the launch of Halo 5. But beyond bad decisions in a creative process, something inexcusable is the way they manage video game development times and what that means for studios. be pressured to perform at their best. What I mean is that Phil Spencer’s obvious fault was pushing the release of this game to meet the new generation of consoles; For this reason, now that the board of directors who had little vision of their community has changed, one can dream that now they will meet expectations.
The disappointment that Halo Infinite was for many today means that the need to regain players’ trust and the desperation of not being able to keep any good news going for more than 2 weeks is materializing in new content for the game. However, with this 2023 and encouraging prospects for Xbox Game Pass, we can expect 343 to focus on creating content outside of the hurricane, always thinking about satisfying its community and not new players.
All additional content from the Halo franchise
In 2022, we had the launch of a Halo TV series, as well as a new book called Halo: Rubicon Protocol; not to mention that Halo: The Master Chief Collection is still being updated. This kind of material entertains us while expanding the narrative connection of its universe. This 2023, two will be the books that will arrive, one giving the context of the life of the Didact in Halo: Epitaph; the other with the brutal union between the Spartan Vale and the Arbiter in Halo: Outcasts.
What I mean is that if you’re a fan of Halo, you’ll never be bored, because it’s an expanded universe that keeps offering new experiences. Each format creating transmedia content adapts to each audience, demonstrating that the Master Chief’s story has near-infinite storytelling.
The community, competition and misinformation
This is a section I need to cover every time I review Halo. And it’s that most of what you can see on social media about the game is a 50-50 about how they’re tearing up Halo Infinite or how there’s just people living off their world. This is important to point out because those who enjoy this franchise really appreciate every new glimpse into its world; and while he has flaws in gameplay in some episodes, he’s flawless when it comes to storytelling. And that’s why it bothers me how this franchise is misinformed or looked down upon with every official move.
The community has reached a point where 343 cannot realize an idea when they are already criticizing a new thing. This internal toxicity destroys the very essence of what Halo is and damages the product. Getting to what is currently moving the interests of the study, which is that of the competition, and demonstrating how a handful of players are sending the changes that need to be made in real time.
In 2022 several eSports events took place, which showed us that these players don’t understand the Halo sandbox and are only looking for money. If 343 manages to avoid this, 2023 will undoubtedly take an excellent course, where the opinion of real players is what is taken into account.
Finally, mention that the saga has huge potential for the future, so I sincerely hope that this 2023 we will at least have the battle royale, a DLC campaign and more support for the community.
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