Next Halo: MCC flight begins, includes new Halo 3 maps and armors
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343 Industries has officially launched the next Halo: Master Chief Collection (MCC) flight that was planned for the end of February 2021. It was originally supposed to come out earlier in the month, but an unexpected bug led the studio to delay the flight.
The main contents of the flight includes two new maps for Halo 3 from Halo Online called Edge and Waterfall. Other additions in the flight include content from the upcoming Season 6 (most notably, Halo 3 versions of the armor seen inHalo: Fireteam Raven), FOV adjustment support for Xbox One consoles, an unlocked FOV slider forXbox Series XandXbox Series Sconsoles that are set in 120Hz mode, double keybindings, support for mouse and keyboard on Xbox, and new options for both audio and weapon viewmodel settings.
A week or two into the flight, 343 also plans to introduce and test the long-awaited custom games browser. This browser will allow players to join public custom games lobbies, which will no doubt help the MCC’s non-matchmaking multiplayer community thrive.
To participate in flights like these, players will need to sign up for the Halo Insider Program. Doing so is free and simple and it will also be part ofhow to play the Halo Infinite betawhen it comes out. Therefore, you should definitely sign up. If you’re lucky, 343 Industries might even send out a second wave of invites for this flight and you might get to participate in it after you register. You should also check out the MCC if you haven’t already, as it offers all of the pre-Xbox One Halo shooters in a single bundle. It’s easily one of thebest Xbox One shootersavailable, and it’s also an excellent game to play while waiting forHalo Infiniteto arrive.
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