In recent months we have seen a large number of live service titles scale back their operations, be it through a reduced single player or a lessened story – among others. Unfortunately, one of the games hit by such a downscaling is Halo Infinite, with the game said to no longer be getting seasonal cutscenes.

Games such as Fortnite and Destiny have popularised the notion of a seasonal cutscene – typically offering a decent amount of narrative and context to what will probably just end up being a grind gameplay-wise. Following the many lay-offs which have been taking place over the past months, the team at 343i has now revealed that they will be scrapping all future seasonal cutscenes, with community director Brian Jarrard taking to Twitter to say:

“PSA: As we've refined our top priorities and shifted resources internally this year, we had to make the decision to forego seasonal narrative cutscenes to make room for the team to continue focusing on highly requested features, content, and improvements for Halo Infinite.”

They continued, “These trade-offs are never easy to make, and we truly appreciate your support as the team works to make Halo Infinite the best experience possible. While the job is far from over, Season 4 marks another big step forward and we remain committed to this journey with the Halo community.”

With single-player story content no longer on the way, and seasonal cutscenes being cut from future seasons it will be interesting to see whether Microsoft and 343i have a long term plan for the Halo franchise.

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