The Long Awaited Halo: The Master Chief Collection Update Is Now Live

Katri Marcell 6 years ago
Katri Marcell 6 years ago

If you are a Halo fan then today is a huge day for you. The massive Halo: The Master Chief Collection Update everyone has been waiting for is finally live. Weighing at 73GB, which is portrays how much work has been put into it, you can now download and play any game you want from the collection and dive right into the action.

Along with the announcement of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection Update launch, a patch note thread has been posted on Reddit, letting all fans know what to expect when they turn on their consoles today.

While the full update weighs at 73GB, you can use the Intelligent Delivery service, which lets you download certain portions of the game, without the additional download times.

Here are the full Halo: The Master Chief Collection Update patch notes, as revealed on Reddit:

Intelligent Delivery Guide:

  • Press Start to open “Options & Career”

  • Scroll to “Settings”

  • Use RB to scroll to “Gameplay” and select “Change Installed Games”

  • Customize your install to your liking!

Available Playlists:

While people are downloading the patch, only five playlists will be available:

  • HCE Team Doubles – 2 vs. 2 – Ranked

  • H2C Team Arena – 4 vs. 4 – Ranked

  • H2A Team Arena – 4 vs. 4 – Ranked

  • H3 Team Arena – 4 vs. 4 – Ranked

  • H4 Team Arena – 4 vs. 4 – Social

Once there are more players active, this is what the final playlist setup will look like:

  • Team Slayer – 4 vs. 4 – Social

  • Big Team Battle – 8 vs. 8 – Social

  • Team Action Sack – 4 vs. 4 – Social

  • H3 Lone Wolves – 8 man FFA – Social

  • HCE Team Arena – 4 vs. 4 – Social

  • H2C Team Arena – 4 vs. 4 – Ranked

  • H2A Team Arena – 4 vs. 4 – Ranked

  • H3 Team Arena – 4 vs. 4 – Ranked

  • H4 Team Arena – 4 vs. 4 – Social

  • H3 Team Hardcore – 4 vs. 4 – Ranked

  • H2C Team Hardcore- 4 vs. 4 – Ranked

  • H3 Team Doubles – 2 vs. 2 – Ranked

  • HCE Team Doubles – 2 vs. 2 – Ranked

  • H3 Big Team Battle – 8 vs. 8 – Social

Known Issues:

  • Campaign and playlist progress counters may read as 0s across the board on initial launch

  • Intelligent Delivery prioritization can be lost if console enters Connected Standby during install

  • Halo 4 Forge objects exposed to the global light source may appear incorrectly

  • Some career stats do not update until the title is relaunched

  • Corrupted installation can occur through Intelligent Delivery installation

  • Aim sensitivity feels faster in update compared to previous MCC retail

  • Players idling in match are not always automatically removed from the game

  • Elites are not dual wielding in various Campaign missions

  • Players with high ping times may be unable to find a game

  • Objects will pop-in during the Halo 4 Campaign

  • Players can go out-of-sync when moving from mission to mission in Halo 2 co-op Campaign when there is an original Xbox One hosting and an Xbox One X client

  • Players may need to reacquire previously collected ODST audio logs before receiving Achievements related to them

Note that Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be added to Xbox Game Pass next month so don’t sweat it if you haven’t bought your own copy of the game. Give yourself a couple of weeks before moving “all in” to the collection’s intense gameplay.