Halo Infinite’s cross-platform multiplayer mode should now be live for everyone on Xbox One, Xbox Series S / X, and PC to try out in beta. This beta includes access to season one with all the core maps and battle pass features. Any progress in the multiplayer mode will also carry over to launch day on December 8th.
Initially, there were a few hurdles downloading it from Xbox or via the Windows Store — at first, the free-to-play game only showed up as part of a paid Xbox Game Pass subscription, and some players had issues launching it as well. Microsoft suggested players might want to reboot their consoles, and Halo community director Brian Jarrard confirmed that some players were experiencing errors on launch since “the build is still publishing and rolling out.”
But we’re now seeing the game working on Xbox, and we had no issue firing up matches on PC via Steam from the get go. They did take a bit longer than you might expect to load, lingering on the startup screens. On Xbox, it’s a 25GB install; Steam starts with a 23.7GB download expanding to 26GB installed.
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