How Microsoft turned Halo The Master Chief Collection into its greatest hit
(Windows Phone Central)

Microsoft first unveiled its Xbox console two decades ago, and through four generations of hardware, one constant remains unchanged — Halo. The tentpole sci-fi shooter remains synonymous with Redmond`s household gaming systems, pioneering touchstones of the first-person shooter (FPS) and still a top-seller today. Few titles find themselves deeply intertwined with a system`s identity, having paved the foundations for Microsoft`s future in gaming. Halo`s prestige has shifted Xbox consoles over the years, and with the Xbox One launch, Microsoft`s 343 Industries embarked on an ambitious four-piece project like no other. It herded its mainline saga into a compilation of greatest hits, remastering their respective campaign and multiplayer modes around the added horsepower. But the title was far from the grand celebration once imagined, facing game-breaking issues that saw it grouped with the worst game launches to date. Yet Halo: The Master Chief Collection has still proven a stand-out ...