Halo: The Master Chief Collection Announced For PC

crazyeyesreaper · Mar 13, 2019

The last time an actual Halo game made its way to PC was 2007 when Halo 2 launched three years after the console version to little fanfare, as it required the Windows Vista operating system. Since then Microsoft has not bothered to release any of the mainstream titles on PC. However, that is no longer the case as Microsoft has announced that they will be bringing Halo: The Master Chief Collection to PC. While some may think it too little too late, considering the Master Chief Collection initially launched nearly five years ago, the fact remains with this release PC gamers now have access to the majority of the series including Halo 1, 2, 3, 4, ODST, and Reach which was just recently added to the collection. The only title missing at this point is Halo 5.

While a typical re-release is possible it appears that is not the direction 343 Industries will take as they recognize that PC gamers are an exacting bunch and as such have brought in help from Ruffian and Splash Damage studios in order to polish the collection ahead of its debut. As of now, you can expect support for 4K resolution, 60 frames per second gameplay, and HDR at least as a minimum along with proper controls. Overall the Master Chief Collection offers a ton of content including 67 campaign missions and 120 multiplayer maps when you include both Horde Survival and Spartan Ops. Pricing and availability currently remain unknown, but at the very least it will be available on Steam meaning it is not a Microsoft Store exclusive. That said, it will still require an Xbox Live account.

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

FreedomEclipse · Mar 13, 2019

Better late than never imo. though Im sure there are those folks who will still hate on it and wont buy because its microsoft and microsoft doesn't care about PC gaming,

lexluthermiester · Mar 13, 2019

So according to the Steam page, while you can buy it on Steam, you still need an XBox Live account to play it. So far, gonna have to pass. Microsoft, this is not the way to go.

crazyeyesreaper · Mar 13, 2019

Good catch I missed that. Post updated.

lexluthermiester · Mar 13, 2019

crazyeyesreaper said:
Good catch I missed that.

I'm not losing hope that they might see sense and sell the collection without the need for XBox Live on the single player side. I have no interest in the multiplayer side of the collection. We'll see though.

ZeppMan217 · Mar 13, 2019

Had to do a double take when I saw the Steam logo at the end.

LAN_deRf_HA · Mar 13, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
So according to the Steam page, while you can buy it on Steam, you still need an XBox Live account to play it. So far, gonna have to pass. Microsoft, this is not the way to go.

Can you even have a windows 10 account without also having a live account? Seems like all of their services are accessible with a mono account these days. Open the xbox app and see if it takes your windows login.

MAXLD · Mar 13, 2019

FreedomEclipse said:
though Im sure there are those folks who will still hate on it and wont buy because its microsoft

I think there's no need to even reach the Microsoft part... PC always had way better games than Halo, which flopped each time they arrived on PC back in the day (and not only because they were only ported 2 years after launch). The one I played was one of the most repetitive games I ever seen... compared to PC game standards at the time, it was mediocre, to say the least. Not hating, just calling it as it is. There's plenty of console games that had success when ported to PC, but this one was never the case, much less to the same level it had on console...

lexluthermiester · Mar 13, 2019

LAN_deRf_HA said:
Can you even have a windows 10 account without also having a live account? Seems like all of their services are accessible with a mono account these days. Open the xbox app and see if it takes your windows login.

I don't use Windows 10. Will likely setup a second drive to run it and experiment again.

Prima.Vera · Mar 13, 2019

Are those re-mastered versions of the games? And I mean with increased poly count and Hi-Res textures at least, not just Hi-res and custom format support...

Devastator0 · Mar 13, 2019

LAN_deRf_HA said:
Can you even have a windows 10 account without also having a live account? Seems like all of their services are accessible with a mono account these days. Open the xbox app and see if it takes your windows login.

Yes, you can. I log in and use Windows 10 with a local account (most people just glazed past this during the Windows 10 upgrade process and also when they install the OS). I've only authenticated to my Microsoft account to sync the product key with it, but for logging into my PC's themselves, I use the local account. That also said, you can have it so that you only log in with your Microsoft account for certain components of Windows 10, like the Xbox app for example (Not sure if that's changed since the last time I used it but I haven't had Windows try and force me to use my Microsoft account to log into it).

TheOne · Mar 13, 2019

I wonder how much they are going to charge for each individual release.

64K · Mar 13, 2019

Looking forward to this and on Steam too.

I was reading today that MS will also be bringing DX12 to Windows 7.

Is this really MS? I'm pretty impressed.

TheOne · Mar 13, 2019

64K said:
I was reading today that MS will also be bringing DX12 to Windows 7.

What?

64K · Mar 13, 2019

TheOne said:
What?

https://www.dsogaming.com/news/micr...rld-of-warcraft-the-first-game-supporting-it/

GreiverBlade · Mar 13, 2019

IM IN!

long awaited finally arrived! oh well i will not have to re-buy a Xbox 360 or further to play Halo again.

londiste · Mar 13, 2019

Bought Master Chief Collection digitally for Xbox One a while ago, can I play this on my PC now?

