Symbol of this growing exasperation, this exchange on Reddit in which Brian Jarrad, in charge of communication at 343 Industries, recognizes that the players have reason to lose patience.
“There are indeed many challenges and constraints. We are clearly not satisfied with not being able to meet the expectations of the players and the community, it is a difficult situation that will take time for the team. For now, the focus is on Season 2 and we will have more information to share about that in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, production planning, costing or even hiring are in progress, which really does not facilitate regular and detailed updates. We understand that the community is simply at the end of its tether and, frankly, I think they’ve had enough of the lyrics. We just need some time for the team to work out the details and then we can share as much as possible“, published the moderator of community.
A transparent message and no doubt supposed to be soothing, but which at the same time raised even more questions among players. “I’m sorry but what’s going on here? How, five months after launch, can things still be in the hiring and planning stages?“, reacts Visco0825. “Man, don’t take this the wrong way, but how can your studio, which has hundreds of developers, struggle to release new maps, new modes and cosmetics? That’s not asking for a five star meal. It’s the minimum“, estimates TimeGlitches.
In January, Microsoft boasted of having seen more than 20 million players on Halo Infinite since its release, a stat said to make it the best launch in franchise history, which once topped the charts in the United States with every new release before entering the era of Game Pass and free-to-play. -play. In fact, the daily peak of Halo Infinite on Steam recently fell below 10,000 concurrent users. As of this writing, the game isn’t even in Steam’s top 100 with just 3,000 active users. The situation seems more favorable on Xbox, where the game is still in the top 15 of the most played titles in the USA, but faces strong competition with Fortnite, Apex Legends, Call of Duty Warzone or Destiny 2, as many free games. -to-play in better shape than him.