The first four Halo games are coming to Xbox One

THE rumours were true. Master Chief will be coming to Xbox One in all his next-generation console glory.

The Chief is back.

THE rumours of Halo 2 Anniversary weren’t only true, they were better than true.

Master Chief will indeed return on Xbox One with a remastering of his epic 2004 sequel — arguably the most anticipated and beloved game in Xbox history — and he will hit Microsoft’s newest console with the original Halo 2 multiplayer completely intact.

But that doesn’t even scratch the surface.

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Microsoft and 343 Industries will, in fact, release Halo: The Master Chief Collection on November 11 — nearly a decade to the day since Halo 2’s November 9, 2004 arrival — and it will include Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2 Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4. All will run in 1080p and 60 frames per second and include their full multiplayer suites in their original forms, with the added bonus of running on dedicated servers. Oh, and it’s also packing your ticket to the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta that begins in December 2014, as well as the digital film Halo: Nightfall, an episodic release that will premiere on November 11 and run in multiple weekly instalments.

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Key points:

-All four Master Chief Halo games on one disc

-Custom playlists that allow you to string together missions across multiple games

-Halo 5 beta key included

The Extras menu is the launch pad for December’s Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta.

All four games — developed as a collaboration between 343 Industries (user interface, online infrastructure, etc.), Saber Interactive (Halo 2 Anniversary campaign), and Certain Affinity (multiplayer) will ship on a single, $60 Blu-ray Disc; the individual games will not be available as separate digital downloads. You’ll run a single master user interface, from which you can queue up anything you want. All campaign levels are unlocked from the get-go, and playlists created and curated by 343 will allow you to experience moments from across all four campaigns in a variety of ways. For example: want to play all the Warthog levels in every game? Jump into that playlist and you’ll be able to do just that.

This article originally appeared on IGN.

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