: I read this article today about the new Battlefield 1 game linking
: multiplayer to the Hardline and 4 games, which doesn't mean much to
: console players as Xbox Live parties and whatever PS has do this fairly
: well anyway, but it did get me thinking again about the missed opportunity
: that 343 had with the Master Chief Collection. My hope when it came out
: was that we would have one application from then on that would be our stop
: for Halo. Being able to boot Halo 5 from MCC seemed like it would be a
: possibility, but I understand now the probably cannibalization Halo 5
: would have more than likely suffered.

: Anyway, this finally brings me to my point. With the updates that came to
: Halo 5 being quality of life improvements and life-lengthening to the
: population of the game (things like Forge, REQ updates, the upcoming Forge
: on PC and feature-rich, in-game file browser), how likely do you think it
: is that we see "Halo 6", "Halo 5: New Subtitle" or
: whatever it ends up being called, as an extension to the existing service
: that is Halo 5: Guardians? 343 has said before that they see themselves
: moving away from the numbered Halo's, that could be a great opportunity to
: bring over the features, gametypes, forged maps and REQs from Halo 5:
: Guardians into some combined user interface with access to both features
: from Halo 5 and the next Halo...maybe even in MCC?

: Seeing how Battlefield is letting all three of their current console games
: play nice together just gave me hope that we might see something similar
: happen for Halo FPS's of this generation.

: - MacGyver10

I certainly think that's been the slow goal, starting with baby steps like Waypoint on 360.

Unfortunately, due to the borked MCC launch, I think that it won't be the platform going forward, because it was clearly hell to duct tape that together and get it usable, let alone consistently bug-free.

But with Halo 5 onward, it's their code and their platform. I've always been most interested in campaign installments, so deepening the pool of maps and game modes with each entry rather than starting over (and keeping all that custom content) seems to have pretty big advantages.