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The four games in the collection will all be contained on a single disc and will be accessible through a unified interface known as the "Master Menu". The menu allows players to directly play any mission in any of the four games straight from purchase, or arrange the levels from different games into their own custom playlists. Some playlists arranged by [[343 Industries]] will be readily available from launch.<ref name="Waypoint"/> Examples of these include "Final Four", featuring the four final missions of each game, "Hogs" for levels featuring the [[M12 Warthog LRV|Warthog]], and "Flood" for missions featuring the [[Flood|eponymous parasite]].<ref name="venturebeat">[http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/10/understanding-halo-the-master-chief-collection-faq-playlists-forge-control-schemes-and-more/ '''Venturebeat''': ''Understanding Halo: The Master Chief Collection (FAQ) — playlists, Forge, control schemes, and more'']</ref> | The four games in the collection will all be contained on a single disc and will be accessible through a unified interface known as the "Master Menu". The menu allows players to directly play any mission in any of the four games straight from purchase, or arrange the levels from different games into their own custom playlists. Some playlists arranged by [[343 Industries]] will be readily available from launch.<ref name="Waypoint"/> Examples of these include "Final Four", featuring the four final missions of each game, "Hogs" for levels featuring the [[M12 Warthog LRV|Warthog]], and "Flood" for missions featuring the [[Flood|eponymous parasite]].<ref name="venturebeat">[http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/10/understanding-halo-the-master-chief-collection-faq-playlists-forge-control-schemes-and-more/ '''Venturebeat''': ''Understanding Halo: The Master Chief Collection (FAQ) — playlists, Forge, control schemes, and more'']</ref> | ||
All four titles have been optimized for the Xbox One and will run natively at [[Wikipedia:1080p|1080p]] and 60 [[Wikipedia:frame rate|frames per second]]. Additionally, ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' will receive upgrades to their lighting systems.<ref name="venturebeat"/> The collection also contains its own series of [[achievement]]s for each of the four games, with the collective [[Gamerpoints]] attainable totaling 4000.<ref name="briefing">'''Microsoft E3 2014 Media Briefing'''</ref> | All four titles have been optimized for the Xbox One and will run natively at [[Wikipedia:1080p|1080p]] and 60 [[Wikipedia:frame rate|frames per second]]. Additionally, ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' will receive upgrades to their lighting systems.<ref name="venturebeat"/> The collection also contains its own series of [[achievement]]s for each of the four games, with the collective [[Gamerpoints]] attainable totaling 4000.<ref name="briefing">'''Microsoft E3 2014 Media Briefing'''</ref> | ||
The collection will feature intro and outro cinematics created by [[Blur Studios]], which will also be responsible for remastering the cutscenes in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''. These cinematics will have narrative connections to ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref name="ytinterv">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTDVFdQVNw4#t=664 '''YouTube''': ''Halo 2 Anniversary - Cairo Station Campaign Gameplay and...'']</ref> New [[terminal]]s will also be featured in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''; the original terminals of ''[[Terminal/Halo 3|Halo 3]]'', ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' and ''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Halo 4]]'' will be kept unchanged.<ref name="venturebeat"/> | The collection will feature intro and outro cinematics created by [[Blur Studios]], which will also be responsible for remastering the cutscenes in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''. These cinematics will have narrative connections to ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref name="ytinterv">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTDVFdQVNw4#t=664 '''YouTube''': ''Halo 2 Anniversary - Cairo Station Campaign Gameplay and...'']</ref> New [[terminal]]s will also be featured in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''; the original terminals of ''[[Terminal/Halo 3|Halo 3]]'', ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' and ''[[Terminal/Halo 4|Halo 4]]'' will be kept unchanged.<ref name="venturebeat"/> | ||
In addition to the [[Xbox controller layout|control schemes]] of each individual game, ''The Master Chief Collection'' will feature several universal control | In addition to the [[Xbox controller layout|control schemes]] of each individual game, ''The Master Chief Collection'' will feature several universal control set-ups to span all the games. However, ''Halo 3''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s specific controls will not be available as one of these options due to the difficulty of implementing them to function with the other games.<ref name="venturebeat"/> | ||
''The Master Chief Collection'' will be available for digital download on Xbox Live Marketplace. The download version will also feature the attached ''Halo: Nightfall'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta'' access passes.<ref name="bulletin61914">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-6-19-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 6.19.14'']</ref> | ''The Master Chief Collection'' will be available for digital download on Xbox Live Marketplace. The download version will also feature the attached ''Halo: Nightfall'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta'' access passes.<ref name="bulletin61914">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-6-19-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 6.19.14'']</ref> The upcoming [[Halo Channel]] will be integrated with ''The Master Chief Collection''. Players can unlock features, such as [[skull]]s, for the campaign by completing challenges on the Halo Channel. Additionally, players can use the Halo Channel to view their friend's stats during ongoing games or seamlessly join their matches.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-gb/halo-channel '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo Channel'']</ref> | ||
===Co-op campaign=== | ===Co-op campaign=== | ||