Halo Infinite’s Campaign Co-op beta test has been available to Xbox Insiders for several days, although the lack of matchmaking has made it noticeably tedious for players to find co-op partners. Unfortunately for fans ofHalo Infinite’s campaign, co-op matchmaking will not be available even when the feature releases out of beta.
Halo Infinitehas had a troublesome run since it first launched back in November 2021. As the latest installment in one of the most beloved franchises in the first-person shooter genre, the game initially enjoyed a sizable player base thanks to the free-to-play multiplayer component and the campaign’s sprawling open-world structure. Sadly,Halo Infinite’s multiplayer has been riddled with desync issuesand with the dwindling player base blaming lackluster customization options, frustrating bugs, and unsatisfying progression. Some of the fondest memories of manyHalofans involve fighting through the campaigns in co-op mode, a feature thatHalo Infinitehas only just included eight months after the game’s release.
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AlthoughHalo Infinite’s campaign co-op beta test has finally introduced the long-awaited feature, the lack of matchmaking is frustrating for prospective co-op players. Unless players are fortunate enough to have friends still interested in aHalo Infinitecampaign run, they are forced to look to third-party tools to find co-op partners. TheHaloLFG tool is one resource, although it’s almost entirely populated by players looking for PVP partners. Another option is theHaloDiscord, though the co-op channel isn’t game-specific and hosts groups running content for allHalogames. MostHaloInsiders have long since completedthe campaign inHalo Infiniteand many gamers have moved on from the game in the last eight months, so finding co-op partners isn’t as simple as it should be.
As this is a beta test, a large number of problems are being reported. The rubberbanding and desync issues fromHalo Infinite’s multiplayer are still present in co-op, along with some strange visual bugs such as co-op partners riding in vehicles while stuck in a standing pose.Halo Infinite’s co-op mode also has some limitationssuch as a 1,000-meter tether that kills non-hosts who travel too far, marine NPCs only following the host, non-hosts being unable to summon vehicles, and players being unable to join the worlds of hosts who have progressed further in the campaign.
Halo Infinitestill has time to make adjustments to the co-op campaign once the beta is concluded and hopefully the biggest issues will be addressed. However, for many players, it will still be too little too late as a long-delayed feature that lacks basic matchmaking will be a difficult sell to anyone but the mostdevotedHalo Infinitefans.
Halo Infiniteis available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
