{"id":564425,"date":"2026-03-13T10:46:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/halo-infinites-player-count-falls-below-halo-the-master-chief-collection-for-the-first-time"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:46:29","slug":"halo-infinites-steam-player-count-falls-below-halo-the-master-chief-collection-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/halo-infinites-steam-player-count-falls-below-halo-the-master-chief-collection-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Halo Infinite&#8217;s Steam player count falls below Halo: The Master Chief Collection for first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/halo-infinites-steam-player-count-falls-below-halo-the-master-chief-collection-for-first-time.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nHalo Infinite&#8217;s player count has dropped below that of Halo: The Master Chief Collection for the first time on Steam.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe franchise&#8217;s latest title, which was released late last year, has steadily shed its player base as it became frustrated with the lack of content updates in addition to ongoing issues surrounding the game&#8217;s monetisation. <\/p>\n<p>\nAs it currently stands, The Master Chief Collection had a peak player count of 9123 over the past 24 hours, in contrast to the 7842 players on Halo Infinite. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/halo-infinites-player-count-falls-below-halo-the-master-chief-collection-for-the-first-time\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/halo-infinites-player-count-falls-below-halo-the-master-chief-collection-for-the-first-time\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halo Infinite&#8217;s player count has dropped below that of Halo: The Master Chief Collection for the first time on Steam. The franchise&#8217;s latest title, which was released late last year, has steadily shed its player base as it became frustrated with the lack of content updates in addition to ongoing issues surrounding the game&#8217;s monetisation. As it currently stands, The Master Chief Collection had a peak player count of 9123 over the past 24 hours, in contrast to the 7842 players on Halo Infinite. 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