As part of their 20th anniversary stream that took place early this morning, Xbox have announced that the Halo Infinite Multiplayer is available now, at least in an enhanced beta form, check out the trailer below.

Players can download the multiplayer for free, as you don’t need to own the full game for this, plus with all the maps and modes here, there is a lot to do, but again, this is still technically a beta.

Over via the Halo Waypoint, Joseph Staten, Head of Creative for Halo Infinite had this to say on why a beta.

Why is this release a beta? Our previous Multiplayer Technical Previews went a long way to battle-testing our services and infrastructure. But as we prepare for a significant increase in the number of players jumping into Halo Infinite on launch day, December 8th, we want to ensure all our systems are good-to-go. While you may experience some bumps and bugs during this beta period, it does mark the official start of Halo Infinite Season 1, with all day-one maps and modes enabled as well as the full Season 1 Battle Pass. This means all the Battle Pass and customization items you earn or purchase during the beta will stay with you after December 8th.

Halo Infinite’s first season, “Heroes of Reach”, begins today and runs through May 2, 2022. Infinite’s Battle Pass offers free and premium tracks accounting for more than 100 unlockable items. If you purchase a Halo Infinite Premium Battle Pass, it will not expire, that means that while you can’t start obtaining the rewards until you are an owner, there is no time limit on when you get them. So if you are a once a week gamer, you can spend months obtaining your rewards and not worry about missing out.

Additionally, Halo Infinite is the first title in the series to launch simultaneously on Xbox and PC and features support for cross-generation, cross-platform, and cross-input play. For those who have found a home on Xbox Cloud Gaming, it is also coming to there later today.

If you want to get the game, you can do that right here and for the full breakdown of modes, unlocks and more, check out the Waypoint here.