Was Joseph Staten teasing the return of classic maps in Halo Infinite?

Have the developers changed their minds about map remakes?

What you need to know


343 Industries Head of Creative Joseph Staten recently made comments in an interview that suggest remakes of classic Halo maps may come to Halo Infinite after all.
Map remakes weren't directly confirmed, but Staten's comments do hint at a developer interest to "play those maps again."
If map remakes are coming, it likely won't be any time soon since the developers will need to update the maps to modern graphical and gameplay standards before adding them to Halo Infinite's map pool.


While many fans have been hoping that 343 Industries would remaster fan-favorite classic maps like Halo: Combat Evolved's Blood Gulch or Halo 3's Valhalla for Halo Infinite, the chances of this happening have generally been considered to be pretty low. This is because the developers announced that Halo Infinite likely wouldn't have map remakes ahead of the game's launch in late 2021, citing the team's desire to avoid usin...