They said that it's up to us to buy each game separately or wait until the last game releases and buy it all together. I'm worried as to whether this means that we won't be able to pre-purchase the whole thing as soon as Reach releases, which is what I want to do. I asked for clarification, feel free to upvote my comment so that they see it if you want (hope this isn't against ERA rules)
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection announced for PC (Steam/Microsoft Store) - Staggered release, Reach first
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Er... it's not really the same.
You always have to make your own solution because things aren't profiled on PC like on a console... handling multiple controller profiles both for interface and bindings. Then there's always the compatibility issue where some controllers fight to be the priority controller... steam controller being a good example for this.
They're really flying by the seat of their pants here... There's a lot of questions being answered with "We're aware of this but we don't have anything definitive yet." It makes it sound like development started relatively recently.
Just let those people ask for a W10 or Steam code. Like Quantum Break. Think most will be fine with that. :)
Come on, that really shouldn't be an excuse for a large development team. 2 person indie studios routinely manage to implement local multiplayer in their games on PC.
Of course it's true that MS completely failed to provide a PC-focused gaming input API for decades, but it's not that onerous to work with what's there. Especially as long as we are only talking about <= 4 players.
This AMA is ok but it seems like the majority of their answers are just "we'll have more closer to launch". Kinda gets a bit boring after a while.
They will tell you in the email. They opened up recording for console after the 2nd flight
It's going to take a while (Ninja Edit: maybe not if they already working together like the post below suggests), because modders will have to figure out several systems like AI scripts/pathing and etc., but custom PvE scenarios and/or missions should be possible afterwards.
Expect to see a lot of mindblowing stuff, because some modders are freaking insane with their content. See Halo CE SPV3 for example.
Fucking awesome, because that's pretty much what they told us ever since the ED shutdown. Working together with the "broader" modding community.
Steam key for CE through 4, Reach was never part of the original deal.
Installed Custom Edition earlier today, I need MCC PC in my veins ASAP. From the sounds of it flights might be starting by April.
Yeah every time Bonnie Ross make a public statement they follow through.
-All Halos will have a beta
-Splitscreen in every future Halo
-Working on bringing classic Halo experience to PC and working along side the modding community.
No plans for Halo 5... it sounds like MCC PC's staggered releases and Infinite's launch are going to overlap, and as well, PC players will be missing a chunk of the story.
Maybe if Infinite is like Sea of Thieves, and doesn't have much to it at launch, it'll work out. But how is Infinite going to have the space to be its own thing?
Maybe if Infinite is like Sea of Thieves, and doesn't have much to it at launch, it'll work out. But how is Infinite going to have the space to be its own thing?
I hope they keep it under wraps until it's widely accessib
I think Infinite is going to be vastly different and more ambitious. It's really not going to struggle to differentiate itself from games from 5 - 15 years ago.
So, it's looking grim for split screen support on PC. :/
"[Split screen] is tricky and the team is still looking at what can be supported"
"[Split screen] is tricky and the team is still looking at what can be supported"
But on PC, it's looking like Halo 4, a game new to PC, could be out after Infinite.
Though they did say they're working on Reach and CE at the same time, so maybe they'll be out by Autumn next year.
I just hope they can shed all the MCC baggage with enough time to spare that Infinite gets its due.
And it's barmy to me that the current plan is *not* to have PC players all caught up on the story, not to have parity with console, before Infinite. It's like falling at the last hurdle.
More info from the devs
- Mix and Match Armor, linked to new progression system, no MTX (Reach seems to be the only one that supports mix match armor right now)
- Uncapped FPS for each game is the plan
- Game release date is dependent on how well the flights go
- No 24/7 custom dedicated servers for the custom browser, this is an area of discussion though!
- No Mod support at launch, working with the modding community, i01 team and the ED team to explore "official" modding options
- Anti-cheat is a big focus for launch
- Until all games are out it will be a buy one by one situation (no season pass model either)
- Will support Windows 7 and 10, Windows 8 support is being looked at (Wonder if this means it can run on Photon?)
- No ETA on the first flight, currently building the first audience for the flight and dev team is working on the UI/controls
- Forge and Theater will NOT be out at launch, are both getting extra work for PC (should be around Halo 3/H4 release / potential rework of Forge?)
- ODST Firefight is still being evaluated
- More anti-cheat news will be talked about later
- FoV and FPS limits will be a title by title basis
- MCC progression will carry over from console version, no 360 progress will
- MCC saves will NOT carry over between console and PC
- Achievements, Forged Maps, Game Variants and stats will be sync'd
- 343 is currently testing 144hz+ frame rates, ordered 240hz monitor to test with.
- Wants to support a wide variety of hardware, spec details coming soon. Min specs to be determined via flighting
- Steam/WinStore users can play together
- Xbox crossplay is top of mind and actively being investigated right now
- They are looking at what can be supported in regards to splitscreen/local co-op for PC users
- They are looking into getting mix and match armor sets in for Halo 3
- No info on pricing yet, focus is on getting the flight out as soon as possible
- Centered Crosshairs are being investigated
- They will talk about how terminal videos will work later
- Still exploring options regarding play anywhere and letting Xbox owners who have a copy also enjoy it on PC
- Aspect ratios that are supported are 21:9, 16:9, 16:10, 3:2 and 4:3
- Reach will use the same dedicated servers for Match Making as the rest of MCC
- No current plans to bring Halo 5 over
- They want to get this package out to PC gamers asap but only once it's ready
- No info on playlist, will be looking at community feedback on settings for things like bloom and Armor Lock (Vanilla, TU, CEA)
- Halo Custom Edition Content is on their list and is being actively explored (they had map importing working to some extent last year)
- They want to get this right so they don't upset consumers
Ske7ch said this:
I think that it will still show the missions you've completed. As everything is unlocked from the off, I think it's really just checkpoints that don't carry across.
I suppose that must be why they can't say it's Play Anywhere.
I assume this has to do with Windows not currently supporting sign in of two accounts at once on one machine (someone correct me if I'm wrong there).
Local co-op with multiple accounts feels like the main feature that consoles have over PC at this point, and I'm annoyed that none of the PC platforms seem to have any interest in tackling it (except google now? but their solution is brute forced).
Man, it seems there are a lot of things that they're having a hard time tackling due to complexity of the project, but they are still dedicated to doing it right.
FUCK. YES. ACHIEVEMENTS AND STATS. THANK YOU 343 I KISS YOU
Well, there's Gears of War 4 split screen campaign coop (Win 10 Store version) that uses the old "Gamertag + Gamertag (1)" approach, if I recall correctly. I played it in local split screen a couple of weeks ago on my PC.
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Just made a threadmark for the post and placed it in the OP too!
Nothing new https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/noble-news
I wasn't expecting anything quite yet.
Wonder what competitive VR they're talking about. They don't have a Halo VR prototype do they?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/halo-recruit/9p1vd7tn2frg?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
its just a simple gallery shooter.
Ah, I'd heard of this... but I didn't think it could be competitive...
There probably is, selection process will probably really start in the next week or two with the bets starting in 3-5 weeks