Microsoft Store currently does not list it as available for PC so cannot check myself yet.

Vayra86 · Mar 13, 2019

MAXLD said:
I think there's no need to even reach the Microsoft part... PC always had way better games than Halo, which flopped each time they arrived on PC back in the day (and not only because they were only ported 2 years after launch). The one I played was one of the most repetitive games I ever seen... compared to PC game standards at the time, it was mediocre, to say the least. Not hating, just calling it as it is. There's plenty of console games that had success when ported to PC, but this one was never the case, much less to the same level it had on console...

Agreed, I've never really understood the Halo hype to be fair. Its a shooter. OK

lexluthermiester · Mar 13, 2019

64K said:
Looking forward to this and on Steam too.

Would easily prefer it on GOG..

64K said:
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/micr...rld-of-warcraft-the-first-game-supporting-it/

WOW! Why? This late in Windows 7 life? What's next, Microsoft saying that they're extending the life of Windows 7 because of it's continuing popularity? I'd be way cool with that. Would never have seen it coming though.

Slizzo · Mar 13, 2019

Prima.Vera said:
Are those re-mastered versions of the games? And I mean with increased poly count and Hi-Res textures at least, not just Hi-res and custom format support...

Yes, on console these games were fully remastered, with a button you could press on the controller to flip back and forth from OG graphics to the new new on the fly. They look great, and ran well when I was playing on my Xbox.

TheOne · Mar 13, 2019

Halo for the PC and DX12 support on Win7, is Valve going to announce HL3 this year.

Vayra86 · Mar 13, 2019

TheOne said:
Halo for the PC and DX12 support on Win7, is Valve going to announce HL3 this year.

Heheh yeah alongside Sony and MS declaring true cross platform play with the PC as well.

A man can dream

rtwjunkie · Mar 13, 2019

TheOne said:
Halo for the PC and DX12 support on Win7

Don’t get too excited. DX12 is going to be on a limited game-only basis, with only support for one game so far.

dirtyferret · Mar 13, 2019

awesome news, hopefully they bring it out quickly and has sensible pricing...one can dream

TheOne · Mar 13, 2019

rtwjunkie said:
Don’t get too excited. DX12 is going to be on a limited game-only basis, with only support for one game so far.

Just the fact that they are adding support in games at all for a 10 year old OS they have been trying to kill for the past 7.

System Name	Old reliable
Processor	Intel 8700K @ 4.8 GHz
Motherboard	MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	32 GB Crucial Ballistix 3666 MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 10GB Suprim X
Storage	3x SSDs 2x HDDs
Display(s)	ASUS VG27AQL1A x2 2560x1440 8bit IPS
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Samson Meteor Mic / Generic 2.1 / KRK KNS 6400 headset
Power Supply	Zalman EBT-1000
Mouse	Mionix NAOS 7000
Keyboard	Mionix

System Name	DarnGosh Edition
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32-38-38-96
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\| 2x 2TB WD SN770 (Gaming)\| 2x 2TB Crucial BX500\| 2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

System Name	Old reliable
Processor	Intel 8700K @ 4.8 GHz
Motherboard	MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	32 GB Crucial Ballistix 3666 MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 10GB Suprim X
Storage	3x SSDs 2x HDDs
Display(s)	ASUS VG27AQL1A x2 2560x1440 8bit IPS
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Samson Meteor Mic / Generic 2.1 / KRK KNS 6400 headset
Power Supply	Zalman EBT-1000
Mouse	Mionix NAOS 7000
Keyboard	Mionix

Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 925
Motherboard	Asus M4A78LT-M
Cooling	Ice Hammer IH-4***
Memory	2x4GB DDR3 Corsair
Video Card(s)	Asus HD7870 2GB
Storage	500GB SATAII Samsung \| 500GB SATAII Seagate
Display(s)	23" LG 23EA63V-P
Case	Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Audio Device(s)	VIA VT1708S
Power Supply	Corsair TX650W
Software	Windows 10 x64

System Name	Obelisc
Processor	i7 3770k @ 4.8 GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V
Cooling	H110
Memory	16GB(4x4) @ 2400 MHz 9-11-11-31
Video Card(s)	GTX 780 Ti
Storage	850 EVO 1TB, 2x 5TB Toshiba
Case	T81
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Titanium HD
Power Supply	EVGA 850 T2 80+ TITANIUM
Software	Win10 64bit

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Announced For PC

crazyeyesreaper

Not a Moderator

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

lexluthermiester

crazyeyesreaper

Not a Moderator

lexluthermiester

ZeppMan217

LAN_deRf_HA

MAXLD

lexluthermiester

Prima.Vera

Devastator0

TheOne

64K

TheOne

64K

GreiverBlade

londiste

Vayra86

lexluthermiester

Slizzo

TheOne

Vayra86

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast

dirtyferret

TheOne

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	MSi MPG X570 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	G.Skill DDR4-3600 Trident Z CL 16
Video Card(s)	MSi GTX 1080 Gaming X 8GB
Storage	Crucial P1 500GB M.2 NVMe
Display(s)	Acer Predator XB1 IPS 165Hz G-Sync
Case	Lian-Li PC-A10B
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus+ Gold 750W
Mouse	Zowie EC1-A
Keyboard	G.Skill KM780 MX (MX brown)

