The lack of content/options/features along with Predatory Micro-Transactions has all kinds of alarm bells going off. Some of you fellow Halo fans will say “wait for updates” or “343i said that is coming” or my personal hated favorite “The road map, it’s only season 1”. Sure gaming has changed since Halo 1 and 2. And even 3. Heck, even since Halo 4 8 years ago. But I challenge any Halo fan, to tell me that they didn’t see this coming!
Even if you do not play any other of Xbox’s 1P games. Have none of you heard about Ryse, Forza Motorsport 5, 6, and 7, or Gears of War 4, and 5 and their abhorrent Micro-Transactions? Say you didn’t, did you forget about the awful Loot Boxes in Halo 5, and Halo Wars 2? 343i had to hear about the feedback then right!? They did, didn’t care and then proceeded to go full EA, Activision, and Take-Two with Halo Infinite’s monetization.
This is premeditated, they want to release the bare minimum to expand on it until it reaches the level of Halo 3’s content then probably pull the plug once it is a complete product.
Look, this is horrendous. A series built on Dorm Room Lan Parties, Campaign Co-Op, and ton of options has none of them. Because “Free to play bro”, “it’s just a Beta”, “I don’t care aboutthe story”, and lastly “just give it time”, ITS BEEN 6 YEARS. And we’ve heard this debate before.
Halo 3 had less than 3 years, and released with 4X the content. We must take a stand guys. Or this will never stop. Xbox has a hand in the decline of released Day One products.