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Halo: The Master Chief Collection runs up to 4K 120FPS on Xbox Series X

You'll have a shiny new Halo to play on Xbox Series S/X this year after all - sort of.

Aaron Greenberg: "Excited to share that Halo Master Chief Collection will be fully optimized this holiday including 120fps campaign & multiplayer on both Xbox Series X & S. Also cross-gen play & adjustable FOV. Note all these upgrades are free to anyone who owns the game or is in Xbox Game Pass!"

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TranceHop 1300d ago

120FPS in Halo 3 multiplayer is going to be epic. I’m glad I can use my Elite Series 2 controller for next-gen.

4Sh0w1300d ago

Yeah pissed me off that Halo Infinite wasnt ready for launch but I'd rather see it delayed than get a subpar Halo. Still Im actually looking forward to playing Halo3 and the whole MCC @120fps, just interested to see will it feel alot different or no?

nickanasty2061300d ago

Responsiveness at 120hz is definitely better, also no screen tearing if you have the right TV Setup. There have however been issues running at 120hz on PC with bullet spread and hit registration. Lets hope they have this fixed by the time the update comes out.

DJStotty1299d ago

Should look miles better along with the auto-HDR being implemented.

UnSelf1300d ago

i thought this was sarcasm

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gamer78041300d ago

Honestly I’d rather them add additional effects and raytracing but I understand upping the FPS is the easier way out even if less people can take advantage of it. Oh well.

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FanboySpotter1300d ago

FPS is too important in competitive games

nickanasty2061300d ago

The game engines are so old that RayTracing would take rebuilding the whole game. Upgrading resolution, framerate and HDR won't be a problem though.

gamer78041300d ago

I ply halo for the campaign and yah RT would take more work

DJStotty1299d ago (Edited 1299d ago )

What about the software based auto-HDR on games that have no HDR? surely that is an additional effect?

TheScotsman1299d ago

Trancehop, when the xbox people are in and they don't like it mate they all gang up and flag as inappropriate, as shame but that's how it is. N4G need to sort this stuff out

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porkChop1300d ago

MCC has cross play, right? I've only ever played 1-3, and I want to play through the games with my friend but he's got it on PC.

Razmiran1300d ago

Not yet but it will in the future they announced recently

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BenRC011299d ago

You know what's gonna kill it (and every other xbox game) forced crossplay with pc cheats

gamer78041299d ago (Edited 1299d ago )

@djatotty Auto hdr is an additional effect but so fa hdr has failed to impress me and half time time is implemented poorly that lights are blown out or darks are crushed or midrange is grey. Sometimes it does work out and looks great. Just depends on the game or movie. (I have three different tvs with 4K hdr / Dolby vision)

DJStotty1298d ago (Edited 1298d ago )

I agree, may not look as good as games that are built with HDR in mind, but they look better than originally intended, so i am happy with that (BC titles).

I am waiting for 4K 120hz Tv's to come down in price, still in the £700+ price range for a decent one. Might see if i can nab one on black friday.

gamer78041298d ago

@DJ yah i have one monitor thats 120hz, but honestly 60fps is plenty for me, after that i'd prefer them to put the effort into visuals. I'd wait on the 120hz tv too. we won't see many big titles with that option until a new midgen console is released, or if you do it will be like 120hz 1080p which isn't worth it to me.

blacktiger1299d ago

If a game is made in 30 fps, closes to make it nice is double, anything more than isn't really any eye catching. I'm sorry if I'm wrong but does it? It's like saying super Mario 3 to be 60 fps, really?

CaptainHenry9161299d ago

Every old game should run in 4K 120fps

DJStotty1298d ago

If a game has a locked framerate, then the Series S/X, will not improve that rate unless the developers release an update for their game.

Games that have an unlocked frame rate will be bumped up automatically.

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Obscure_Observer1300d ago

Xbox Series X is simple amazing! Console gaming in a whole new level.

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Battlestar231300d ago

Both the PS5 and the XSX will change gaming forever and with so little power difference between the 2 gamers everywhere will be happy.

jukins1300d ago

Stop with your logic!!!

gerbintosh1299d ago

Please stop. Upgrading a console to play games better does not change gaming forever, especially when PC gamers have better specs than these consoles. The iPhone changed cell phones forever, the incremental updates done now aren't revolutionary.

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crazyCoconuts1300d ago

@Obscure I can't tell if you're trolling anymore lol. You say the same thing on every Xbox article. If you're serious i want to poke fun at your post, but if you're just having fun with us Sony fans, hats off to you lol

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@crazyCoconuts

Lol. All I can tell you for now, is that imo, you´re smarter than your peers. XD

Pughski1300d ago

Do your knees hurt from kneeling. How's your jaw feeling?

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DJStotty1299d ago

It is a shame we are getting no videos whatsoever of how BC looks on the rival platform.

People bashing MS for showing major enhancements of their 1st party games, but are moot when it comes to showing how Sony are going to improve their 1st party for their fans.

Where are the PS5 breakdown videos? thermal tests? sound tests? none existent.

Bathyj1299d ago

I hope one day I can be as much in love as you are.

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nickanasty2061300d ago (Edited 1300d ago )

Very cool that it will be on par with MCC PC now and also adding Cross-Play! Fantastic. It will be cool to be able to play all the Halo games the way they were meant to be played on Xbox where it originated! If it plays as good as it does on PC, we are in for a treat. Halo 3 at 120fps is for sure a game changer. Plus play with your friends on PC or on Xbox, the options are unlimited with the future Microsoft is building. Lets hope they can somehow get discord integrated for chat cross-plat.

