With Halo 5 still over a year away, Microsoft has put every consolation prize imaginable into one beautiful stopgap. The Master Chief Collection brings all four main Halo games to the Xbox One and early access to the Halo 5 multiplayer beta. Will this and the Ridley Scott-produced series Halo: Nightfall tide people over?

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Written by Ross Miller and Nathan Cykiert. Video production by John Lagomarsino