Halo Infinite’s campaign co-op beta begins July 11, finally adds mission replay

polygon.com:

Halo Infinite players will finally be able to try out campaign co-op when 343 Industries’ test period begins July 11. The 10-day event — running from July 11 to July 22 — is open to anyone that owns the HaloInfinite campaign or has an active Xbox Game Pass subscription.

343 Industries said the full launch of Halo Infinite’s campaign co-op is expected later this year. Cooperative campaign and Halo Infinite’s level-editor Forge Mode has been delayed a few times since the game’s launch. No word yet on the official release date for either campaign co-op or Forge mode.

You won’t be able to try this out on your current Halo Infinite save, however. To access the beta, players must download a new campaign test build and start fresh — no progress will carry over from your original save, and progress will not transfer back to your original game either. The full Halo Infinite campaign will be accessible, however, via online co-op with up to four players. During this period, players will also be able to replay Halo Infinite campaign missions with a new feature — Mission Replay, which was missing from the game’s launch last year.

To get into the beta, players have to join the Xbox Insider Program. Players accessing the game from Steam have until July 5 to sign up, but there’s no deadline for those playing elsewhere.

Alongside the Halo Infinite beta start date, 343 Industries published an interview with principal software engineering lead Isaac Bender and lead world designer John Mulkey. The two developers went long on all aspects of the beta — including how co-op works. Apparently, the Halo Infinite co-op is complicated because it lets all players make progress on their own campaigns individually, all while playing together. A squad