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Halo MCC--The Halo 2 Anniversary Update Is Causing Lots Of Problems On Xbox And PC
Halo MCC--The Halo 2 Anniversary Update Is Causing Lots Of Problems On Xbox And PC-April 2024
Apr 20, 2025 2:01 AM

  Even before the big Halo: The Master Chief Collection update released this week--see the patch notes here--and brought Halo 2 Anniversary to PC, developer 343 Industries warned that there would be many bugs with the release. Now that the game is out, players have discovered even more issues on PC and Xbox One. But 343 Industries has responded and is asking for understanding given the ongoing pandemic and employees' work-from-home arrangements.

  Community director Brian Jarrard asked fans to be patient and to keep discussion civil as the studio works through solutions for the issues on PC and Xbox One (which also received an update that introduced new bugs). "Yelling at or insulting members of our team isn’t going to help. People work hard under extra challenging circumstances," Jarrad said, referencing how 343's teams are working from home

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  "We don't want anyone having a bad experience or encountering problems but some of the things we are hearing are hard to pin down / will take some time," Jarrard added. "To deliver the best experience they can and they are committed to continuing to work to resolve issues that arise. Thanks for your support and to those who are providing helpful details and issue reports. And to everyone who’s enjoying the game and not having issues - GLHF!"

  You can see the latest list of known issues for the new MCC update here. The list of issues is very long, and it includes some serious-sounding problems like kills registering as betrayals in Halo 2 Classic multiplayer and the HUD becoming off-center when zooming in co-op. You can see the full list of known issues below. This list does not include issues that were more recently reported, such as issues with Halo 3 multiplayer on Xbox One.

  

Halo: MCC Known Issues (May 13)

Campaign

On Xbox in Co-op multiplayer, the HUD will become off centered when zooming inTerminal videos default to English onlyIn-game audio plays while viewing terminal videosSubtitles are not present in campaign gameplaySubtitles are out of sync with audio when viewing cutscenesUsers on AMD hardware may encounter missing and/or flickering textures across campaign (such as the Elevator on Oracle)Oracle in has several graphical issues including around glass flood tanks, clouds, and lightning effectsCinematic audio for in Halo 2 and Halo 2: Anniversary is affected by different audio optionEnemy Elites do not dual wield in the CampaignCampaign cutscenes are much louder than gameplaySome Campaign missions have FPS drops on first launch of the missionWhen having multiple audio devices and swapping between classic and remastered graphics in cutscenes, audio can change output devicesWhen using a Ryzen 5 and AMD GPU, large rectangle volumes appear on the mission OracleBlur Cinematics and Terminal videos can have visual issues in non-16:9 aspect ratios as they were rendered at 16:9Gunfire sounds are missing from multiple weapons with the Scarab Skull activeWith the Scarab Gun skull active, a hardlock can happen when firing a plasma rifle after swapping weapons with an EliteSentinel lights will display for a short time after death before disappearingSome environmental textures appear in lower than expected resolutionsMusic will loop incorrectly on Metropolis while in the Scorpion tankUsing Nvidia GPUs on Classic graphics, various foliage environment LOD textures are missingGravemind on co-op has hitches and with poor network conditions disconnects can happenWhen swapping between Classic and Remastered graphics music will change to different parts of the track

Halo 2: Anniversary

Pixilation on shadows can be seen in Anniversary graphicsForge map lighting is not appearing correctlyPerformance lowers during games of 3 plotsTexture resolution is displaying in low quality through various parts of the titleWhen looking at the fan on Stonetown, FPS sometimes drops to 45Audio is missing when reloading weapons when done quicklyPrimary weapon audio decreases if you are shooting while picking up a secondary weaponDecals on the Gauss Warthog turret will detach from the model during the firing animationWhen using newer Intel drivers with onboard graphics, you cannot launchPerformance in theater films is capped at 60 fps when framerate is set to unlimitedThere are no inversion options in the Settings Menu for dual wieldingLighting is inconsistent between Elite and Spartan armorsThere is visible stuttering on objects when strafing with Unlimited Framerate enabledSound effects do not play for the player holding the oddball when playing Hot PotatoThe Hoplite armor is missing a rear armor piece in gameplay

Halo 2

When using voice chat there is no notification that players are talkingThe music mixing is much quieter in MCC compared to the originalTeam Spawn system does not have parity with originalBullet registration is not in parity with the originalThe respawn timer is hidden by the territory capture meter in multiplayerGamma values are excessively blown out compared to legacySuper bouncing does not mirror legacySnow VFX do not match legacy behavior on snow weather missions and mapsThe sun is not rendering on most maps and missionsWhen playing at higher field of view, textures will appear to pop in more frequently as the LOD distance is shortenedBanshees turn faster when using Mouse and KeyboardHalo Infinite News & Announcements

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