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[jbug617]

All the map dlc will be free also

The Xbox One’s list of backward compatible titles has grown by leaps and bounds since the initial wave of games came out in 2015, with nearly three hundred Xbox 360 titles currently supported. Today we’re thrilled to announce four more very special additions coming later this year to the Xbox One back-compat program: Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo 4, and Halo: CE Anniversary!

Each of these games will include campaign and multiplayer, and will even support LAN play on Xbox One – including LAN play between Xbox One and Xbox 360! Once released, you’ll be able to pop in your original disc or purchase a digital copy of the game via the Xbox Store and jump right in.

Best of all, once these titles are added to the program, every Xbox 360 Halo add-on map pack in the Xbox Store will be made available for free, ensuring you have everything you need to achieve maximum enjoyment in online matchmaking or custom games. We know this is something you’ve been asking for, and we’re excited to make these map packs available for all players.

We’ll have more details on the release timing soon but in the meantime, join us at RTX Austin 2017 for an exclusive hands-on preview with Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST running on Xbox One!

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halo-summer-celebration

 

[Captain Zyrain]

Is nice.

 

[CheckMate]

Was that the huge announcement?

 

[gogosox82]

So I'm guessing this was the the huge announcement? I thought they would be patching the MCC to work on the Xbox X but I guess they have totally given up on trying to make that thing work.

 

[kraspkibble]

what about halo 2? is that playable on xbox one except with MCC?

 

[xValentine]

Thats it?

 

[Shift Breaker]

what about halo 2? is that playable on xbox one except with MCC?

That'll probably come with original Xbox emulation.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

So this is basically them giving up on the Master Chief Collection ever working?

 

[Jawmuncher]

I wonder when the OG xbox support happens if they'll add Halo 2 just for the hell of it.
It's not like MS seems to care if there's a newer version to play after all. Hell add Halo 1 to just for the fuck of it.

 

[kraspkibble]

So this is basically them giving up on the Master Chief Collection ever working?

MCC worked just fine for me playing through the campaigns. i only played a little multiplayer and don't remember any issues.

 

[j-wood]

Seems they are giving up on MCC then. They should give these to everyone that purchased that turd.

 

[Handsome Ralph]

That's it?

Well that was a wet fart.

 

[Akai__]

That's it?

Well that was a wet fart.

+ Halo 5 4K Support for the Xbox One X. Check out the other thread.

 

[cakely]

Awesome. Halo 3 was the pinnacle of the series for me.

 

[Handsome Ralph]

+ Halo 5 4K Support for the Xbox One X. Check out the other thread.

That's not too bad, I guess. I just feel a little miffed that they're pretty much not going to bother fixing MCC anymore.

Oh well, at least the single player stuff still works fine.

 

[Smokey]

So this is basically them giving up on the Master Chief Collection ever working?

Sounds like it.

 

[Akai__]

That's not too bad, I guess. I just feel a little miffed that they're pretty much not going to bother fixing MCC anymore.

Oh well, at least the single player stuff still works fine.

I don't understand why people are always setting them up for dissapointment. The game released in 2014 and there wasn't a patch since like July 2015... Do you honestly think they will touch it again?

I mean, proof me wrong 343i, but I very much doubt it.

 

[Handsome Ralph]

I don't understand why people are always setting them up for dissapointment. The game released in 2014 and there wasn't a patch since like July 2015... Do you honestly think they will touch it again?

I mean, proof me wrong 343i, but I very much doubt it.

Oh I certainly wasn't expecting them to touch it again, but after the rumbling this week that an announcement was likely incoming, I thought maybe just maybe something was coming.

Bringing the titles to BC is a good move, it's just slightly annoying considering I sold my 360 copies of those games once I owned MCC.

 

[Omnii-chan]

This is good for those with the originals I guess.

Didn't MCC include ODST and Reach as a downloadable? I remember downloading at least one of them with my copy of MCC before I sold my X1.

Hope Halo 2 OG comes with back compat too.

 

[Handsome Ralph]

This is good for those with the originals I guess.

Didn't MCC include ODST and Reach as a downloadable? I remember downloading at least one of them with my copy of MCC before I sold my X1.

Hope Halo 2 OG comes with back compat too.

ODST was released as DLC for MCC. Reach never was, just made BC early last year IIRC.

 

[Sephzilla]

what about halo 2? is that playable on xbox one except with MCC?

I imagine Halo 2 will come with the OG Xbox BC. However, original Halo 2 multiplayer isn't available anymore

 

[horkrux]

I don't understand why people are always setting them up for dissapointment. The game released in 2014 and there wasn't a patch since like July 2015... Do you honestly think they will touch it again?

I mean, proof me wrong 343i, but I very much doubt it.

I like to think that MCC is some kind of flagship title. Total mess or not - it's all* Halo games in one package and I'm confused that they wouldn't even update that for XOXO..is that too much to ask of Microsoft I wonder? They don't have that many exclusives and can't be bothered to update one of the biggest.

