It has “push x to respawn,” very close but it isn’t instant respawn. I’m not defending this feature in Matchmaking, no. But I’m taking custom games, specifically Octagon.
Halo 3 and Halo 3 had Gametypes available that had True Instant Respawn, meaning the moment you died… You were back at a respawn point. This should have been available in Halo 4.
Reach Instant Respawn was great for 1v1, because there is always an enemy present. Great panic training: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulOe2gXqnWs
Halo 4, if your enemy doesn’t press x… You are left waiting. Halo 4 and its "press x to respawn sucks for 1v1 octagon. The only way this gets fun is to play with 3 or more players: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqFPS46-18o
If anyone has a Halo 4 gametype with True Instant Respawn, please message me. Gt: TimZaRob