Halo Infinite won’t have matchmaking for campaign co-op

Halo Infinite’s campaign multiplayer beta test is currently live, giving players the chance to squad up in one of last year’s best games. If you are looking for friends through the official channels, then this is not your place. A Xbox spokesperson stated that the company does not plan to offer matchmaking. Halo Infinite’s campaign co-op for its final release.

Xbox encourages players to use Discord instead of formal matchmaking. Xbox released a statement to GamesRadar highlighting the Xbox Discord as an excellent tool that gamers can use to connect with other players in their campaigns, during and after the beta phase.

It is frustrating to hear this news. Halo Infinite fans who’ve waited almost a full year to be able to play campaign co-op, a longtime staple of the series, with other players. While many players who’ve been waiting for this feature have friends or family they’ve been looking forward to playing with, others surely do not.

As games get more complex, developers have started to rely on third-party software to aid player problems — this has been happening for years in Destiny 2Discord, where third-party tools such as Discord are used to locate raid members and organize inventory. And while these tools are useful for those that use them, players who are unwilling to jump through the hoops to use third-party options — or who are just ignorant of their existence — will have a subpar experience.

This is the test period Halo Infinite’s campaign co-op runs until Aug. 1, through the Xbox Insider Program. This feature, along with the possibility to replay campaign missions will be officially launched later in the year.