10 Video Games That Are Painfully Behind The Times

10. Halo Infinite

343 Industries’ choice to delay Halo Infinite a staggering thirteen months (from November 2020 to December 2021) was wise, if contentious. Even with the final product at least looking a lot better than it did the prior year, it’s still disappointingly antiquated.

Namely, its live service updates have been sparse, underwhelming, and at times, frustratingly greedy and vague. That includes prolonged seasons, lackluster playlists, inadequate multiplayer modes, expensive (yet dull) cosmetics, and minor tweaks to gameplay and aesthetics.

True, things have gotten better in recent months, but it’s arguably too little too late.

Actually, it took until the November 2022 Winter Update for online campaign co-op, mission replay, and the Forge beta to be implemented. Thus, it looks as though the game won’t reach its full planned potential until 2023.

Worst of all, split-screen (aka couch) multiplayer is on indefinite hold.

Sure, the industry has been moving away from that for years, and Halo 5: Guardians didn’t include it either, but that doesn’t mean it’s not an indisputable component of the Halo series overall. Plus, titles such as It Takes Two and Tiny Tina’s Wonderland showcases how much the feature endures.

Try as it might, Halo Infinite remains considerably outmoded.