
This is not just another port and is an endeavor well worth watching to see how it develops. Forge – Halo 5: Guardians Edition plays to the strengths of the core PC gamer in a state that works just as well or better on Windows than it does on Xbox One. This is obviously an experiment, yet probably the most significant example so far of cross-pollinating Xbox One content to the PC platform. What’s more, they will be able to create detail and scale that can only be appreciated on 4K monitors. Of course we are talking something like classic Quake II home deathmatch servers instead of the full game, but that may be enough for a lot of computer gamers.


To be fair, this is not Halo 5 on Windows, but Microsoft is giving consumers a chance to play a significant hunk of that game’s experience free on PCs. For example, today up to 16 people can play on a Halo 5 Forge level, versus a limit of eight that was set originally. Players showed so much ingenuity in modding their early maps that Bungie, and later 343 Industries, kept adding options for further creativity. Forge is a separate Halo game mode and started out as a relatively modest tool set to provide players an opportunity to tweak objectives, weapon and player spawns, map elements and available weapons in existing maps. There is an argument in the community that the best part of Halo 5 is not the single-player campaign but the multiplayer options.

The opportunity to play those modded levels on PC with friends is what fascinates. No doubt the chance to create levels on the PC is a boon for serious Halo players. Impact: This is an intriguing development in Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to share Xbox content via Windows 10. CLICK BRIEF ICON to register to get our latest Complimentary Brief This mod lets you use your multiplayer spartan or elite as well as your weapon & vehicle skins in the campaign of Halo 3 on MCC.
