Halo Reach for PC was showcased for the first time yesterday by 343 Industries. The one-hour long gameplay video was grabbed from the demo due to be available at E3 2019.
Halo Reach for PC is being developed by Splash Damage as an entirely native experience for the platform. PC gamers can look forward to the following feature set:
Controls
Robust action mapping optionsGreat mouse/keyboard input across the entire gameLow input latency by leveraging raw input and latency validation via slow-motion camerasSupport for a broad set of mouse and gameplay optionsPC Native UI
Updated UI controls familiar to PC usersRobust video and game options that allow users to tailor the experience to their hardwareSupport for FOV sliders (to the extent each game can realistically support)Text chatRuns on a variety of hardware and takes advantage of what is there in both UI and gameplay
Range of resolution and aspect ratio support for monitors4K+ resolution, native aspect ratio support from 4:3 up to 21:9 UltrawideGSync/FreeSync supportHigh refresh rate supportMice both high or low DPIMultiple styles of KeyboardsVideo cards, both dedicated and integratedXInput supported controllersLoading optimizationsHigh-quality window handling
Borderless full screenFlexible window resizingGracefully handles keyboard shortcuts such as ALT-TAB/ALT-ENTER, etc.It will be part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, due to be released soon on PC via Steam and Microsoft Store. Of course, Halo Reach will also be added to the existing Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One.
For the first time ever, The Master Chief’s story comes to PC. Featuring Halo: Reach along with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, the Halo 3: ODST Campaign and Halo 4, this is the definitive Halo experience.
Honoring the iconic hero and his epic journey, The Master Chief’s story is brought together with a total of 67 campaign missions plus more than 120 multiplayer maps (including the original Halo Combat Evolved maps) and Spartan Ops maps. Now built for PC with mouse and keyboard support and up to 4K UHD and HDR, this is the collection Halo fans have been waiting for!