Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta

The Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta is an upcoming phase in the development of Halo 5: Guardians, produced by 343 Industries and organized by Microsoft. Purchasing Halo: The Master Chief Collection gives players access to the beta, which is to be made available on December 29, 2014 and is set to end on January 18, 2015. It was first revealed with a teaser trailer shown at Microsoft's E3 2014 media briefing.

The focus of the beta will be on small maps with 4v4 arena gameplay. A notable difference to Halo 4 is the absence of custom loadouts; every player will start with identical equipment. A notable addition in the beta are the new Spartan abilities, which will replace the armor abilities from the previous games.

Included features
The beta will feature seven maps (including Truth, Crossfire and Empire), three game modes, eleven weapons and seven sets of armor.

Note: all subjects below are listed tentatively based on their appearance in media released so far; the following does not reflect the full feature list of the beta.