Halo: The Master Chief Collection has received a surprising new update for September 2025. The latest update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection isn't the biggest patch it has ever received, but contains an important fix nonetheless.

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Back in November 2014, Halo: The Master Chief Collection became notorious for having one of the most disastrous video game launches of all time. 343 Industries' efforts to bring all the existing Halo games at the time into one package proved to be too ambitious, leaving the multiplayer package completely broken. Despite this, the developer worked very hard for many years afterward to bring Halo: The Master Chief Collection up to standard, even going as far to add plenty of new content to the games themselves. It has been a remarkable turnaround, and now, over a decade later, it is undeniably the definitive way to experience the Halo games from Combat Evolved through to Halo 4.

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Patch notes for the new Halo: The Master Chief Collection update were posted to Halo Waypoint. It includes just a single patch note, fixing an issue that was previously impacting cross-platform matchmaking on the Xbox PC and Microsoft Store app versions of the game. According to Halo Studios, players on either of these storefronts "may not experience faster matchmaking searches." Despite only affecting some players, a download is still required on all platforms.

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While this new update is only small, it's good to see that Halo Studios is still tuned in and ready to fix any issues that may arise with the game. The last major content update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection was back in July 2023, so it's fair to suggest that the bulk of the game's support is over and done with, but there's always the possibility of more small fixes like this in the future.

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection September 17, 2025 Update Patch Notes

Resolved Issues

The following change was made in the September 17, 2025, patch:

  • An issue impacting cross-platform matchmaking has been addressed for the Xbox PC and Microsoft Store app versions of Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC). Players who have installed MCC through either of these storefronts may now experience faster matchmaking searches.
    • Although this update addresses an issue affecting the Xbox PC and Microsoft Store versions of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, a download is also required on both Xbox consoles and Steam.

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection
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November 11, 2014
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M for Mature: Violence, Blood and Gore, Language
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343 Industries
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Xbox Game Studios
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