I actually expected Halo Infinite to hold its ground much better. Instead, it has now dropped to number 49 on Xbox's Most Played Games list, in the U.S., while Halo: The Master Chief Collection sits comfortably at number 30. Truthfully, neither position is particularly impressive compared to the games occupying the very top spots, but Halo Infinite is free-to-play, whereas Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a paid game.
Forgive me for the rather personal tangent as I ignite the age-old debate between classic Halo versus modern Halo. As a fan, I think it's interesting to take a step back and look at how the games are performing on both Xbox and Steam, as they're really the only public metrics we have to go by, and the results genuinely surprised me.