Even Halo Infinite’s devs are disappointed with the game’s multiplayer
Halo Infinite’s recently revealed content roadmap has received a mixed reception from fans, but it seems even developer 343 Industries isn’t entirely satisfied with the update schedule.
Speaking in a recent Halo Infinite livestream, 343’s head of creative content Joseph Staten responded to concerns that the multiplayer shooter’s delayed second season of content will run for six months, leaving many players waiting for longer than they’d hoped for Season 3. On top of that, several other much-anticipated features, including campaign co-op and Forge mode, are yet to appear or receive definitive release dates.
Staten candidly suggested that Halo Infinite’s development team is just as disappointed with the slow rollout of new content as players, but must address more pressing issues with the game before it can release more regular seasons (thanks, PureXbox).
“One thing to make really clear, none of us inside of 343 look at this roadmap and are happy with it,” said Staten.
“All of us want to be doing things faster to deliver more content. We still have this desire to get into a healthy rhythm where we can ship a season every three months, so for us internally it was painful, frankly, to communicate this roadmap with a season that was going to run for another six months.
“But the reason why we're doing that is exactly what we talked about before – we have to prioritize going after quality-of-life issues that are impacting the game right now, like today when you fire up the game. That's our number one priority.
Staten said the team is working on additional seasonal content but must first iron out Halo Infinite’s existing technical issues through targeted improvements.
“That's really how we're organizing ourselves to go after that work
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