My love for these older games isn't just about nostalgia - these games are generally still rather brilliant. The more I played MCC, however, the more I realized something: this is the Halo fix I wanted. I then went back to Master Chief Collection.
Then I watched the Halo Infinite reveal, which looked like the best post-Bungie Halo yet, albeit with some unfortunate graphical problems. With friends as a tight-knit voice-chat squad and with randoms. Match after match of Big Team Heavy, or Territories, or whatever. It holds up extremely well, especially when maxed out on PC, looking sharp and gorgeous in 4K.
HALO MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION PC
Halo 3 - my favorite one - had just been added to the PC version of MCC, making things even more perfect. You see, this is where I found myself as the hype around the Halo Infinite's reveal and Xbox Games Showcase settled in.
That's great for the fans - but potentially a source of consternation for Xbox and 343 Industries. On Xbox One and on PC it still isn't quite the perfect package, but it is one of the best values in gaming around, especially considering its inclusion in Xbox Game Pass. Master Chief Collection has done a better job of shaking that disastrous first impression than the Xbox One, or indeed the Xbox brand in general.