Halo Infinite Has Grappled 20 Million Players, Making it Halo's Biggest Launch

Halo Infinite has passed 20 million players since it launched last year, developer 343 Industries has announced.

Available as part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription, this number makes Halo Infinite the “biggest launch in Halo franchise history”, according to the developer.

“Thank you, everyone, for joining us on the next step in this great journey,” said a statement from 343.

These are impressive numbers for Halo, but there's a lot that goes unanswered by that 20 million figure. Halo Infinite's multiplayer and campaign launched separately, with the multiplayer arriving first, and the campaign coming later - we can't help but wonder how those 20 million players were split across those two modes.

Halo Infinite's multiplayer gameplay has been generally more warmly received than the campaign, although the slow multiplayer progression has continuingly been criticised by players, despite the developer's attempts to speed things up. You can read our Halo Infinite multiplayer impressions here, as well as our full Halo Infinite campaign review here.

With over 20 million Spartans joining us so far, we’re thrilled to announce that #HaloInfinite is the biggest launch in Halo franchise history!

Thank you, everyone, for joining us on the next step in this great journey. pic.twitter.com/d4EIsvWYVr

— Halo (@Halo) January 25, 2022