Even thoughHalo Infiniteis getting the most media attention nowadays,Halo: The Master Chief Collectionstill benefits from substantial content updates, patches, and the like. The latest such update has just come out, and players looking to get back into classicHalohave got much to look forward to.
Namely, the long-awaited April content update forHalo: The Master Chief Collectionis now out. And though its main focus is squarely on Firefight improvements and adding the Flood to the popular co-op game mode, there’s much more to it than just that. The list of additions is unexpectedly long, introducing hefty improvements to an already sizable package.
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While the release ofFlood-themed content inHalo: Master Chief Collection’s Firefight modewas teased a few days back, it may still seem a bit strange to see 343 Industries updating what is, effectively, an eight-year-old game to such an extent. Aside from “Floodfight,“MCCnow also offers experimental co-op multiplayer forHalo 3andODST, adding to these titles' replayability.Halo 4, too, gets the special “Campaign Customization” option allowing players to see weapon skins in solo play.
Veteran players, in particular, may be thrilled to hear thatHalo 2,Halo 3, andHalo: ODSTall got entirely new skulls added to their respective campaign modes, 16 of them in total. These are generally similar toHalo Infinite’s Skulls and their effectsand add another reason for players to revisit their classic campaign experiences. Generally, the update is rather sizable and ranges from 11 GB on Steam to 26.5 GB via the Microsoft Store App, with Xbox consoles sitting at around 20 GB.
All of the above is available at no additional cost, short of actually owning the licenses for specificHalogames withinMCC. The content drop is underlined even further by the fact that 343 is also nowcelebratingHalo’s 20th anniversary with dedicated multiplayer cosmeticsand the like. In effect,Halo: MCCfans have every reason to look back at the game and get some more playtime in now that there’s new content coming out at such a rapid pace.
On a related note, rumors suggest thatanother Xbox franchise could get theMaster Chief Collectiontreatmentin 2022, though it’s not yet clear which. In more ways than one,MCCis the ultimate way to experience classicHalocontent, and seeing another major franchise remastered and re-released in such a way could be a huge boon for its community.
Halo: The Master Chief Collectionis now available on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
