Microsoft is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Xbox and Halo. It’s hard to believe how well that console’s launch title has aged, right? It is not only that we continue to play it in the middle of 2021 through the Master Chief Collection , but also the most enthusiastic fans are even capable of adapting the game to current graphic trends.
Let them tell if not to Digital Dreams, a YouTube channel that periodically surprises us with demonstrations of games modified on high-performance hardware. One of his latest videos shows what Halo: Combat Evolved looks like (the first one, yes) with some tweaks .
More specifically, the version you can see along these lines is the Anniversary remastering featured on MCC, with the “improved” graphic preset, executed in 8K resolution and with a ray tracing based lighting system . The hallways of the Pillar of Autumn have never been so bright as with these reflections, and ambient occlusion also fits you like a glove.
You can find download links and details in the description of the video, although as a reminder, Halo Infinite will be released on December 8 . On the way out, it will have the traditional lighting system; But later, 343 Industries says, it will get support for ray tracing through an update.