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343 Industries “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/microsoft/343-industries/ “> 343 Industries said it would offer a ‘new way of playing’ Halo: The Master Chief Collection” href = “https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/halo/halo-the-master-chief-collection/”> Halo: The Master Chief Collection via an upcoming update.
In its latest weekly development update, the Xbox “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/ “> Xbox studio said fans should expect” maybe a new place and way to play “when the next public flight test arrives later this month or early next month.
The Master Chief collection is already available on Xbox consoles, Steam “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/steam/ “> Steam and Xbox Game Pass. One possible new destination for the six- game collection is the Epic Games Store “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/epic-games-store/ “> Epic Games Store.
343 may also refer to the planned addition of a custom game browser for a computer ‘href =’ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/ ‘> PC, which was said to be added earlier this year .
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/phil-spencer/ “> Phil Spencer said earlier that he wants to” make our Xbox Games Studios computer games available in several stores, including our own Xbox Game Studios (Microsoft) “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/microsoft/ “> Microsoft Store on Windows, during their launch. We believe you should choose where you buy computer games.”
Microsoft has had a close relationship with the Fortnite “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/fortnite/ “> Fortnite maker since releasing its Gears of War (series)” href = “https (and later acquired): //www.videogameschronicle.com/games/gears-of-war-series/ “> Gears of War series. Recently, Microsoft backed Epic in its legal battle with Apple over App Store fees.
The Epic Games Store recently reported an increase in users in its 2020 report to 160 million – an increase of almost 50% compared to the previous year.
Epic Games “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/epic-games/ “> Epic says its daily active users increased by 192% to 31.3 million, with a peak of 13 million simultaneous players (compared to 7 million in 2019) .Monthly active users in December increased from 32 million in 2019 to 56 million.
By comparison, rival Steam had a record 120 million monthly users in 2020, daily active users 62 million, and peak simultaneous users reached 24.8 million. Both platforms would have benefited from a boost in gaming activity due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Last month, 343 Industries said it was committed to offering ‘at least’ monthly updates on Halo Infinite’s progress.
In December, Xbox studio Infinite’s release officially pushed back to fall / fall 2021 and new information via Joseph Staten, the Bungie “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/bungie/ “> Bungie veteran who took control, divided from the infinite campaign development of Infinite to the unveiling of the summer.
This was the first high-level update on the former Xbox Series X | S “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/scarlett/ “> Xbox Series X / S launch game since the summer. But in response to fans on Reddit in January, Brian Jarrard, community manager, commented insisted that studio worked with fans as much as possible.
“Since we had the darkness of twelve months and our last update was on December 8, I think there is no cause for concern,” he wrote.
‘We also confirmed the autumn release window in the update, so it’s clear we’re ahead of some runways and some time to go. That said, we are committed to at least monthly high-level updates and the next ‘Inside Infinite’ appears this week! ”