Utviklerne hos 343 Industries kan fortelle til Gameinformer at det vil kreve Gull-medlemskap for å spille Halo 5: Guardians på nett. Først skal studiosjefen Josh Holmes ha sagt at det ikke var nødvendig, men kom så med en rettelse. Slik lød den:
"We're excited to see all the amazing fan responses to the Halo 5: Guardians Game Informer cover story. The team has been working extremely hard to get us to this point, and it's been incredibly rewarding to see all the positivity out of the gate around our focus on co-op, the introduction of Blue Team, and, of course, the return of Nathan Fillion as Buck.
I need take a moment to make an important correction on something we miscommunicated in the story. I misspoke during the interview when stating that online co-op campaign would be supported with an Xbox Live Silver account. Co-op campaign will require Xbox Live Gold to play. I want to extend my sincere apologies to our fans, and to Game Informer, for this error and any confusion it has caused."
De vil imidlertid by på 14 dager med medlemskap til alle som kjøper spillet, så hvis du vet at kalenderen er ryddet kan du fint avtale med en venn for å spille gjennom historiedelen sammen uten å måtte ha et løpende Gull-medlemskap:
"That said, it is important to us that fans have the opportunity to play the full co-op campaign experience and we are doing this by providing a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial with Halo 5: Guardians.
Thank you all for your support. We can't wait to show you all more of the game next week at E3."