Rhythmattic1300d ago

"on Xbox where it originated! "
For console. Yes. Just clearing up the facts.

nickanasty2061300d ago

Not sure what i said in my statement that wouldn't make this apparent, but to each their own.

Rhythmattic1300d ago (Edited 1300d ago )

Originally the first Halo was going to be a Mac Exclusive (after Bungies Marathon) ... But Balmer liked it so much , he bought the company... (Remington joke.... Yeh , I'm old)
And yes, my bad.. Didn't know Halo 1 was on the Orig Xbox.
Apologies.

BenRC011299d ago

Yeah cos crossplay really worked for cod didn't it?

nickanasty2061299d ago

Has worked great for other games. Gears, Sea of Thieves etc. I don't see why its an issue now that consoles offer 120fps so there is an even playing field. They will also have matchmaking based on input device to keep it fair between M/K and Controller users.

subzero19921300d ago

Free upgrades. Who could complain about that?

jznrpg1300d ago

I wouldn’t if there were launch games to go with it but when’s that’s all they are offering it’s a letdown . Alone by itself it’s really good . But consoles have always launched with day 1 games this is the first time ever I’ve seen a console launch without multiple first party games . Switch wasn’t best launch day lineup but they had Zelda at least and games that showed new features though bad lol (snipperclips) but Xbox has nothing which makes the hype for it less understandable for people who don’t worship Xbox .

subzero19921300d ago

I guess folks can regurgitate the same talking points everyday. It is what is. Nobody buys a console based strictly on 1st party launch games. MS just spent $7.5billion to expand their studio roster to 23 so the investment in the hardware is secure. My GP subscription is until 2023 so I'm good.

jukins1300d ago

Didn't you have to pay for the mcc? O

Tacoboto1300d ago

Not anymore - it's on Game Pass, jukins.

And if you pay full price for even Game Pass, you're doing it wrong.

jukins1300d ago

@Tacoboto so everyone before last year did it wrong lol.

Tacoboto1300d ago

Everyone before 2019?

I guess you'd have to ask those early adopters; Game Pass Ultimate didn't exist until June 2019, and the PC was on a half-price beta till just last month. But judging by MS' track record, yes - if they spent $10/month they're as fiscally savvy as any people who actually pay by the month on Gold or PS Plus

dcbronco1300d ago (Edited 1300d ago )

@jukins

Yeah. Once.

DarXyde1299d ago

Jukins,

Game pass isn't free though...

Challengerscatpack1299d ago

MCC is a free upgrade. Where is my free Spider-Man upgrade? Thanks Sony. I play both consoles and Microsoft always gives me free extras, Sony nickel and dimes me at every chance.

averagejoe261299d ago (Edited 1299d ago )

Why do people always say games are free on gamepass?

I had to pay for gamepass. How is everyone else getting it for free? Can someone please explain to me?

I don't want to pay a monthly fee to access a library of old games I've played already but if I could get it for free like people keep saying than maybe I'd poke around in there when I ran out of next gen games to play.

DJStotty1298d ago (Edited 1298d ago )

@AverageJoe

Microsoft Rewards and people buying gold and converting it to Ultimate.

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Deathdeliverer1300d ago

I guess this game is going to be getting a resurge of screen time in my house on the 10th. (Come on Amazon! Send it a day early!) My girl doesn’t know but the last Walking Dead Telltale game she needs to beat will hopefully be backwards compatible and she can pick up where we left of before my XB1 died. She was so pissed that she wouldn’t get to finish. I can make her day in less than a month.

MoonConquistador1300d ago

Some flowers wouldn't go amiss lol

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Would It Have Even Mattered If Redfall Were Good?

Even if Redfall were a good game, the closure of Hi-Fi Rush proves even that doesn't matter in the industry.

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Profchaos9h ago

Yeah it would have mattered especially since their huge game that year wasn't all that it was cracked up to be remember redfail was almost heavily promoted and hyped not to the level of starfield but still more promoted than the average game.

There was still a decent marketing campaign behind the game I'm sure millions were spent advertising it on websites and I saw a few billboards and bus stop signs in real life

jwillj2k49h ago

No it wouldn’t matter it wouldn’t bring in enough profit to offset their 100 billion dollar acquisition. It would maybe delay the inevitable by some months.

Profchaos7m ago

Pretty much no game in Bethesda stables makes cod numbers instantly even fallout 4 Bethesda's best selling game sold 12 million at launch and over the next 10 years climbed to over 32 which cod would do rapidly

CrimsonWing698h ago

I would f*cking think so. Good games are what draws people to your platform. It’s why I adored the 360 era with Gears of War being one of the highlights for me. You make sh*t games and it just makes your platform that much worse and you start gobbling up studios I like and then killing them off it also makes me hate your platform as well… just sayin’

franwex8h ago

Unless the game would’ve been War Zone, or Fortnite level. No. Maybe even Hell divers 2 I doubt would’ve been enough.

Exvalos7h ago

No it would not have, the ABK deal was great for Microsoft but horrible for Xbox. Over 100 billion dollars in acquisitions. That money has to be made back. That ABK deal essentially destroyed Xbox as we know it.

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