Halo: The Master Chief Collection sees nearly 3 million players during launch week on PC
Halo: Reach sees strong results hitting PC for the first time.
What you need to know
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection recently came to PC, with Halo: Reach being the first game added.
- During the launch week on PC, Halo: The Master Chief Collection had nearly 3 million players across PC and Xbox.
- You can play Halo: Reach on Xbox One or Windows 10 PC through Xbox Game Pass.
While we already knew that Halo: The Master Chief Collection was having a strong start on Steam, Xbox has provided further figures showing just how well it is doing. According to a new press release from Xbox, Halo: The Master Chief Collection had nearly 3 million players across Xbox and PC during the game's launch week on PC.
The press release also notes that this was the highest-ranking debut of an Xbox Game Studios title on Steam, an award previously held by Gears 5 earlier in the year. It's important to note that right now, Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC only includes Halo: Reach. The several remaining Halo games will be coming at a later date.
If you haven't tried out Halo: Reach on PC or on Xbox One yet, read our review from staff writer Brendan Lowry. In his review, Brendan notes that "Though not perfect, Halo: Reach's PC port is overall well-done, and the quality should excite fans about the other Halo games coming to the platform in the future."
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