Halo: The Master Chief Collection to Receive Day-One 20 GB Update
Halo: The Master Chief Collection will receive a massive 20 GB update on on November 11, according to 343 Industries via Xbox Wire earlier today.
“From the start, our philosophy has been to give Halo fans the best possible experience and not compromise the quality or features of the collection. The result is that Halo: The Master Chief Collection will take up almost all of the usable space of a single Blu-ray (45 GB), and we will also issue a content update at launch that is estimated to be 20 GB. You’ll be able to start playing Campaign and more as the content is installing, with some features and multiplayer content being added via the update. Yes, the update is large, but we weren’t about to cut corners to save disc space. This ensures that you are getting every bit of Halo goodness we can fit in,” said Dan Ayoub, studio head of 343 Industries. Ayoub also announced that Spartan Ops will be released in December.
“One caveat we wanted to share is that Spartan Ops, our episodic co-op experience from Halo 4, will now release in December. In the meantime, we’re making some technical enhancements to that experience to make sure it’s smoother and even better than before. All ten episodes will be available at the same time, so we’re working to make an event out of it with our Community teams,” he said.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is set for release on November 11 for North America with a worldwide release spread out throughout the month.