Halo: The Master Chief Collection launches its sixth season today. The season promises to bring a new 100 tier battle pass full of new cosmetics to Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a great deal for Halo fans, bundling all of the games in the series up to Halo 5 in one convenient package. While it did have severe matchmaking issues at launch, 343 Industries has spent the years since release routinely patching and improving the game, including adding seasons in late 2019. The game takes a slightly different approach to seasonal passes than most in the industry, with none of the passes having a premium tier and each being available in the game forever once it is added.
With the sixth season arriving, titled "Raven" after the fan-favorite Fireteam Raven from Halo lore, a new collection of cosmetics and challenges are coming to Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The season includes a range of new armor cosmetics, as well as new cosmetic features for Halo: The Master Chief Collection - back accessories and animated visors. Notably, the season also includes the new map Waterfall for Halo 3, the first new map released for the game in 13 years.
The season also brings with it a new game mode, Escalation Slayer. Available in Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo: Reach, and Halo 4, the mode puts a twist on standard Slayer matches by giving players a new gun at random after every kill. Season 6 also brings a new feature called The Exchange, which is described as a rotating stock of previously timed cosmetic unlocks that allows players to pick them up if they missed them the first time around. Each season also brings a new set of timed challenges to Halo: The Master Chief Collection, this time around unlocking an animated visor, a new armor piece, and back bling that looks like Halo's iconic Heroic difficulty symbol.
All in all, it is a strong start to Season 6. There looks to be a lot of great new content for players to unlock and play around with, and the new map and game mode should help shake up the game's matchmaking. With fans eagerly awaiting more news on Halo Infinite, it is good that Halo fans at least have Halo: The Master Chief Collection to keep them busy until more news is released. Thankfully, the classic Halo games are still as good as ever, and with 343 Industries' steady updates, players should be kept plenty busy for now.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.