343 Industries’ community director, Brian Jarrard, has stated that the Flight tests for Halo: Reach are planned to begin later this month. This isn’t guaranteed at this point as there is a possibility of a delay but 343 Industries’ current plans is to launch the first flight tests for Halo: The Master Chief Collection PC in April.
Happy April! If all goes according to plan, this is the month we start the first Reach/MCC flights. ✈️ 🤞
— Brian Jarrard (@ske7ch) April 2, 2019
Brian Jarrard claimed that this wasn’t an April Fools joke (given the fact that it was posted in April 1st) and that this is indeed 343 Industries current plan.
In case you missed it, 343 Industries held a Reddit AMA recently in which the developers confirmed that the collection will support both Windows 7 and Windows 10, will feature a Field of View slider, will most likely have uncapped framerates and future modding support will be coming to it.
Furthermore, Splash Damage is also working on the Halo: CCC and has stated that all of the Halo games will be made available for the PC by the end of 2019.
Stay tuned for more!
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The hype is real
Growing up on Halo on Xbox and 360 (top 100 NA in Halo 2, 3 and Reach… back when I had too much time in middle school and high school lol), this is something I can’t wait to experience.
Halo in high res/fps, ultra wide and modding (plus K&M) is going to be something to behold. Back when Bungie actually made good content (SP & MP….plus split screen).
I can’t wait anymore!
exciting times indeed
Is there any place left for me in this hype train, felas?
Now if only Gears of War 2, 3 and Judgement could come to PC as well.
Hello John,
Just some update. 343i has confirmed that their first flights for Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC have been delayed. Simply put, the development builds were not ready in time for public flights, requiring a higher level ofpolish to deliver the enjoyable Halo experiences that PC gamers expect.
At this time Halo: The Master Chief Collection has no firm release schedule on PC, though it is known that each game will release separately on PC, starting with Halo Reach. Halo: The Master Chief Collection will release on PC on the Windows Store and through Steam.
Apart from this, it seems like the developers of The Master Chief Collection’s PC releases have created a series of Halo PC Pillars.
This set of pillars include support for 4K+ resolutions, native aspect ratio options that range from 4:3 to 21:9, support for high refresh rates and support for FreeSync and G-Sync variable refresh rate monitors. FoV sliders will also be available in each game whenever possible, but onlyto the “extent each game can realistically support”.
https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/mcc-development-update-april-2019
https://www.overclock3d.net/news/software/the_pillars_of_halo_s_native_pc_releases_-_a_master_chief_collection_update/1