Halo Infinite is about to get its last major update

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Richard Lawler

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget.

On November 18th, Operation: Infinite will be released for Halo Infinite players with a battle pass and lots of new customizations, but according to the team, that’s it for this game’s content updates:

With multiple Halo titles in development, we’ll need our whole team’s combined focus to deliver new experiences with the same passion and care that our community has given us. While we remain committed to supporting Halo Infinite on the road ahead, Operation: Infinite is the last major content update currently planned.

Putting this game into maintenance mode is an awkward counterpart after last month’s news of a 2026 multiplatform release for the Halo: Campaign Evolved remake, but that’s the way things have gone for Infinite ever since it came out of the blocks stumbling with an ugly, unpolished eight-minute gameplay trailer in 2020.

The game was eventually delayed another year to late 2021, missing the launch of the Xbox Series X / S consoles, and shipping without features like campaign co-op and the Forge customization mode. The infamous Craig did get a glow-up, and subsequent updates checked off some of the community’s wishlist items. Still, it’s clearer than ever that the future of Halo is cross-platform and doesn’t include the free-to-play multiplayer of Infinite, as Xbox hardware sales continue to slow, and Microsoft’s profitability push shuts down studios and raises prices.

Now, the team writes, “we’ve been floored by the response” to Campaign Evolved, which will be released on both PS5 and Xbox next year.

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