This weekend’s Halo Infinite multiplayer tech preview will be completely open to any and all Xbox console and PC gamers this weekend from 1st to 3rd October, with no need to sign up for the Xbox Insider program before hand.
In order to take part, you just need to download the Xbox Insider Hub app from the Xbox or Windows store – find the app here – and join the Halo Infinite test that will be found under the Preview tab. This should be visible and the build downloadable now ahead of the beta that will go live this weekend.
? Xbox Spartans! ?
Want to join in on this weekend's (Oct. 1-3) #HaloInfinite Multiplayer Tech Preview? You can download the build via the Xbox Insider Hub starting right now! Halo Insider or not, you can join on on the action. pic.twitter.com/Y8xw7vcl7N
— Halo (@Halo) September 27, 2021
343 Industries has held two weekends of Halo Infinite multiplayer testing so far, with the first at the end of July a relatively constrained first test that focussed on battling against the new AI bots. The second took place last weekend, opening the door for head to head multiplayer in the Social Arena casual matchmaking mode. This final weekend will introduce the Big Team Battle mode with up to 24-players fighting it out in a variety of different game types.
That’s obviously in addition to the Bot Arena against AI, Weapon Drills, customisation and the Battle Pass and access to the Halo Waypoint app.
However, you won’t be able to play all of this all of the time. When the test does go live, each day’s play will be restricted to two periods:
- 10am-2pm & 5pm-9pm PDT
- 1pm-5pm & 8pm-12am EDT
- 6pm-10pm & 1am-5am* BST (UK time)
- 7pm-11pm & 2am-6am* EST
Further Reading: What we learnt from the first Halo Infinite Multiplayer Technical Preview
There’s two weekends of content and matchmaking planned, as follows:
(BIG TEAM BATTLE & ARENA)
- Thursday evening, September 30:
- Flight access turns on
- Training Mode and Weapon Drills become available
- Friday, October 1 @ 6pm-10pm & 1am-5am* BST: Matchmaking available
- Saturday, October 2 @ 6pm-10pm & 1am-5am* BST: Matchmaking available
- Sunday, October 3 @ 6pm-10pm & 1am-5am* BST: Matchmaking available
- Monday, October 4 @ 5am BST: Surveys go out to a portion of Halo Insiders
- Monday, October 4 @ 6pm BST: Flight access closes
- Wednesday, October 6 @ 6pm BST Halo Support site closes
*These times are overnight on the morning of the following day.
Make sure to hop into the action when you can. This might well be the last time that we get to sample Halo Infinite’s multiplayer before the full release of Halo Infinite on 8th December for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC?
Source: Twitter
