Is Halo Infinite free? Xbox Game Pass details for campaign and multiplayer
Is the Halo Infinite campaign free with Xbox Game Pass? Find out here!
With the Halo Infinite campaign release date occurring today, you might be wondering if the latest single-player story starring Steve Downes as Master Chief is free to play. Or at the very least, you would hope it's on Xbox Game Pass.
As we mentioned in our Halo Infinite campaign review, the story mode in 343's new Halo game is a masterful return for the Chief, and the publishers from Xbox Game Studios will be hoping that players flock to this hot new release en masse.
But is Halo Infinite free and/or available on the cheap through Xbox Game Pass? You've come to the right place to find out, so keep on reading for all the essential details.
Is Halo Infinite free?
If you're wondering whether Halo Infinite is free, the answer to that question is slightly convoluted, but we're going to try and explain it as simply as we can. Basically, the answer is different depending on whether you want to play the Halo Infinite multiplayer mode or the story-driven campaign.
The Halo Infinite multiplayer modes are totally free to play, and you don't even need an Xbox Game Pass or Xbox Live subscription to jump into those online player-versus-player battles.
The Halo Infinite campaign is not free, on the other hand, but it is available at no extra cost to members of the Xbox Game Pass club. To a lot of players, that will be a more appealing option than paying full-price for the game.
Is the Halo Infinite campaign on Game Pass?
Yes, the Halo Infinite campaign is coming to Xbox Game Pass, and it will be available through Microsoft's subscription service from its very first day of release.
This means that the Halo Infinite campaign will come to Xbox Game Pass today (8th December 2021) at 6pm GMT, and you should be able to download it from the Xbox store on your Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S or PC at that time. You could even try it out on a phone or tablet with Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Day one launches on Xbox Game Pass have become the norm for Microsoft's first-party exclusive titles, and Halo Infinite is no exception. This should mean that there is an influx of players into the game at launch, giving it the best possible chance of making an impression with gamers around the globe.
At this stage, it would be surprising if Halo Infinite's campaign wasn't on Game Pass, but it's nice to see that Microsoft is sticking to its guns here. While plenty of fans would probably have paid full price for the title, putting it on Game Pass should make Halo Infinite look very appealing to an even larger group of people.
It's also worth remembering that Halo Infinite is envisioned as a living game, which should mean that fresh content is released periodically in the months and years ahead. Again, it should be easier to keep players coming back if they don't have to pay for each new content drop, which they shouldn't have to now, thanks to the magic of Game Pass.
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Rob Leane is the Gaming Editor at Radio Times, overseeing our coverage of the biggest games on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC, mobile and VR. Rob works across our website, social media accounts and video channels, as well as producing our weekly gaming newsletter. He has previously worked at Den of Geek, Stealth Optional and Dennis Publishing.
