Halo Infinite Winter Update Goes Live!

https://www.eurogamer.net/halo-infinite-winter-update-release-time-uk-cet-est-pst-9001

The arrival of Halo Infinite Winter Update is easily the biggest update to the game since its launch back in late 2021.

Coming are several long-awaited features we've been waiting for - including campaign co-op and the Forge beta.

On the multiplayer side, there's a free Battle Pass, two new maps, a new mode and revamps to how XP works - plenty to keep you going in Halo Infinite until the delayed Season 3 arrives next year, in other words.

Halo Infinite Winter Update release time in UK / GMT, CET, EST and PST

Halo Infinite's Winter Update will be available on Tuesday, 8th November 2022. The official release time is as follows:

• UK: 6pm (GMT)
• Europe: 7pm (CET)
• East Coast US: 1pm (EST)
• West Coast US: 10am (PST)

In order words, this is around the usual weekly reset - meaning you can finish off the current week's challenges before the update begins.

Based on the Season 2 update, developer 343 Industries said servers would be offline for an hour from when downtime begins - and we imagine it'll be the same here (the following image describes the times as the 'rollout' - so it's possible it's when servers go down and not when the update is fully live - we'll wait and see).

Either way, for those in Europe, you have to wait until the evening before you can start downloading and playing.

As with all live service games, expect the possibility of delays or downtime taking longer than anticipated.

Halo Infinite Winter Update is here, ushing in the Halo Infinite co-op release date. Starting the story? Learn how to download and install the Halo Infinite campaign and lists of skull locations, Mjolnir Armor Lockers and Spartan Cores. including those for the commando rifle, fusion coil and a killing spree. If you're looking to step up the challenge, then Halo Infinite's ranking system is waiting.

What is featured in the Halo Infinite Winter Update?

The 'Winter Update' is a stopgap while we wait for the delayed Season 3, and is easily the most significant since Halo Infinite's launch, with every mode in the game receiving some long-awaited additions and changes.

Highlights include:

• The long-awaited arrival of campaign co-op - you can watch an early preview thanks to the insider beta thanks to Digital Foundry
• Forge - Halo's map-creation mode - will be launching in beta, albeit with "immense functionality" at launch that will "continue to improve and evolve over time". It's a soft launch, basically, and though there will be no in-game tutorials, there is an official Forge Fundamentals series you can start scrubbing up on now

• A free Battle Pass with 30 tiers, largely inspired by Halo: Reach cosmetics

• New multiplayer maps Argyle and Detachment, both of which have been built entirely in the new Forge mode.

• Multiplayer mode Covert One Flag, a variant of One Flag CTF which sees one side of attackers armed with Active Camo, and defenders with Threat Sensors, all in a bid to grab a single flag.
• The addition of in-match XP bonuses, rewarding players based on their performance - such as being part of the winning team and being one of the top performers - as well as the current match completion and challenge reward systems.
• The Ultimate Challenge will now only require 10 Challenges per week - and have been changed to be completed in any playlist, not just specific modes.
• The return of "the most popular" Ultimate Rewards from previous seasons during the Winter Update period for those who missed them.
• Introduction of rotating playlists, with a 'core' playlist slot (starting with Covert One Flag) and a 'social' playlist slot (more experimental or laidback modes, essentially - such as Social Slayer and Rumble Pit) updating every two weeks alternatively - meaning there will be a new playlist each week.
• Various sandbox weapon tweaks - including increasing damage to the Plasma Pistol, the effectiveness of the Pulse Carbine and VK78 Commando at short range, a nerf to the BR and more; full details can be seen on the official Waypoint site.
• Phew- that's quite a lot! Whatever you're interested in - enjoy the Winter Updated!

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What say you fellow Halo/Xbox fans? Are you excited for this big update? Are you going to "Jump In"? I am happy to see that campaign co-op is finally going live. I might have to go through this with my son. Feel free to chime in below!

