Halo Infinite Campaign Co-Op Glitch Lets You Access The Mode Early
Halo Infinite is an absolute high point of the franchise, especially by modern standards. The series has been stagnating for some time for long-time fans, but Infinite has been a return to form for Master Chief and co. But, there's some growing pains.
Reports of some Halo features coming post-launch ended up being true, with Forge and campaign co-op being forced back for release in the new year. It's a disappointing symptom of the modern gaming landscape to launch games unfinished, and though Infinite is otherwise incredibly polished, it's a sad fact to deal with.
But, some fans have found a workaround, as a bug has let fans play the much-hyped release of the Halo Infinite campaign co-op early.
What Is The Halo Infinite Campaign Co-Op Glitch?
One glitch that fans have discovered lets them jump into a game of co-op before the update has even been launched in-game.
YouTuber NobleActual has proven that co-op is currently possible with a video posted to their Twitter account. It clearly shows the screen divided down the middle, as two Master Cheifs wander around, crouching in front of each other to prove that it actually works.
It's a bizarre glitch, and co-op is obviously not intended to be in the game right now, but NobleActual has made it work.
If you want to get in on the action, Christmas has come early. They've given us the steps we need to perform to access co-op early ourselves.
How Do You Access Co-Op Early In Halo Infinite?
In order to start the game's co-op early, log in to your Xbox account completely offline, then sign in with another controller. Start a campaign with the first controller, then press start, back out, and then start on the other controller to join the fireteam. Once you've done that, the barebones version of Halo Infinite's campaign co-op will simply start. Easy.
There are some limitations with the co-op campaign build though. The second player will be limited to playing without a HUD, and elsewhere, there's broken lighting, an inability to use UNSC Forward Operating Bases, and dying will kick you back to the main menu.
It's bizarre that the mode is even possible to access right now, but it'll definitely tide players over for a bit until the real version comes in, presumably with fewer bugs and more features than this version. We'll certainly take it either way, because couch co-op for Halo has been sorely missed.