This article was updated at 15:47 GMT with additional context.
343 Industries “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/microsoft/343-industries/ “> 343 Industries said it will offer a ‘new way to play’ Halo: The Master Chief Collection” href = “https : //www.videogameschronicle.com/games/halo/halo-the-master-chief-collection/ “> Halo: The Master Chief Collection through an upcoming update.
In its latest weekly development update, the Xbox studio “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/ “> Xbox said fans should expect” maybe a new place and way to play “when it goes your next public flight test arrives later this month or early next month.
The Master Chief collection is now available on Xbox, Steam consoles “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/steam/ “> Steam and Xbox Game Pass. A potential new destination for the collection of six games is the Epic Games Store “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/epic-games-store/ “> Epic Games Store.
343 may also be referring to the planned addition of a custom PC game browser “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/ “> PC, which was previously said to be added earlier this year .
Xbox boss Phil Spencer “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/phil-spencer/ “> Phil Spencer said earlier that he would like to“ make our PC games from Xbox Games Studios available in various stores, including our Xbox Game Studios (Microsoft) itself “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/microsoft/ “> Microsoft Store on Windows at launch. We believe that you should choose where to buy your PC games. “
Microsoft has maintained a close relationship with Fortnite “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/fortnite/ “> manufacturer Fortnite since publishing (and subsequently acquiring) its Gears of War (Series)” href = ” https: //www.videogameschronicle.com/games/gears-of-war-series/ “> Gears of War series. Microsoft recently supported Epic in its legal battle with Apple over App Store fees.
The Epic Games Store recently reported an increase in the number of users in its 2020 report to 160 million – an increase of almost 50% compared to the previous year.
In a new report summarizing its performance in 2020, Epic Games “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/epic-games/ “> Epic claims that its daily active users have increased 192%, to 31.3 million, with a peak of 13 million simultaneous players (from 7 million in 2019). Monthly active users in December increased from 32 million in 2019 to 56 million.
In comparison, rival Steam saw a record of 120 million monthly users in 2020, daily active users of 62 million and the peak of simultaneous users reached 24.8 million. Both platforms would have benefited from an increase in gaming activity due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Last month, 343 Industries said it was committed to providing “at least” monthly updates on the progress of Halo Infinite.
In December, the Xbox studio officially postponed the launch of Infinite until the fall / autumn of 2021 and shared new details through Joseph Staten, the Bungie “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/bungie/ ” > Bungie veteran who took control of the development of the Infinite campaign after his much-criticized revelation this summer.
It was the first high-level update on the old Xbox Series X | S “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/scarlett/ “> Xbox Series X / S launch game since the summer. However, responding to fans on Reddit in January, the manager of the Brian Jarrard community insisted that The Studio was getting as involved with the fans as much as it could.
“Considering that we went through periods of 12 months of total darkness and our last update was on December 8, I don’t think there is any reason to worry,” he wrote.
“We have also confirmed our fall release window in this update, so it is now clear that we have some track ahead and some time ahead. That said, we are committed to at least high-level monthly updates and the next ‘Inside Infinite’ will be out this week! “