Halo Infinite Finally Adds Announcer Jeff Steitzer to Big Team Battles
A special treat is coming for Halo Infinite players now that Season 1 has ended, as developer 343 Industries announced that legendary announcer Jeff Steitzer would be lending his voice to the Big Team Battle mode. Steitzer has been the announcer for Halo games going back to 2001's Halo: Combat Evolved and is also the announcer for Halo Infinite. However, with the introduction of the popular Big Team Battle mode, Halo fans have noticed that Steitzer's voice was conspicuously absent.
Big Team Battle is a mode that has been a staple of Halo games for years. Big Team Battle is the massive competitive mode that features 12 versus 12 combat on larger maps that often include vehicles. It is one of the most common game modes in the Halo franchise, so players were not at all surprised to see it return in Halo Infinite. However, the game was also updated by the team sizes being increased to 12 players from the previous 8. Curiously, though, the playlist did not feature the iconic voice of Jeff Steitzer. This caused a ton of outcry from players who didn't understand why he was missing from the Big Team Battle playlist. Now, 343 Industries is rectifying this mistake.
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Halo recently released a post titled "Season 1 Outcomes Report" in which the developers provided some insight from the community's feedback through Season 1 and discuss some upcoming changes that would be made in response to this. Within the multiplayer discussions, under the heading for Big Team Battle, the Halo team confirmed that Jeff Steitzer's voice would return to the mode to call out player-earned medals. This caused a great response from Halo Infinite players, who have been eager to
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