Halo Infinite got 100,000 players on Steam in under an hour, attracted 272,000 in its first night

Within just one hour after its surprise launch, Halo Infinite boasted a wild 100,000 concurrent players on Steam, rising to a massive 272,000+ at its peak during its first day on the servers.

It’s safe to assume that the Xbox player count dwarfed those Steam numbers, too – anecdotally, my entire friends list was on Halo Infinite last night, and I bet I’m not the only one.

Microsoft has yet to annouce player numbers for Halo Infinite’s first big night, but we’re expecting the figures will be good.