Halo Infinite was meant to be the future of Halo for a long time to come, but that’s officially coming to an end soon. Halo Studios has recently been placing an emphasis on other projects, announcing a pivot to Unreal Engine 5 and unveiling a remake of Halo: Combat Evolved. Now, the end of Halo Infinite‘s content updates is on the horizon.

In the November Community Livestream (available on YouTube), Halo Studios announced that the upcoming Operation Infinite will be the last major content update for the game. Operation Infinite’s “free, 100-tier Operation Pass and 100-tier Premium Pass“, which will add plenty of new armor sets, weapon models, and more.

Operation Infinite will also double the rate of earning Career Rank and Spartan Points to make progression faster across the board. Most new content in the update is set to arrive on November 18.

Operation Infinite Is A Last Hurrah For Halo Infinite

Some Final Perks For Fans

New maps forged by community members will also be added to a couple of Halo Infinite playlists in Operation Infinite. The festive map Yuletide joins the fast-paced Husky Raid and Super Husky Raid queues, while Ranked mode gets Vacancy, an urban map with a description that references the unnerving loneliness of Hotel California.

While Operation Infinite will be the last major update, Halo Studios promises to continue supporting the game in less ambitious ways. Daily and weekly challenges will continue to rotate “throughout next year and beyond“, and the Ranked Rotational Playlist “will continue to change formats periodically.”

Halo Infinite Proved Its Worth Over Time

A Slow Burn That Got Somewhere

Master Chief on a dark background in Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite has had a rocky history, running from heavy critiques of its graphics before launch to frustrations with its original approach to battle passes. Over time, most of the biggest complaints have been addressed, and the dynamic potential of the multiplayer modes arguably makes up for the more disappointing aspects of the campaign.

Even so, it may have been too little, too late, at least when it comes to sustaining the decade-long plans for Halo Infinite. Support for new content is wrapping up less than four years after its release, a disappointingly short lifespan for one of the FPS juggernauts.

It’s not surprising to see Halo Studios moving on, as new projects like Campaign Evolved are presumably taking up a large amount of the studio’s resources. Halo Infinite should still be playable online for years to come, as long as the community is content to keep fragging each other without any new content to look forward to.