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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> ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' will also feature separate [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] and [[John-117|Master Chief]] playlists which allow players to complete the two protagonists' respective levels individually. The music and backgrounds in the Master Menu will be sensitive to the game that is being browsed at the time, as well as specific modes of that particular game.<ref name="RTX">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQQbGq8TnR8&list=UU7NCg0venpKJg3kuJojKlbQ&index=3 '''YouTube''': ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection Panel - RTX 2014'']</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> ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' will also feature separate [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] and [[John-117|Master Chief]] playlists which allow players to complete the two protagonists' respective levels individually. The music and backgrounds in the Master Menu will be sensitive to the game that is being browsed at the time, as well as specific modes of that particular game.<ref name="RTX">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQQbGq8TnR8&list=UU7NCg0venpKJg3kuJojKlbQ&index=3 '''YouTube''': ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection Panel - RTX 2014'']</ref> | ||
All four titles have been optimized for the Xbox One and will run natively at 60 [[Wikipedia:frame rate|frames per second]]; ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' will support a resolution of [[Wikipedia:1080p|1920x1080]], whereas the ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' campaign will have a lower resolution of 1328x1080.<ref name="ignhorse">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/10/07/the-horse-you-rode-in-on-a-halo-the-master-chief-collection-story-ign-first '''IGN''': ''The Horse You Rode In On (A Halo: The Master Chief Collection Story) – IGN First'']</ref> ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' will receive upgrades to their lighting systems.<ref name="venturebeat"/> ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' will also receive an update to its graphics toggle, which will now be instantaneous similar to ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.<ref name="pax">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGn4YXXZyDo '''YouTube''': ''Halo and the Journey of the Master Chief- PAX Prime 2014'']</ref> The Kinect features available in the original ''Combat Evolved Anniversary'', however, will not be supported in this version.<ref name="ignhorse"/ | All four titles have been optimized for the Xbox One and will run natively at 60 [[Wikipedia:frame rate|frames per second]]; ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' will support a resolution of [[Wikipedia:1080p|1920x1080]], whereas the ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' campaign will have a lower resolution of 1328x1080.<ref name="ignhorse">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/10/07/the-horse-you-rode-in-on-a-halo-the-master-chief-collection-story-ign-first '''IGN''': ''The Horse You Rode In On (A Halo: The Master Chief Collection Story) – IGN First'']</ref> ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' will receive upgrades to their lighting systems.<ref name="venturebeat"/> ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' will also receive an update to its graphics toggle, which will now be instantaneous similar to ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.<ref name="pax">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGn4YXXZyDo '''YouTube''': ''Halo and the Journey of the Master Chief- PAX Prime 2014'']</ref> The Kinect features available in the original ''Combat Evolved Anniversary'', however, will not be supported in this version.<ref name="ignhorse"/> | ||
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"/> | ||
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===Unlockables=== | |||
The collection contains [[List of Achievements for Halo: The Master Chief Collection|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> An additional 50 achievements worth 500 Gamerscore will be added at launch.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/the-next-50-achievements/ '''Halo Waypoint''': The Next 50 Achievements'']</ref> An option in the in-game achievements list allows players to jump directly into a game configured to be optimal for the completion a given achievement.<ref name="leaderboard reveal">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQDmWlUcTbU '''YouTube''': ''Campaign Leaderboard Reveal - Halo: The Master Chief Collection'']</ref> | |||
''The Master Chief Collection'' also features over 300 unlockable player customization options, including emblems, nameplates and avatars for use in game lobbies and player profile pages. There are various ways to unlock these items, although most are earned by completing achievements. Additional unlockable items include a new [[Halo 2 Anniversary Skulls|skull for ''Halo 2 Anniversary'']], 15 terminal videos and a customizable clan tag. For every unlocked achievement, the player receives a high-resolution image from the remastered ''Halo 2'' cinematics, concept art, level images, or a frame from a terminal. These images can be used for one's personal Xbox One background.<ref name="live and let pie">[http://halo.bungie.org/halobulletins/168 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''The Halo Bulletin: Live and Let Pie'']</ref> | |||
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