Kagey K
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Doesn’t look like it’s on sale. Usually all of this weeks sales are posted by now.
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343 is revisiting Halo: The Master Chief Collection - at last!
- Thread starter Deputy Moonman
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Thanks. I’ll just grab it at regular price. $30 isn’t that bad since I haven’t played them ever.
Halo is Back
Member
The update is finally live people. Here's hoping its a much more smooth experience.
Koala Driving a Ferrari
Member
This update caught me by surprise! I'm only 30% through the 73gb download but I just jumped into Halo 1 for a quick go and the image quality is ridiculously good on the X. I love the snappy new menus too. I played through one campaign mission and wow, I'm impressed. I'm envious of anyone experiencing the original Halo trilogy for the first time this way.
It's brilliant that I can now play through all of the Halo campaigns in 4k before Infinite hits. Massive respect to the dev team for revisiting the MCC project; I've had to delve into old code before to fix legacy projects before and... ahem, it's not a great experience (I've actually intentionally moved on from a job because of this). Massive props to 343 for pushing through adversity and continuing to develop the MCC into what it should be
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My hype for Halo Infinite and respect for 343 has just been raised up another notch.
It's brilliant that I can now play through all of the Halo campaigns in 4k before Infinite hits. Massive respect to the dev team for revisiting the MCC project; I've had to delve into old code before to fix legacy projects before and... ahem, it's not a great experience (I've actually intentionally moved on from a job because of this). Massive props to 343 for pushing through adversity and continuing to develop the MCC into what it should be
.My hype for Halo Infinite and respect for 343 has just been raised up another notch.
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PerezDeCorcho
Member
H2A multiplayer in 4K is basically next-gen Halo. Almost makes Halo 5 look last-gen.
Halo is Back
Member
IS THERE NO BTB?! I swear if BTB is not in the playlist for H3 I will flip
Kagey K
Banned
Right now there is HCE Doubles and a Team Arena game for each of the other 3. Really barebones playlists for now. Not sure what’s available in custom games.
Deputy Moonman
Member
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-update
You can find all the patch notes in the OP link. Essentially, 343 is keeping the playlist small and will roll out additional playlists over time and as the population increases. Not sure why they don't have a regular slayer playlist, though.
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J-Roderton
Member
I like the preferred installation feature.
Negotiator
Member
Does anyone know why this game is not listed in the X1X Enhanced games, even though the entire update (73GB) has been applied? Anyone else?
Thiagosc777
Member
Sometimes it takes a while for them to update that X1X Enhanced list.
Mochilador
Member
So I installed the update yesterday but now I can't play the game. It closes after showing the splash screen for a while.
Negotiator
Member
Apparently the internal X1XE flag is also false... does that mean it's not able to utilize the Scorpio properly?
CRAIG667
Member
reset xbox, worked me dude.
Thiagosc777
Member
It's working just fine. It's just the Xbox UI that is using some metadata that hasn't been updated yet.
Mochilador
Member
Do you mean a factory reset? I did restart my console but it did not solve the issue.
If nothing works then I'll reinstall the game.
RobotXTaisen
Member
Do you think we will have a new retail release after this huge update?
I'm interested in picking up the halo MCC collection but I have a very limited dataplan for downloading things (50 GB/month, currently) so I'd take a physical disk if possibile
I'm interested in picking up the halo MCC collection but I have a very limited dataplan for downloading things (50 GB/month, currently) so I'd take a physical disk if possibile
Deputy Moonman
Member
That would be nice, but it doesn't seem very likely. Your best option for now is to install it piece by piece over several months. I want to say Halo 3's multiplayer is roughly a 9gb download and halo ce's isn't too bad either. Unfortunately, Halo 2's multiplayer also includes H2A, so it's a bit heftier. If you were able to download just those 3 sections, you'd have access to most of the multiplayer playlists. I always assume people aren't interested in playing Halo 4, but i know there are people who really enjoy it. Also, you could start bigger downloads at the end of the month based on how much data you have left over and then wait for the end of the following month to resume. Just keep using leftover data at the end of each month so it doesn't impact your regular internet use. But it is still gonna take several months to download with that approach, unfortunately.Do you think we will have a new retail release after this huge update?
I'm interested in picking up the halo MCC collection but I have a very limited dataplan for downloading things (50 GB/month, currently) so I'd take a physical disk if possibile
Found download sizes for each game, but it doesn't break up multiplayer and campaign:
https://gearnuke.com/halo-master-chief-collection-new-update-download-size/
And, yeah, Halo 2 is the biggest offender lol.
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Elite 2020
Neo Member
Factory Reset?....no..no..no..lol. Hard reset. Hold the power button until it fully shuts off and then your back in business if you haven't got it to work yet.
