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Today, Sept. 25, 2017, marks the tenth anniversary of the release of Halo 3 and Master Chief’s critical mission to Finish the Fight! To celebrate and commemorate the occasion we’ve got a brand new playlist for Halo 5, a special 343 live stream, Halo 3 on Xbox One back-compat, and a trip down memory lane with members of the team and our community. Grab yourself a Mt. Dew Game Fuel and get comfortable, it’s time for full glassing beam of nostalgia.
WHAT’S OLD IS NEW
In case you missed it, last Thursday the Xbox team officially added Halo 3 (along with Halo CE: Anniversary, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo 4) to the Xbox One back-compat program. There’s been a steady build-up of anticipation and excitement since this was first announced back in July and we’re just as excited as you to finally be able enjoy the full catalog of Xbox 360 Halo games on our Xbox One consoles.
You can enjoy Halo 3 (and the others) right now by simply popping your game disc into your Xbox One or purchasing a digital version from the Marketplace. Make sure you also head to the Marketplace to download and install all of the add-on DLC map packs as well - you’ll need them to play many of Halo 3’s multiplayer playlists. As part of bringing these classic titles to Xbox One, all of their respective map add-ons are totally free, so go get 'em!
We want to give a big shout out to our partners on the Xbox back-compat team for all of their hard work bringing Halo 3 and the other classic titles to Xbox One. In addition to getting these titles up and running on Xbox One we’re also grateful for their support with our hands-on preview at RTX Austin earlier this Summer and a special PAX studio-visit event last month. It’s been a great partnership but the back-compat team isn’t quite done yet - in honor of Halo 3’s 10th birthday we’ve been working closely with them on some additional awesome things for Halo 3. We can’t spill the beans just yet, but stay tuned for more info soon.
Of course, Halo 3 is also available as part of the Master Chief Collection, so whether it’s the original game on Xbox 360, back-compat on Xbox One, or the enhanced version in MCC, there’s no shortage of ways to scratch your Halo 3 nostalgic itch.
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