Processor	Intel® Core™ i7-13700K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	32GB(2x16) DDR5@6600MHz G-Skill Trident Z5
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo
Storage	2TB SK Platinum P41 SSD + 4TB SanDisk Ultra SSD + 500GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD
Display(s)	Acer Predator X34 3440x1440@100Hz G-Sync
Case	NZXT PHANTOM410-BK
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium PCIe
Power Supply	Corsair 850W
Mouse	Logitech Hero G502 SE
Software	Windows 11 Pro - 64bit
Benchmark Scores	30FPS in NFS:Rivals

System Name	Main Gaming Rig
Processor	Intel Core i7 14700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z790 HERO (Wi-Fi)
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory
Video Card(s)	ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4080 GAMING OC
Storage	3 x Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2 nVMe SSD's
Display(s)	Asus ROG VG27A 27" 16:9 2560x1440 144/165Hz & Asus PB278Q 27” 16:9 2560x1440
Case	Fractal Design Torrent RGB ATX Mid Tower Case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex ATX 3.0 80 Plus Platinum 1000W
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder Chroma v2
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Chroma v2
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit

System Name	Desktop
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X [3.7GHz/4.6GHz][6C/12T]
Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming X570-PRO [X570]
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition
Memory	G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB [DDR4 3600][2x16GB][16-19-19-39@1.35V]
Video Card(s)	ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 Ti V2 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 [511.65]
Storage	[OS] Samsung 970 Evo 500GB \| [Storage] 980 1TB \| 860 Evo 1TB \| 850 Evo 500GB \| Seagate Firecuda 2TB
Display(s)	LG 27GL850 [27"][2560x1440@144Hz][Nano IPS][LED][G-SYNC Compatible][DP]
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC S1200A High Definition Audio CODEC
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G1+ [+12V: 83.3A 999.6W][80 Plus Gold]
Mouse	Logitech M570 Trackball
Keyboard	Corsair Gaming K55 RGB
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro [21H1][64-bit]

Processor	i7 7700k
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI Plus
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2 x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Temporary MSI RTX 4070 Super
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB and WD Black 4TB
Display(s)	Temporary Viewsonic 4K 60 Hz
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 850 W Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G105
Software	Windows 10

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb DDR4 3600/8gb DDR3 1600/2gbLPDDR3/8gbLPDDR5x/16gb(10 sys)LPDDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/Radeon 780M 6gb LPDDR5
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/2tb SN770M
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/7" FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Moondrop Chu II + TRN BT20S
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 CL36 (F5-6000J3636F16GX2-FX5)
Video Card(s)	INNO3D GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti SUPER TWIN X2
Storage	2TB Samsung 980 PRO, 4TB WD Black SN850X
Display(s)	42" LG C2 OLED, 27" ASUS PG279Q
Case	Thermaltake Core P5
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion+ Platinum 760W
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro SE
Keyboard	Corsair K100 RGB
VR HMD	HTC Vive Cosmos

Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar b650m wifi
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance 30CL6000
Video Card(s)	ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming
Storage	Lexar NM790 4TB + Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial BX100 250GB
Display(s)	Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440)
Case	Lian Li A3 mATX White
Audio Device(s)	Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Steelseries Aerox 5
Keyboard	Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II
Software	W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC
Benchmark Scores	Over 9000

Processor	Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E MPG Carbon Wifi
Cooling	Custom loop, 2x360mm radiator,Lian Li UNI, EK XRes140,EK Velocity2
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill DDR5-6400 @ 6400MHz C32
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra OC Scanner core +750 mem
Storage	MP600 Pro 2TB,960 EVO 1TB,XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB,Micron 1100 2TB,1.5TB Caviar Green
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF, Acer XB270HU
Case	LianLi O11 Dynamic White
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G-Pro X Wireless
Power Supply	EVGA P3 1200W
Mouse	Logitech G502X Lightspeed
Keyboard	Logitech G512 Carbon w/ GX Brown
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2 (V2)
Software	Win 11

Processor	Core i9-9900k
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax ETS-T50 Black CPU cooler
Memory	32GB (2x16) Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX 4070 Ti Super OC 16GB
Storage	1x 1TB MX500 (OS); 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 2TB MX500; 1x 1TB BX500 SSD; 1x 6TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	Infievo 27" 165Hz @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-1000 Gold
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

Processor	faster at instructions than yours
Motherboard	more nurturing than yours
Cooling	frostier than yours
Memory	superior scheduling & haphazardly entry than yours
Video Card(s)	better rasterization than yours
Storage	more ample than yours
Display(s)	increased pixels than yours
Case	fancier than yours
Audio Device(s)	further audible than yours
Power Supply	additional amps x volts than yours
Mouse	without as much gnawing as yours
Keyboard	less clicky than yours
VR HMD	not as odd looking as yours
Software	extra mushier than yours
Benchmark Scores	up yours