The big patch and the new playlist are launching next week

Feb 28, 2015 07:38 GMT  ·  By

The long awaited major update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection is now complete and is under testing at Microsoft, meaning that it should appear in the following days, alongside a brand new playlist called Team Ball.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection was one of the most anticipated Xbox One exclusives of last year, delivering the four major installments in the series, not to mention a remastered version of Halo 2, which got the Anniversary treatment.

Unfortunately for fans, it was plagued by matchmaking problems, multiplayer issues, and many other glitches, which persisted despite constant updates and patches released by developer 343 Industries.

The next major update for Halo: MCC is complete

The next big patch is set to introduce an overhaul to features like matchmaking and other multiplayer mechanics, and now 343 Industries confirms on the Halo Waypoint that the update is complete, and all that's left is to test it with Microsoft.

"We’re pleased to announce that our upcoming content update, which will improve stability, matchmaking, the party and invite system, and more, is now complete and has been submitted to the certification process. Within the next few days, we’ll provide details on timing and content," the studio explains.

Team Ball playlist is also coming soon

Besides the new update, 343 also confirms that the next featured playlist is Team Ball, which is a collection of Team Oddball and Ricochet variants from across the Halo titles. The studio also mentions that it has noticed the popularity of the SWAT and Snipers playlists and they'll be back in the future, either as new featured playlists or as permanent additions to the multiplayer mode.

The same thing can also be applied to previous popular experiences, like Team Doubles or Team Objective, and 343 mentions that it's working on quite a few more featured playlists that should prove quite popular with Halo: The Master Chief Collection players.

Expect the new patch and playlist to debut next week on the Xbox One.

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