Some interesting little tidbits today from IGN:

-We asked and are awaiting confirmation on whether or not Master Chief Collection will support digital pre-ordering/pre-loading. (I assume it will have pre-loading, I for one want to get it digitally and play as early as possible without going to a midnight release)

-Halo 3 and Halo 4 make use of the Xbox One controller's impulse triggers out of the box (we experienced it!), and Halo: CE and Halo 2 will have that functionality added in via a game update shortly after release.

-The Scorpion tank still lives in the Coagulation Anniversary remake, but you have to turn it on in Forge (more on all of that later this month).

-In classic Halo 2 multiplayer, the Ghost's fuel tank could be shot, causing the Ghost to explode. This is one little detail that didn't carry over to the Halo 2-emulating Xbox One engine that runs the six Anniversary maps.

-It took a lot of work to make Halo 2 feel right. In fact, "We had to get Havok to recreate aspects of the original physics code used for Halo 2," 343 told us.

-Halo: CE Anniversary's Kinect features are not supported in MCC.

-Halo: CE's version of Blood Gulch is the original Xbox version, not the Halo PC version that included the Banshee by default.

-For those of you who like to start message board wars over such things, let's get this out of the way: Halo 2's campaign isn't quiiiiiiite 1080p. Due to running the original graphics engine and the Xbox One-ified Anniversary graphics engine simultaneously and the original Halo 2 audio engine and remastered Anniversary audio engine simultaneously, Halo 2's campaign does run at 60fps but, resolution-wise, clocks in at 1328x1080. Here's an explanation from 343 executive producer Dan Ayoub: “During development we were really pleased with the way the engine and buffer allowed us to switch instantly between classic and Anniversary engines that are running simultaneously – however that, as you might expect, put a hit on resolution. The campaign of Halo 2: Anniversary looked fantastic at 720p with the level of detail and clarity it gave us, but like every other aspect of the game and tech, we wanted to push it further.  So in the last weeks of development, our teams were able to meet a stretch goal and the campaign of Halo 2: Anniversary now runs 60 fps at a crisp resolution of 1328x1080, which is a significant and meaningful boost in image quality we think fans are really going to appreciate. All of the other games across the entire package of The Master Chief Collection run 60 fps at 1920x1080 native.”

So there's only 1 big map for BTB ? Kinda disappointing, I feel like 343i just gave everyone besides small team players the finger.

Atleast they made sure the Remastered maps look good.

It's believed they may offer DLC for halo 2 anniversary multiplayer.

So there's only 1 big map for BTB ? Kinda disappointing, I feel like 343i just gave everyone besides small team players the finger.

Atleast they made sure the Remastered maps look good.

1 BTB map and 3 Forge maps

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So there's only 1 big map for BTB ? Kinda disappointing, I feel like 343i just gave everyone besides small team players the finger.

Atleast they made sure the Remastered maps look good.

1 BTB map and 3 Forge maps

I thought every map in H2A would be forge-able?

They are. There are also 3 maps that are just empty space with different skyboxes for forging in.

Thanks for clearing that up for me. Would be nice to see some community creations in matchmaking.

-In classic Halo 2 multiplayer, the Ghost's fuel tank could be shot, causing the Ghost to explode. This is one little detail that didn't carry over to the Halo 2-emulating Xbox One engine that runs the six Anniversary maps.

[Editor's note: 343 has confirmed that you actually can do this!] In classic Halo 2 multiplayer, the Ghost's fuel tank could be shot, causing the Ghost to explode. This is also possible in the Halo 2-emulating Xbox One engine that runs the six Anniversary maps. Aim carefully!