{"data":{"slug":"halo-the-master-chief-collection","name":"Halo: The Master Chief Collection","aliases":["Halo MCC","MCC"],"url":"https://gamecrave.app/games/halo-the-master-chief-collection","api_url":"https://gamecrave.app/v1/games/halo-the-master-chief-collection","facts":{"online_coop":true,"max_players_online":8,"min_players_online":null,"local_coop":true,"max_players_local":2,"local_screen":"split_screen","separate_device_coop":null,"max_players_separate_devices":null,"free_to_play":false,"free_coop_setups":null,"crossplay":true,"crossplay_platforms":["windows","xbox_one","xbox_series"],"drop_in_drop_out":true,"host_only_ownership":false,"proximity_voice_chat":null,"platforms":["windows","xbox_one","xbox_series"],"solo_only_platforms":null,"steam_deck":"playable","release_status":"released","release_date":"2014-11-11","genres":["shooter"],"steam_app_id":976730,"wikidata_qid":"Q17182448"},"sources":[{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/976730/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["steam_app_id","release_status","free_to_play"],"notes":{"steam_app_id":"The product page identifies app 976730 and lists online co-op.","release_status":"The collection is available to purchase.","free_to_play":"The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=976730&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["platforms"],"notes":{"platforms":"The Steam build supports Windows. Xbox availability is checked separately."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=976730&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/4403583912084-What-Is-the-Difference-between-Co-op-Firefight-and-Spartan-Ops-in-Halo-The-Master-Chief-Collection-MCC","kind":"official_support","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["online_coop","local_coop","max_players_local","local_screen"],"notes":{"online_coop":"All six campaigns support cooperative play. Firefight and Spartan Ops also support cooperation.","local_coop":"Split screen is supported on Xbox only.","max_players_local":"Cooperative split screen supports two players. Four-player local competitive multiplayer is excluded.","local_screen":"Xbox divides the display between two cooperative players."}},{"url":"https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/17144473706900-Halo-The-Master-Chief-Collection-MCC-Update-July-2023","kind":"official_support","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["max_players_online","drop_in_drop_out"],"notes":{"max_players_online":"Eight applies to custom ODST and Reach Firefight. Campaigns cap at two or four, Spartan Ops and matchmade Firefight at four.","drop_in_drop_out":"Custom ODST and Reach Firefight allow joining in progress. This is not a claim about campaign joining."}},{"url":"https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-mcc-july-2023-update","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["max_players_online","drop_in_drop_out"],"notes":{"max_players_online":"The July 2023 update independently confirms eight-player custom Firefight without enemy scaling.","drop_in_drop_out":"Joining custom Firefight enters observation until the next wave unless infinite lives allow immediate spawning."}},{"url":"https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/5178835359380-Halo-The-Master-Chief-Collection-MCC-Update-April-2022","kind":"official_support","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["crossplay","crossplay_platforms"],"notes":{"crossplay":"The April 2022 update adds experimental PC and Xbox campaign crossplay for Halo 3 and ODST.","crossplay_platforms":"Windows and Xbox consoles can share these two campaigns. Other campaigns are not confirmed by this update."}},{"url":"https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/4401928876692-Quick-Start-Guide-for-Halo-The-Master-Chief-Collection-MCC","kind":"official_support","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["host_only_ownership","local_coop","max_players_local","crossplay"],"notes":{"host_only_ownership":"Online friends need their own copy and an Xbox account.","local_coop":"The guide explicitly excludes native PC split screen.","max_players_local":"More than two local players can only select competitive Multiplayer.","crossplay":"The guide confirms PC and Xbox crossplay outside campaigns. Its blanket campaign exclusion predates the specific Halo 3 and ODST patch."}},{"url":"https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/halo-the-master-chief-collection/9MT8PTGVHX2P","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["platforms","free_to_play"],"notes":{"platforms":"The console product lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.","free_to_play":"The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op."}},{"url":"https://news.microsoft.com/es-es/2014/11/11/halo-master-chief-collection/","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Microsoft announced the collection available on Xbox One on November 11, 2014. The Steam date is the later PC release."}},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17182448","kind":"wikidata","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["wikidata_qid","genres"],"notes":{"wikidata_qid":"The compilation identity is Q17182448.","genres":"The genre statement is first-person shooter."}}],"updated":"2026-10-24"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://gamecrave.app/api"}}