Halo MCC Update Adds Foundation For Cross-Gen Play With Series X/S

A new patch for Halo: The Master Chief Collection landed this week, and it lays the foundation for cross-generation multiplayer support for Xbox Series X and S when those consoles release in November.

Version 1.1871.0.0 is available now on Xbox One and PC. The update makes "improvements to cross-generation play in advance of the upcoming launch of Xbox Series X and Series S hardware."

This is seemingly the first confirmation that Halo: MCC will have cross-gen support, but it's not much of a surprise given a game like MCC with six different games and numerous modes and playlists needs a big player base to work well. If there was no cross-gen support, it would seemingly be difficult to find matches for Series X and S players with the consoles having just released and not having a built-in audience yet.

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