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The four games in the collection are all contained on a single disc and are 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]] are 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'' also features 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 are 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 are all contained on a single disc and are 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]] are 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'' also features 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 are 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 run natively at 60 [[Wikipedia:frame rate|frames per second]]; ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' | All four titles have been optimized for the Xbox One and run natively at 60 [[Wikipedia:frame rate|frames per second]]; ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 4'' are a native resolution of [[Wikipedia:1080p|1920x1080]], whereas the ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' campaign has a lower native resolution of 1328x1080 which is automatically up-scaled to 1080p by the Xbox One.<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'' have received upgrades to their lighting systems.<ref name="venturebeat"/> ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' has also received an update to its graphics toggle, which is now 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, are not supported in this version.<ref name="ignhorse"/> | ||
The collection features intro and outro cinematics for ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' created by [[Blur Studio]], which was also responsible for remastering the cutscenes in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''. These cinematics follow [[Jameson Locke|Agent Locke]]'s search for the Master Chief after the events of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and 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/Halo 2 Anniversary|terminals]] are 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 features intro and outro cinematics for ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' created by [[Blur Studio]], which was also responsible for remastering the cutscenes in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''. These cinematics follow [[Jameson Locke|Agent Locke]]'s search for the Master Chief after the events of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and 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/Halo 2 Anniversary|terminals]] are 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"/> | ||