Halo Infinite community director explains microtransaction price hike

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As loyal Halo Infinite multiplayer players have already noticed, there have been some big changes made with Season 5.

Though many are positive, such as the ability to mix and match cosmetic items, it’s not all milk and honey, as all microtransaction prices have been made more expensive, to boot. This problem has been highlighted by Halo fan and streamer XLR8 over on Twitter, where they expressed their disappointment with how 343 Industries has been handling this particular issue.

“Even as a frequent spender,” they said, “lots of stuff simply isn’t worth the price [anymore].” For example, the featured Flood-themed Transgressor cosmetics bundle costs the equivalent of $20 for a single set of armor and a universal color scheme. In the seasons prior, $20 would net players two full sets of armor with additional cosmetics, several color schemes, and some weapon skins on top of all that.

While Season 5 of multiplayer content may have delivered some key wins for 343 early on, the fact that the studio is bumping up MTX purchase prices is an obvious point of contention for the community, to the point that Halo Infinite‘s community manager, Brian Jarrard, had to chime in, responding to the issue with a direct retort to XLR8.

Hey XLR8 –
Shop prices on many offers have changed in conjunction with multi-core functionality being added to customization content. With Season 4, we saw new shop offers reflect a new pricing model to account for new coatings being multi-core enabled. With Season 5, many…

According to Jarrard, the reason 343 Industries has chosen to increase microtransaction prices across the board is to reflect the new multi-core customization feature. As players can now mix and match their cosmetics across different armor