Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC) has made significant improvements to accessibility options on both Xbox and PC. For the original article, check out Accessibility in Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Halo Waypoint.
Accessibility is important to everyone at Xbox and 343 Industries. In addition to the features listed below in MCC, take a look at initiatives like the Xbox Adaptive Controller and the "Copilot" controller link option over at the Xbox Accessibility site.
Accessibility features in MCC include:
Subtitles
- On, Off, or Automatic (uses subtitles when your chosen language is unavailable).
- Subtitles appear during campaign cutscenes.
Language Selection
- Interface localized to 12 languages and full audio localized to 5 languages. For a full list, check Which languages can Halo: The Master Chief Collection play in?
Text Chat
- Choose between Squad Only, Team, and All chat.
Text-to-Speech
- Players can have text chat automatically read aloud as audio.
- On Xbox consoles, enable this feature in the Xbox Settings menu. Navigate to Ease of Access > Game Transcription > Text-to-speech.
- On PC, enable this feature in Halo: The Master Chief Collection's Accessibility settings. Navigate to Options & Career > Settings > Accessibility > Convert Text-To-Speech > ON.
Speech-to-Text
- Players can have voice chat automatically transcribed to text in the text chat window.
- On Xbox consoles, enable this feature in the Xbox Settings menu. Navigate to Ease of Access > Game Transcription > Speech-to-Text.
- On PC, enable this feature in Halo: The Master Chief Collection's Accessibility settings. Navigate to Options & Career > Settings > Accessibility > Convert Speech-to-Text > ON.
Shortcut Keys
- Shortcut keys quickly navigate between menus on keyboard (full list of shortcuts here).
Narrator Support in Menus
- On PC, type "narrator" in the Start menu and launch the app.
- On Xbox consoles, navigate to Settings > Ease of Access > Game Transcription > Let games read to me.
Configure Mouse & Keyboard
- Change key bindings
- Change crouch behavior (toggle or hold button press)
- Zoom mode (toggle or hold button press)
Configure Gamepad
- Change gamepad button bindings
Game Volume
- Four separate volume settings: Menu Music, Game Music, Effects, and Voice Chat
Voice Chat Channel
- Four options to choose from: Team (default), All, Squad, and Off
Text Chat Filtering
- Enable or disable automatically filtering out profanity in text chat
Adjustable Gamma (brightness)
- Two separate gamma settings: Gamma and UI Gamma.
- HDR displays have a different menu for adjusting brightness, contrast, and white value.