Halo: The Master Chief Collection Xbox One X Update Now Live

The Halo: The Master Chief Collection Xbox One X update is now available for download. It brings 4K and HDR support to Microsoft's collection of sci-fi shooters. In addition to this, Halo: The Master Chief Collection patch promises improved matchmaking, offline support for LAN, faster load times, and customisable installation. The Halo: The Master Chief Collection Xbox One X update download size is around 73GB, which is essentially the entire collection of games. Considering the state Halo: The Master Chief Collection launched in back in 2014, it's nice to see developer 343 Industries not abandon it altogether. That said, we wish the studio was a little more considerate of data caps and bandwidth limitations.

Thankfully, you can customise and prioritise which Halo game from this collection that you want to install first after an initial 2.3GB download.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection download sizes

• Halo 1: 3.5GB
• Halo 2: 44.1GB
• Halo 3: 11.7GB
• Halo 3: ODST: 8.2GB
• Halo 4: 18.8GB

Here's a run down of select features present in the Halo: The Master Chief Collection update.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Xbox One X updates

• Visual enhancements – up to 4K UHD w/ HDR on an Xbox One X with compatible TV
• Intelligent Delivery – Customize game component and language installation
• Offline LAN – Play MCC with minimal latency over a local network

Halo: The Master Chief Collection networking updates

• All Matchmade games now run on dedicated servers
• Updated network transport layer
• Round-to-round Matchmaking
• Improved party stability & host migration
• Updated Ranked Matchmaking logic
• “Join in progress” for Custom Games
• Dedicated Server optimizations
• LAN enabled

Halo: The Master Chief Collection UI and menu updates

• Title Screen / update to background video
• Main Menu UI refresh / vertical design
• Options refresh / layout update
• Networking settings
• Audio settings / main menu volume slider
• Controller settings
• Message of the Day (MOTD) update
• HDR / SDR settings

Halo: The Master Chief Collection global updates

• Load time and texture streaming optimizations
• Campaign playlist / save bug fixes

Will you be checking out Halo: The Master Chief Collection after this massive update? Let us know in the comments.

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