Before Halo: Infinite's arrival, developer 343 Industries is taking fans back through the series' history. Since its PC release in December 2019, Halo: The Master Chief Collection has brought all of Master Chief's campaigns together. However, the challenge of compiling a large number of games has led to some glitches surfacing.
When 343 released Halo 2: Anniversary Edition to excited players of The Master Chief Collection, the developer warned that its latest update might create several bugs. While players are currently struggling with the issues, 343 does have a plan. In a new post to Halo Waypoint, 343 laid out its plans for implementing patches for every major glitch.
According to the May 17 blog post, 343 has already taken a day to test out new changes in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The developer first addressed Halo 2: Anniversary Edition's projectile bug. Thankfully, 343's debug team has fixed the glitch in the game's development builds. However, fans will have to wait for the next hotfix patch. 343 then talked about several Halo 3 bugs, like de-synced vehicles and objects. Although the developer has also fixed missing effects, and problems with longer multiplayer matches, it still hasn't found a solution for a glitch in the Valhalla map causing crashes.
As for the developer's next steps, 343 promised that it would be "validating" its patches today before moving onto the next problems. However, the developer has not given players a specific release date for the next hotfix update. Although this ambiguity might be frustrating to players, 343 will likely release these Halo 2: Anniversary fixes soon. After all, these solutions are already complete. Moreover, the developer's transparency about the debugging process is an encouraging sign. With any luck, players will continue to receive a steady stream of updates for any issues.
Although The Master Chief Collection hardly had a strong debut, 343 Industries seems more than capable of delivering important fixes. Both Halo newcomers and veterans should be able to easily replay the story so far in time for Halo: Infinite. Hopefully, 343 will continue to keep its community posted about its progress. And with any luck, the developers' next additions to the Collection may have smoother releases thanks to these patches.
Source: Halo Waypoint