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shikamaru317 said:
yvanjean said:

It is already part of Xbox gamepass, along with Halo 5, Halo wars, Halo Wars 2 & Halo ODST? Only Halo reach is missing. On top of that they are all enhanced on the Xbox one X, I bet the same technology will be used on the next gen consoles. A re-release would only look like a cash grab. 

Thing is, having it be BC alone won't get people playing it again. Halo MCC would have been a regular on the top 10 most played list on XB1 this whole gen if it had been working right on release. Now it is finally working right, but barely anybody is playing it because it just took too long to fix it. Just having it be on backwards compatibility next gen won't be enough, it will get overlooked in favor of next-gen multiplayer games just like it is being overlooked right now, but even worse since even more time will have passed. However, if they use MCC as a baseline for a new collection next-gen, with every main Halo game available in one package including the Halo 3 Anniversary everybody wanted in 2017 and didn't get, I think it would sell very well.

Sure some people would call it a cash grab, people called Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a cash grab as well but it hasn't stopped it from selling over 11 million copies on Switch. The XB1 version of Halo MCC would still be playable on BC alongside Halo 5, but this would be a different option for those willing to double dip, with full native 4K on all games in the collection including the brand new Halo 3 Anniversary and Halo Reach and Halo 5 ports. Most of the work is already done if they use MCC as a baseline, basically all they'd have to do is design Halo 3 Anniversary, remaster Halo Reach in 4K, and tie H3A, Reach, and Halo 5 into the current UI and matchmaking system. 

You have to remember that Halo MCC was done before the backward compatible announcement for Xbox One. Remaster were the norm back then all the best game in the first year on consoles were remaster of Xbox 360 and PS3. Even now the top selling game this generation is a PS3/360 remaster (GTA5). Games can scale with the system power now, has shown with the Xbox one X. Digital library will carry over to all next gen consoles. 

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a bad example the WiiU was a flop and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe biggest feature isn't with what they added to the game but the fact that you can now take that game on the go with you. Actually, the Switch would be a great system for some remaster like a digital remaster of Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 running with standard controls.

Instead of a remaster, I hope they focus all their money and energy on making Halo: Infinity amazing. Bring HALO back to a must owned triple AAA on Xbox. Take your time 343 and make that game a true master piece.