Sort of. The campaign works the way I described. For multiplayer, you can either play the original H2 multiplayer, or a new multiplayer that's similar to it but not the same.
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection announced for PC (Steam/Microsoft Store) - Staggered release, Reach first
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anyone have info about if steam version will use uwp or win32, its the only thing stopping me.
it will most likely be a win32 app wrapped in a msix package. you shouldn't notice any difference.
Why would they do that instead of pumping files directly to Steam though if there's no difference? If they do, there probably is.
This is something that we probably won't see directly confirmed or debunked until launch.
But if they confirm the Steam version works on older versions of Windows, then it can't be MSIX. Only Windows 10 has support for that.
I'm guessing the argument for why they would do it like that is so the Windows Store and Steam versions be the same version, no hassle trying to keep them in check with different packaging.
One mod I want to see on PC is all the Reach Covenant swapped in for Halo 4s Covenant. The design change of the Convenant from Reach to 4/5 has always been jarring to me. Wonder how extensively we will be able to mod these games 🤔
no actually msix works on windows 7 as well, they demoed it in one of their presentations. doesn't have all of the same features as on 10 but it still works as a simple installer. its open source, works on just about every platform actually. they basically wanted to build one package format for any kind of platform and app.
Wow, I gotta admit, way more people liked Halo than I imagined. I've been a fan since release, but I didn't realise some people still wanted it that badly on PC. I'm happy about this.
Model swaps are one of the easier things to do. Don't think you'll have to wait too long.
I thought that's what they were trying with UWP? And I thought MSIX was that container used on Xbox one that they'd recently added support for, that's actually XVC. My bad...
the msix variant of that is supposedly called msixvc. msix + xvc = msixvc. whether that specifc version is w10 only and has no functionality on w7? who knows.
Staggered hey? That best not mean I have to wait an extra year from now for them to get to Halo 3. Oh well, I can't complain, been waiting a decade already.
The best Brutes too, hands down. Halo 2's was underdeveloped, Halo 3's over the top, Reach juuuust riiiiight.Pumped to fight against the best Elites in the series.
Man reading all the MCC positivity online regarding this announcement and that it's coming to Steam is so awesome
It's not the 'it' thing anymore, so less people have their ire set against it like they did back in the day.
I have sunk 100s of hours in those games with friends back in the day. I loved it then and I'm sure we will have just as much fun on PC.
Unless you are referring to some announced dramatic change I was unaware off.
I like you and your worldview.
This news is such a breath of fresh air. I, for one, am ready to take my first dip in the world of Halo. Is the chronological order of PC MCC releases the recommended one to play these games?
Wait. So this requires Xbox Live to play on PC? It's great that Microsoft isn't holding one of their games hostage on the Windows Store, but that's a huge (negative) deal, no?
And do they intend to charge full price up front and roll this out over time or charge per game as add-ons? Because if it's the former then woof...
And do they intend to charge full price up front and roll this out over time or charge per game as add-ons? Because if it's the former then woof...
xbox live is free on pc. just requires you to sign in using a free microsoft account.
Just need a Microsoft account. Just like you need a uPlay account to play Ubisoft Steam games.
If they wanted a Gold sub, things would be bad, but an account sounds acceptable. Again, details to be seen.
They mentioned a piece by piece purchase scheme, I wouldn't mind having the bundle up on day one though.
Ah gotcha. I knew they added the Xbox branding to Windows some time ago but never cared to know what they were actually doing with it.
Still weird that they make you log into a separate account from Steam. I wonder if my old account that I had all the way back from the Live beta is still active.
We just need to all Believe hard enough and the Chief will pull through for us. #Believe
Edit: I'd also personally say the best way to play would be in the original order of release but the PC order is also fine.
HALO 3 CUSTOM GAMES FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER AND
the one named HALO where you drive the mongoose on the huge circle track and one person Snipes from a tower in the sky
run it back, forever
Likely it's to enable crossplay, manage friends, and sync it's own achievement system. Xbox Live is basically a matchmaking API now. For example, Minecraft requires an XBL login on every platform, including the Nintendo Switch.
With HDR they will look so nice and bright! The visual design of the shields were excellent in Reach and conveyed a great sense of easy to see progression in damage.
Seeing those gifs, damn I totally forgot how ahead of it's time Reach was. It still looks amazing.
Forge World was an ambitious project and it just dawned on me that I'll be able to load into that shit on a PC and build for hours....finally. Halo on pc can't come soon enough. GOD IS REAL