Mochilador
Member
I tried that a few times before but it did not fix the problem. I'm downloading it again.
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Halo is Back
Member
Holy crap the matchmaking is 100X faster I can get into games withing seconds when it used to take 5-7minutes sometimes just to get into one game.
KormaChameleon
Member
About time! I will set it to download when I get back from work. I am just hoping I can play actually play a match without having to wait 10 minutes and then crashing back to home screen. Oh maybe actually get some kills without hit registration issue.
ultrazilla
Member
So when I had the game installed initially and went to play it, something seemed "off". My brother said the same thing. I was skeptical the game had
actually updated with the Xbox One X/HDR enhancements. So what he and I ended up doing is deleting/uninstalling the game totally and then doing
a fresh install by looking it up on the Xbox store and re-downloading it.
Then we went into Halo 4 co-op. Holy shit, it looked and played beautiful in co-op. Simply jaw dropping. It takes a lot to impress me and the game looks
freaking amazing, especially for having been out for quite some time already. Now the little we did play of the first Halo and Halo 2(just jumping in to
check them out) we could tell immediately though they look nicer and "cleaner" that they have NOT aged well graphical fidelity wise in our opinion.
Now we know these games are "old" but I expected a bit better looking 4k/HDR upgrade to Halo and Halo 2(we didn't get around to Halo 3 yet so I can't
comment). Again though, Halo 4 was something else and really was the "show off" game if you're going to demo the collection for friends or family.
We also noticed some pretty jarring stutter/frame rate loss when things got hectic fighting the enemies in co-op in Halo 2. I've read 343 said they're still
actively working on patches for the game and I found the slow down/frame rate loss unacceptable, especially on the Xbox One X. So they still have work
to do on patches but so far, it seems pretty good compared to when I previously played the game pre-4k/HDR patch.
actually updated with the Xbox One X/HDR enhancements. So what he and I ended up doing is deleting/uninstalling the game totally and then doing
a fresh install by looking it up on the Xbox store and re-downloading it.
Then we went into Halo 4 co-op. Holy shit, it looked and played beautiful in co-op. Simply jaw dropping. It takes a lot to impress me and the game looks
freaking amazing, especially for having been out for quite some time already. Now the little we did play of the first Halo and Halo 2(just jumping in to
check them out) we could tell immediately though they look nicer and "cleaner" that they have NOT aged well graphical fidelity wise in our opinion.
Now we know these games are "old" but I expected a bit better looking 4k/HDR upgrade to Halo and Halo 2(we didn't get around to Halo 3 yet so I can't
comment). Again though, Halo 4 was something else and really was the "show off" game if you're going to demo the collection for friends or family.
We also noticed some pretty jarring stutter/frame rate loss when things got hectic fighting the enemies in co-op in Halo 2. I've read 343 said they're still
actively working on patches for the game and I found the slow down/frame rate loss unacceptable, especially on the Xbox One X. So they still have work
to do on patches but so far, it seems pretty good compared to when I previously played the game pre-4k/HDR patch.
No, Halo 2 is a FULL REMAKE that's why. It's basically a native Xbox One X game, so it makes sense.
The Wise Old Man
Member
OK so holy fuck it fucking works do you fucking believe it how in the fuck is this not the story of the goddamn fucking year I can now actually matchmake.
I am playing Halo 2 multiplayer for the first time in 16 years and I think I may actually be crying in sheer joyful happiness.
Is there a Halo community section that’s still actually alive here? Somebody has got to wake those fuckers up from the slumber and tell them whats happened here. Fire up the goddamned presses you troglodyte fucks because HALO IS BACK.
Sweet fancy Moses this is truly special. You fuckwits who are firing this thing up for the first time don’t know how lucky you are. And you well weathered ram rods who’ve been baptized by the blood of combat know damn well what awaits.
I haven’t been this excited since I played Halo, CE online multiplayer using “xbconnect” for the first time.
Update: how fucking shiitake mushrooms the guardians just killed me. I love this this game. Why im the hell are all games not like this anymore?????
I am playing Halo 2 multiplayer for the first time in 16 years and I think I may actually be crying in sheer joyful happiness.
Is there a Halo community section that’s still actually alive here? Somebody has got to wake those fuckers up from the slumber and tell them whats happened here. Fire up the goddamned presses you troglodyte fucks because HALO IS BACK.
Sweet fancy Moses this is truly special. You fuckwits who are firing this thing up for the first time don’t know how lucky you are. And you well weathered ram rods who’ve been baptized by the blood of combat know damn well what awaits.
I haven’t been this excited since I played Halo, CE online multiplayer using “xbconnect” for the first time.
