Halo Infinite Post-Launch: The Pros and Cons of No Battle Royale Mode

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While Halo Infinite received widespread acclaim for its multiplayer PvP component on launch, since then players have been clamoring for more content after five months with no major updates. Season 2, titled «Lone Wolves,» will release in May, and should be a significant milestone in helping the game achieve its live-service potential. Debate continues on whether Halo Infinite should receive a battle royale (BR) mode as one piece of new content, but there are pretty equal reasons why it shouldn't have one in the first place.

Halo Infinite finds itself in a market dominated by live-service FPS battle royales such as Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone. It's no surprise that the BR debate started as soon as it was announced that Halo Infinite multiplayer was free-to-play, however community feedback has been divided. This division of the community's desires comes down to both the market the game finds itself in, and the legacy of its franchise already having plenty of unique and interesting ways to play.

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While BR games and modes are extremely popular among casual and competitive players, particularly on streaming platforms, developing a BR mode for a game which has never been balanced for one is risky. Within the BR market, there have been huge hits but equally large misses. Battlefield 5's «Firestorm,» Call of Duty's «Blackout,» and Ubisoft's dedicated BR Hyperscape rapidly decreased in popularity despite efforts to bring them to public attention.

When the BR concept was young and popular thanks to the release of games such as PUBG, developing a Halo BR may have made sense. Now that player expectations for BR games are higher, even with the backing of major franchises,