* almost

 

[nillapuddin]

I would expect halo ce and 2 to become OG compat, i just wonder how they would incorporate multiplayer.

So their answer for no new halo this year, is all the halos?

 

[GringoSuave89]

I had JUST rebought MCC to get my classic Halo kick... fucking hell.

 

[superNESjoe]

Ok....but why.

 

[Blam]

I'm pretty happy about this since I can finally play some working playlists in Halo 3, and do Firefight on ODST again.

 

[Sephzilla]

I would expect halo ce and 2 to become OG compat, i just wonder how they would incorporate multiplayer.

So their answer for no new halo this year, is all the halos?

Short answer: They wouldn't

Slightly longer answer: Original Halo CE never had online multiplayer. And Microsoft shut down the original Xbox multiplayer servers years ago so Halo 2's original multiplayer doesn't work anymore.

 

[ornery]

So this is basically them giving up on the Master Chief Collection ever working?

thatsthejoke.jpg

 

[Shil Pencer]

There shouldnt be two threads for this but this is from Stinkles in the other

New users and returning users. It's also 4K for MP which still has healthy populations and will bump in November too. You can get a sense of the fidelity by looking at the PC Forge/MP package on a high end PC and without committing to anything I will note that BC legacy titles and the "fate" of MCC are not connected at the hip as some have perhaps reasonably, but in this specific case, mistakenly inferred. That may be cold comfort with no information to share at this time, but they are not an either or situation.

 

[Van Bur3n]

Why play those when MCC has all of the games running at 60 fps?

 

[Gestault]

Was that the huge announcement?

The full announcement was this, all the DLC going free, native 4K patch for Halo 5, more details on the remainder of the Halo Wars 2 season pass content, and new info on the Banished/Flood campaign expansion for HW2 coming next year. I actually think there may have been something else, too.

Why play those when MCC has all of the games running at 60 fps?

For campaign, that's a legitimate question (especially considering its digital price), but for multiplayer, people have very strong opinions, so this is a "best of both worlds" sort of thing.

 

[watership]

Why play those when MCC has all of the games running at 60 fps?

For people who own it and never wanted to play MCC, because all they heard was ..It's trash. Which it isn't, and it works fine. Especially the campaigns. But you know, perception turmp reality.

 

[Zel3]

Why play those when MCC has all of the games running at 60 fps?

MCC is missing a lot of features.
MCC is a broken mess still.

 

[SMG]

Halo 3 with better IQ at 60... fuck that's tempting.

 

[Deadpool_X]

MCC worked just fine for me playing through the campaigns. i only played a little multiplayer and don't remember any issues.

I just posted this in the BC thread.

The second half of Halo 3 was ruined for me by audio bugs. I didn't play a level in the single half of the game that didn't have the music drop out, then restart, then drop out again; sound effects drop for entire levels; and cut scenes where Chief's audio tracks didnt play, along with occasional other VA dropping out, playing over top of other, or popping in minutes late. This isn't even mentioning the 34 minute load time it took to pull up my saved game in the Covenant stage.

Oh, and I just played it this past weekend with all the most recent updates applied.

Single player is just as broken as multi.

 

[Jonneh3003]

Why play those when MCC has all of the games running at 60 fps?

Better online.

 

[wwm0nkey]

MCC is missing a lot of features.
MCC is a broken mess still.

Okay wait, what features is the MCC missing? I am aware of the bugs but what features?

 

[c0de]

Halo 3 with better IQ at 60... fuck that's tempting.

How will it reach 60?

 

[Greatest Ever]

Halo 3 with better IQ at 60... fuck that's tempting.

Only in MCC my friend.

 

[Sephzilla]

Why play those when MCC has all of the games running at 60 fps?

"running"

 

[bones123]

That's actually really surprising... How's the multiplayer gonna work? I thought this was never gonna happen because of MCC, but I guess they've finally given up on that.

 

[Outrun]

Was that the huge announcement?

No one said anything about a huge announcement.

 

[Jonneh3003]

Was that the huge announcement?

Partly, Halo 5 is also getting a 4K Xbox One X patch.

 

[Prologue]

There shouldnt be two threads for this but this is from Stinkles in the other

Isn't this going to further fracture the multiplayer base in the collection?

 

[gamz]

Fucking awesome!

 

[Greatest Ever]

Isn't this going to further fracture the multiplayer base in the collection?

There is no multiplayer base in the Collection. It's very empty.

 

[singhr1]

That's actually really surprising... How's the multiplayer gonna work? I thought this was never gonna happen because of MCC, but I guess they've finally given up on that.

It'll work like it does on the 360?

Dude they gave up on MCC after a year. And I don't blame them for stop trying to tape together an inherently broken piece of software.

 

[gamz]

There is no multiplayer base in the Collection. It's very empty.

It won't be for long.

 

[Greatest Ever]

It won't be for long.

Why? That's still broken vs these BC games with active communities.

 

[watership]

Better online.

Very much this. Where the originals are better than the MCC is in on-line stability.