343 Industries has confirmed that Season 5 will be Halo Infinite’s last and final season, as the studio has shifted its focus to making smaller updates.

The news comes from Halo Infinite’s January and 2024 Roadmap stream, where 343 Industries confirmed a massive update arriving on January 30 for Halo Infinite. The update will introduce a new map, operation, and customization options players have been waiting for since the game’s launch. All of this was shown off during the stream, which you can watch below. 

But what comes as a massive shock is towards the end of the stream where, 343 Industries confirmed that there won’t be a Season 6 for Halo Infinite. Instead, the team will focus on smaller updates and content drops. Operation events will be created, with 20-tier battle passes versus 100-tier. 

Community Director Brian Jarrad says (as noted by PCGamer) that there’s a dedicated team working on supporting Infinite while commenting on their new project. 

“We have a dedicated team working on supporting Halo Infinite and continuing to deliver coming forward, but also, we have additional teams now that are accelerating towards the future working on brand new projects,”

From the sounds of it, Halo Infinite is starting to go into its end-of-life phase as support is slowly being pulled away from it. While Halo Infinite was off to what many considered a rough start when it came to seasons and content drops, the latest season, Season 5, did bring a pretty big turnaround for fans. Sadly, it doesn’t seem enough for the studio to consider extensive support. 

Then again, these smaller updates could prove more beneficial since that would mean waiting less in between drops. 

Still, Halo Infinite was meant to be Xbox’s big live service, and to see support dwindling after a few short years doesn’t bode well for its future.