![]() ![]() Developer 343 Industries told Game Informer Halo 5 launches with over 20 maps. On to competitive multiplayer, and there's more good news. Now for the good news: players won't need an Xbox Live Gold account for online co-op. Locke tracks the Chief down with the help of a team of his own: Fireteam Osiris. This is where the campaign flips to focus on Spartan Jameson Locke (from the Halo: Nightfall TV series). In co-op, each player plays as a specific member, each with a different loadout.Īt some point in the story Master Chief and Blue Team are declared AWOL by the UNSC. In Halo 5 Blue Team appear in cutscenes and accept commands from Master Chief in single-player. In the campaign Master Chief is accompanied by Blue Team in both single-player and four-player co-op. Now, no more.Īs revealed yesterday, Halo 5's campaign supports co-op for up to four players - but we now know co-op is online only. Split-screen has been a staple - and popular - feature of the Halo campaign for years. Halo 5, then, will mark the first time a main Halo game hasn't supported split-screen co-op since the series began with Halo: Combat Evolved in 2001. Let's start with the bad news: Halo 5 doesn't support split-screen co-op. ![]() ORIGINAL STORY: Game Informer has published its Halo 5: Guardians-themed issue, and there's good news and bad news about the Xbox One shooter. "That said, it is important to us that fans have the opportunity to play the full co-op campaign experience and we are doing this by providing a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial with Halo 5: Guardians," he added.īut hey, on the plus side, free maps are still a thing. ![]() I want to extend my sincere apologies to our fans, and to Game Informer, for this error and any confusion it has caused." "Co-op campaign will require Xbox Live Gold to play. "I misspoke during the interview when stating that online co-op campaign would be supported with an Xbox Live Silver account," clarified 343 executive producer Josh Holmes in a statement on Halo Waypoint. UPDATE: It looks like Halo 5 will require an Xbox Live Gold subscription to play in co-op, a mode that is now online only without split-screen. ![]()
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