Is Halo Infinite cross-platform?

By Jesse Lennox November 15, 2021

The Halo franchise has been the face of Xbox since the two launched together way back in 2001. Since then, each subsequent game has been a major improvement on the series’ formula, while pushing multiplayer shooters on consoles forward as a whole. With their innovations in matchmaking, forge, theater mode, custom games, and more, the Halo games have always gone above and beyond to make their multiplayer offerings as robust as possible.

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Does Halo Infinite have cross-play?
Does Halo Infinite have cross-progression?

Halo Infinite has taken a unique step for the series. For the first time, the multiplayer component will be a stand-alone, free-to-play game. Not only that, but it is going to be available on three different systems at launch: The Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and the PC. With so many options of where to play, especially when there’s no price of admission, you might be wondering where you want to play. If you want to be sure you and your friends can all squad up together for one of the biggest multiplayer shooter releases of the year, here’s everything you need to know about Halo Infinite cross-play.

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Does Halo Infinite have cross-play?

Spartans attacking each other in Halo Infinite. — Image used with permission by copyright holder

The short and sweet answer is yes, Halo Infinite does support cross-play on all the platforms it is available on. That means you can team up with anyone playing on the original Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and PC all in the same game. There’s no barrier between you and your friends in terms of getting together to play some multiplayer fun.

However, at least for now, this only applies to the competitive multiplayer modes. As we learned earlier, Halo Infinite’s co-op campaign will not be available at launch. Once it does come, we expect to allow players on any supported system to join up in this mode as well.

Does Halo Infinite have cross-progression?

A yellow spartan holding a pyramid. — Image used with permission by copyright holder

If you have multiple systems or like to switch between PC and console, you can also rest easy knowing that Halo Infinite has full cross-progression support as well. Any progress you make on one platform, such as the Xbox Series X, can be transferred over seamlessly and picked up on the PC whenever you wish. This includes your multiplayer ranking, character, and all that progress, plus your progress in the campaign when that launches as well.

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Tracer, Mei, Reinhardt, Mercy, and Lucio pose in the key art for Overwatch 2.

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Kiriko throws items in Overwatch 2.

The transition between Overwatch and Overwatch 2 has been a rocky road for players. We first had to come to terms with a sequel to the ongoing game, which felt odd on its own, only to be further confused as more details came out. Overwatch 2 would be free but also replace the original, meaning that even those who preferred the balance and systems of the original would have no choice but to upgrade. On top of that, Overwatch 2 would implement a new battle pass model for unlocks instead of the old system of loot boxes for cosmetics and all heroes being available for free.

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Is Saints Row cross-platform?

Saints Row characters on top of a movie theater with guns.

We've come to the awkward point in the gaming industry where most games of a certain size include some form of cross-play, cross-progression, or both -- but not all. High budget, multiplayer focused games, and especially free-to-play titles, are almost expected to have all these features now, but there is still some slack when it comes to indies and mid-sized titles. With a game like Saints Row, which is somewhere between a middle and high budget game that is still coming to all consoles and PC, it could easily go either way with how this game would handle its online component.

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