It's a great big update - impressive

It's should have been in from start - not so impressive

I'll give this another go because Halo goes deep with me, but it better impress.

Halo is back baby, heck yeah. Time to go through campaign again, but with my friend. Going to be a blast.

lol :P

I'll give it a try tonight.

😂😂😂Ragnarok will obliterate an update to an irrelevant game😂😂😂

I hope the 13 gamers left on the servers enjoy forge😆

Once again, Halo on the front burner!! :D

Anything new coming out for the other systems? Who cares right. lol :P

Naw, Warzone 2 is what will obliterate it.

i'll be back on Infinite for the update..

Very good stuff in there indeed. I’ll have to jump back into this in the next day or two and check some of this stuff out.

And isn't it funny that the devs are using forge to release official maps? wtf kind of bs is that?🤣A developer is supposed to be able to create maps with assets that are not in the game lmao. The amount of laziness is at an all time high with this developer. Soon, they will be adding random scopes to current weapons and call them as a new weapon🤣

Of course. After Warzone 2 is released, from 13 players on their servers, they'll be left with 2, maybe 3. Lets hope 343i devs love their game cuz they'll be the only ones left on the servers.

What people create with this Forge are going to be outta this world AmazeBalls!!! :D

Yeah, the Forge is INSANE. It's cool that they are giving users their same engine essentially.

good stuff!! lol :P

@SecretPolice: Delicious stuff indeed. lol

@Archangel3371:

Yeah man. This gens Halo vines may have produced the finest whines of all time....

343i is committed to serving no whines before their time. lolol :P

Halo's back. John Halo is back.

@SecretPolice: Time to stock up on cheese and crackers. lol

Dat salt....

Uh oh,how can cows enjoy 9 out of 10 Ragnarok when 9 out of 10 halo infinite resides free of rent in their heads

Forge mode looks very robust. Crazy the stuff fans have made with it pre launch. That's what has me most excited.

Feels like a day late and a dollar short which doesn't ultimately address the problems with the multiplayer structure and F2P play structure which leaves it feeling woefully lacking to prior Halo releases with a dedicated multiplayer mode as part of the complete package.

But hey now 343 can tell anyone pointing out what a shitty job they've done with Halo Infinite to do it themselves now that Forge is here so that's something.

Luckily, they have addressed the vast majority of concerns since the release up to and including this update.

Let's GOOOOOOO!!

@kvallyx:

Holy Guy Fawkes. Campaign co-op looks SICK. The grapple hook with co-op changes everything. Look at that sick move at 1:21!

Mark my words

Forge is going to become one of the greatest tools in any MP game ever.

@kejigoto said:

@kvallyx:

Ah, YEAH.

Still no words on new SP content?

Yeah, I would enjoy a nice little story dlc like they did with Gears 5.

Really want to play around with Forge but I fear it could become too much of a time sinker.

@kvallyx:

Oh so it's no longer a F2P multiplayer setup with a cash shop?

I must have missed the update where they carved all that bullshit out to make it a complete experience which doesn't try to nickel and dime you at every turn or annoy you into spending money or just offering something you can't otherwise unlock while using predatory FOMO practices to get people to spend even more money.

Cool that they moved away from that shitty business model and brought the multiplayer more in line with prior releases including the simple ability to stay in a fucking lobby between matches.

Wait they didn't?

So then they didn't actually fix the problem. Cool story.

Still can't get over the visuals of this game. Looks like a 360 or even an original Xbox game with updated resolution.

Exactly. Couldn't get over it either. And its funny to me, lots of people are damage controlling these visuals, trying to pretend like it "looks fine". Like what??? Hello? What do you mean it looks fine? It looks like garbage compared to ANY open world titles released in the last few years and not made by Bethesda, and that's "fine" to you? Double standards for a flagship title. Sad.

We're getting Raytracing update for SP but I don't know if that's coming to Xbox consoles as this update is more for PC.

I'll return to this game just for RT.

