There's a lot of mixed emotions about Halo Infinite ever since 343 revealed the first campaign footage of the game at the Xbox Games Showcase event. While many fans praised the gameplay as looking to be quite fun, others were quick to criticize its graphics as being outdated. Since much about Halo Infinite has yet to be revealed, some fans may be a little too quick to judge, but it has been confirmed that the new game will be bringing back a popular feature.
Halo Infinite will have 4-player split-screen, as confirmed by 343 in various interviews post-Xbox Games Showcase. However, it's unclear if this means that Halo Infinite will have 4-player split-screen for the campaign, or if it will be a feature exclusive to multiplayer like in past games. Even if the campaign doesn't support 4-player split-screen, though, it will likely support 2-player split-screen at the very least.
Every main series Halo game has had split-screen support with the exception of Halo 5: Guardians, and that game was widely criticized for ditching the feature. Considering the backlash Halo 5 received for dropping its split-screen support, 343 Industries was actually pretty quick to confirm split-screen was coming back to Infinite, originally doing so all the way back in 2018.
Halo Infinite bringing back split-screen should be well-received by fans, and bring some positive attention to the game after its somewhat rough start. It didn't take long at all for Halo Infinite's graphics to be widely criticized online, and many were negative about the game in general after its presentation at the Xbox Games Showcase event.
Perhaps public opinion of Halo Infinite will improve in future. It's since come to light that the version of Halo Infinite shown at the Xbox Games Showcase was actually running on PC instead of Xbox Series X and wasn't even the current build, so maybe future demonstrations will have more impressive graphics.
Not only that, but it's possible the Halo Infinite multiplayer will be much more impressive than the campaign. There are rumblings that the game's multiplayer will be some kind of big leap forward for the franchise, but it may be better for fans to keep their expectations in check.
Halo Infinite will launch holiday 2020 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.