Update: The full "Halo Infinite" review, including impressions of the campaign and multiplayer modes, is now available.

At the Xbox Anniversary Celebration, Microsoft revealed some major news about "Halo Infinite" multiplayer. As a result, longtime fans may be itching to call in sick to work right away.

Everyone can now enjoy Halo Infinite multiplayer on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC, not just Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass subscribers. That means you can get right into sci-fi shooter shenanigans with your buddies.

Below, we've also added instructions for installing Halo Infinite's multiplayer mode.

These instructions also apply to the Xbox Series S.

First, search for "Halo Infinite" in the store

You should see two options: single-player campaign and multiplayer campaign for Halo Infinite. Click on Multiplayer.

On the Compare Editions screen, click Multiplayer again.

On the next screen, click Install. Once clicked, you will see the progress in the download queue. At the time of this writing, the first download should be 280.23 MB. This is obviously incorrect, as the base game and multiplayer cannot be this small.

Given that today is the launch of the game, there may be a problem for those trying to jump in. When I tried to load the game, I got a blank blue screen. Who knows how long it will take Microsoft to fix this problem.

Load a PC with Windows 10 or Windows 11.

Click on "Start" and click on the "Store" app.

Type "Halo Infinite" in the search bar and click on the "Halo Infinite (campaign)" icon.

In the Halo Infinite (Campaign) menu, scroll down to the In this bundle section.

You will then see a separate menu dedicated to the Halo Infinite Multiplayer Season 1 campaign. Here, click Install from the Xbox app.

The Xbox app will open, where you will click Install to download Halo Infinite Multiplayer.

Tip If you are playing on a high resolution monitor, click on the three dots to install the high resolution texture pack as well. At the time of publication, this download is 26.4 GB in size.