On Wednesday 343 hosted a special Season 2 Community Livestream during which it previewed content from the upcoming Halo Infinite update. One part of the preview stream was a breakdown of Season 2’s Battle Pass and the earnable content therein. When approaching Rank 50 of the battle pass, instead of the battle passes rewards Halo Infinite fans were shown a brief cryptic teaser video. After the video had ended, 343 had scrolled past rank 50 and didn’t acknowledge what had happened.

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The Halo Infinite Season 2 teaser trailer is, it must be made clear, incredibly confusing. It comes off as a commercial of some sort for a company named Lux Voluspa, which features the slogan “Artificial Minds. Real Solutions.” But the content of this advertisement views more like a leaked clip of an emergency, a hack at the company. “Where did the core go?” asks a voice from an unknown character, with a second voice answering, “I think we’re about to find out. They’re here.”

While the truth of the tease is anything but clear, the implication appears to be that this Lux Voluspa AI manufacturer was hacked and something was stolen, a Matrix Core. The obvious answer is that a Matrix Core holds one of Halo’s every-popular AI companions or a key component necessary for an AI and that one was stolen. Who stole the Matrix Core and what their goals are remain a mystery.

Perhaps a bigger mystery, however, is why this small story-focused teaser was used to obfuscate Halo Infinite’s Season 2 rank 50 battle pass reward. An AI-related cosmetic is an exciting possibility. 343 must believe it has something special in store for Halo Infinite players to earn if it has gone to such lengths to build up excitement.

343 knows that offering improved rewards with its Season 2 battle pass is a must if it wants Halo Infinite to succeed. In that light, it’s no surprise that it took the opportunity to do something cool for one of its planned rewards. But building up excitement for a reward is one thing, and bringing back Halo Infinite players to earn it is something else entirely. Halo Infinite’s second season arrives on May 3.

Halo Infinite is available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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