Update: how fucking shiitake mushrooms the guardians just killed me. I love this this game. Why im the hell are all games not like this anymore?????
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n0razi
Member
This, I loved Halo 1-3 but I have no intention of buying an Xbox1/1X for just this one series
EDMIX
Member
same.
It would be like saying since I like COD1, 2 and 4 that I should buy a whole system for it LOL! Its like.....I liked a few of them, not enough to buy a system that has its main IP the same thing over and over again. I just want to play some CTF and relive some memories, but I'm just waiting for that PC release. LOVED the PC controls as Gearbox did an amazing job with that port.
Some IPs just die and its ok to move on. Like COD, its how I feel about Halo. I tried to care and play the new ones, but it was clear those days was over.
The Wise Old Man
Member
Perhaps. Or conversely, maybe this is the spark that reignites the flame.... clearly 343 timed this patch release to build hype for Halo Infinite. Nothing happens in a vacuum anymore.
Thiagosc777
Member
This is why the Xbox is not as popular in the rest of the world. You are basically treated as a second class citizen.
Titanfall 1 is still the best online experience on Xbox to this day. No region lock. You'd default to your own region, but you could easily switch whenever you wanted. And all games were on dedicated servers.
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Elite 2020
Neo Member
So... How many of you who have Game Pass in particular going to dl and play some MCC? Today is the day it should be added if it is not already.
Grinchy
Banned
I fucking am. I am gonna be playing some Halo 2 split screen online like it's 2004.
Elite 2020
Neo Member
I see it up now and it appears Quantum Break is also added to Game Pass.
AngularSaxophone
Banned
FFFFFFF!!!!
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Once it is "ready to start" you can deselect some options in the main menu.
Thanks! I went to try and play one of them and it offered to customise the installation
Naked Lunch
Member
"...and they said this day would never come."
The game runs beautifully now. Matchmaking works. Worth the wait - the wait was actually irrelevant for games that will never get old. This series deserved it. These games are timeless.
I can safely say this collection is now the best multiplayer FPS money can buy.
I hope we get a full Big Team Battle playlist featuring all titles - im sure we will eventually.
The game runs beautifully now. Matchmaking works. Worth the wait - the wait was actually irrelevant for games that will never get old. This series deserved it. These games are timeless.
I can safely say this collection is now the best multiplayer FPS money can buy.
I hope we get a full Big Team Battle playlist featuring all titles - im sure we will eventually.
Bar81
Member
I'm focusing only on the SP for the moment and WOW. I'm a ways through Halo CE and it's just as good as I remember. The improvements in the graphics and the sound - the guns and the music - are just amazing. I'm still hanging on to my plasma so only 1080P. I can't imagine how good it looks in 4K with HDR. All we need now is Reach.
metareferential
Member
Preach it.
Where the fuck is Reach.
And where the fuck is firefight, one of the best feature of any Halo game (we are missing two firefight modes: ODST's and Reach's).
All we have are those dumb spartan ops. I'm inclined to believe they've left out firefight so that players can't compare the two modes and realize how bad 343's understanding of Halo really is.
The MCC is awesome, though. I'm just hoping we get the full package, someday. Reach at 4k would be amazing.
Elite 2020
Neo Member
I have always had this strange assumption that the reason Halo Reach is not in the MCC is because when Bungie departed Microsoft they own the game engine and used it to make Destiny.
Maybe that's why ODST has had Firefight taken out as well. Of course I could be dead wrong lol.
Maybe that's why ODST has had Firefight taken out as well. Of course I could be dead wrong lol.
Deputy Moonman
Member
I spent a good chunk of time playing TMCC the other night. My favorite games continue to be in the slayer playlist when CE maps come up. I wish 343 would add the CE Team Arena playlist soon.
It makes sense that Reach and ODST aren't part of the collection if the collection is only supposed to include games with the Master Chief. Reach is focused on other spartans with the main character being Noble 6, and ODST is focused on orbital drop shock troopers. Not saying that I wouldn't enjoy having Reach and ODST Firefight included though.
Koala Driving a Ferrari
Member
"Xbox One X renders at a native resolution of 3840x2160 (4k)" @ 60fps.
343 nailed it. I momentarily stopped playing through Red Dead Redemption just to try out the new Master Chief Collection Xbone X update (and specifically Halo 2 remastered) and it looks ridiculously good on the X now. I ended up playing through all of Halo 1 and a few missions into Halo 2 on heroic over the weekend. It's so good. I wish that it launched this way. It saddens me that no one is going to play this. It's bloody great if you're a Halo fan. The Xbone X is now the definitive way to experience the entire Halo series. Happy times
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