Why tho? When the game looks this simple, better lighting won't add much. You can tell from a mile that this game was created for the original Xbone in mind. The geometry detail in this game is straight up from the ps360 era. RT won't do anything to how empty, blocky and static everything is in that game.

Sounds like you are having a fun conversation with yourself 👍😂

Got zero interest for everything except co-op, which I will try soon. I don't expect a great game, but I think I might have some fun at least.

@hardwenzen said:

@davillain said:

@girlusocrazy said:

Still no single player content, still crap MP game modes, still crap battle pass rewards, still crap challenges, still crap progression

We're getting Raytracing update for SP but I don't know if that's coming to Xbox consoles as this update is more for PC.

I'll return to this game just for RT.

Why tho? When the game looks this simple, better lighting won't add much. You can tell from a mile that this game was created for the original Xbone in mind. The geometry detail in this game is straight up from the ps360 era. RT won't do anything to how empty, blocky and static everything is in that game.

comparing apples and oranges again.

Which you said cannot be done.

Hypocrite

This game will just keep on giving like no other game before it. :D

lol :P

@girlusocrazy: Then don’t play it??🤷‍♂️

@tdkmillsy said:

@hardwenzen said:

@davillain said:

@girlusocrazy said:

Still no single player content, still crap MP game modes, still crap battle pass rewards, still crap challenges, still crap progression

We're getting Raytracing update for SP but I don't know if that's coming to Xbox consoles as this update is more for PC.

I'll return to this game just for RT.

Why tho? When the game looks this simple, better lighting won't add much. You can tell from a mile that this game was created for the original Xbone in mind. The geometry detail in this game is straight up from the ps360 era. RT won't do anything to how empty, blocky and static everything is in that game.

comparing apples and oranges again.

Which you said cannot be done.

Hypocrite

To you, its like comparing apples to oranges because Horizon2 is two galaxies above in visuals and variety of biomes🤣Its not even a flagship title and it demolishes Halo Infinite.

@hardwenzen said:

@tdkmillsy said:

@hardwenzen said:

@davillain said:

@girlusocrazy said:

Still no single player content, still crap MP game modes, still crap battle pass rewards, still crap challenges, still crap progression

We're getting Raytracing update for SP but I don't know if that's coming to Xbox consoles as this update is more for PC.

I'll return to this game just for RT.

Why tho? When the game looks this simple, better lighting won't add much. You can tell from a mile that this game was created for the original Xbone in mind. The geometry detail in this game is straight up from the ps360 era. RT won't do anything to how empty, blocky and static everything is in that game.

comparing apples and oranges again.

Which you said cannot be done.

Hypocrite

To you, its like comparing apples to oranges because Horizon2 is two galaxies above in visuals and variety of biomes🤣Its not even a flagship title and it demolishes Halo Infinite.

Why are you continuing to compare.

YOU said this COULD NOT BE DONE.

@tdkmillsy said:

@hardwenzen said:

@tdkmillsy said:

@hardwenzen said:

@davillain said:

We're getting Raytracing update for SP but I don't know if that's coming to Xbox consoles as this update is more for PC.

I'll return to this game just for RT.

Why tho? When the game looks this simple, better lighting won't add much. You can tell from a mile that this game was created for the original Xbone in mind. The geometry detail in this game is straight up from the ps360 era. RT won't do anything to how empty, blocky and static everything is in that game.

comparing apples and oranges again.

Which you said cannot be done.

Hypocrite

To you, its like comparing apples to oranges because Horizon2 is two galaxies above in visuals and variety of biomes🤣Its not even a flagship title and it demolishes Halo Infinite.

Why are you continuing to compare.

YOU said this COULD NOT BE DONE.

Your game is so far behind HZD🤣I hope you understand how outdated your flagship title is compared to a random open world titles from Sony.

"

"Did you just compared a live service game to a singleplayer title from 2018/2022? That's not even like you're trying to compare apples to oranges. That's like comparing apples to rocks. You outdid yourself, tdkmillsy."

YOUR WORDS

Keep it up, you just look stupid.