The Halo Infinite noise has subsided after a loud start. Fans are now concerned because the once-hyped multiplayer title is now receiving less attention on Twitch than older games like Cyberpunk 2077.
Cyberpunk 2077 was released in December 2020 to mixed reviews due to bugs and poor performance. Halo Infinite was released a year later, in December 2021, to a rousing reception.
That Halo fervor has not only died down, but has also fizzled into an uncertain limbo less than three months later. The formerly prestigious title appears to have fallen out of favor, especially on streaming platforms.
WickedGoodGames demonstrated the steepness of Halo Infinite’s decline in a tweet on March 11 – to the point where the game can’t even get more Twitch viewers than Cyberpunk.
While Twitch isn’t a perfect barometer for a game’s success, its viewership does indicate the level of interest. It’s bad enough that a new Halo game only gets 1,000 viewers, but it’s even worse when an older, divisive title does better.
While the number of people watching Halo Infinite has increased since the WGG tweet, the game is still not particularly exciting. The game outperforms the similarly mediocre Call of Duty: Vanguard, but it falls short of the Witcher 3 or the retro games category.
Halo and Battlefield 2042 were expected to challenge Vanguard for the FPS crown in 2022. Instead, only three months into the year, they all appear to be struggling.
