Holmes said Halo 5 will come with a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial.Despite Halo's longstanding ties to Xbox Live, Halo 5: Guardians won't require a Gold subscription to play 4-player online co-op.
The news comes from Game Informer's Halo 5 July cover story, which goes into detail on 343's upcoming campaign, multiplayer and cooperative features. According to the outlet, players won't need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online co-op. However, Halo 5, unlike previous series entries, won't support split-screen co-op.During its time with a hands-on demo in Halo 5's campaign, Game Informer described the dynamic between the Master Chief and his Blue Team squad mates. Although they all have the same Spartan-II abilities, individual members have different spawn loadouts based on their area of expertise. Meanwhile, Sergeant Locke and the rest of Fireteam Osiris have access to slightly more advanced tech than the Chief and his team; Locke's Artemis Tracking System (ATS) points out alternate paths through missions, which will reportedly be numerous throughout the campaign.
343 also detailed its multiplayer plans, along with expansive DLC that won't cost any money at all. For a general rundown of the news from GI's cover story, head here. Mike Mahardy is a journalist based in New York. You can follow him on Twitter at @mmahardy, where he rants about Kurt Vonnegut and the NY Yankees.
