Halo Infinite is getting a fanmade mode that has much in common with Helldivers 2 - it's also called Helljumpers, if you had any reservations about where the inspiration came from - and it has me itching for the dream ODST spin-off that was never greenlit.

Here’s something Halo fans weren’t expecting — this November, Halo: Infinite is getting a third-person mode, and will become the very first Halo game to have this feature. This week, at the 2024 Halo World Championship (HWC),

First reported by GamesRadar, 343 Industries took to X, "The Everything App" to announce this heretical addition. The accompanying video shows exactly what you'd expect: Halo multiplayer, but in third person. It's the Fortnite style of zoomed out, slightly offset cam rather than the more classico over the shoulder popularized by Gears of War.

A Halo Infinite third-person mode is officially coming to the game next month, 343 Industries has revealed. "Experience a new way to play!" reads a tweet from the official Halo Twitter account. "3rd Person Mode is coming to Halo Infinite this November".

Spartans won't be able to slide from first-person view to third-person on the fly in-game, but will instead get a new dedicated firefight mode in which all players have a third-person perspective. It marks the very first time a third-person point of view has ever been formally available in a Halo game in the franchise's storied history.

Industries reveals that a third-person mode is coming to Halo Infinite fairly soon, marking a first in the Halo series' 23-year history.

You'll be able to play Halo Infinite in third-person starting next month, but fans are split on whether this is a good move for the game.

Developer 343i today teased a new camera mode for Halo Infinite over Twitter. This coming November, players will be able to take on the simulations in a whole-new way in Halo Infinite with a 3rd Person mode,