Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC) Global Known Issues – Halo Support

Active Issues  

The following are active issues for Halo: The Master Chief Collection as of 4/28/2021 in build 1.2282.0.0

User Interface (UI)

NEW – Shifting the computer’s focus away from the Halo: The Master Chief Collection splash screen that appears when launching the game occasionally causes it to become a background process. This requires a force close of the game from the task manager.
NEW – The interface text for Visuals in the Options menu for Halo: Combat Evolved does not specify that it also changes Effects audio (non-music).
If Halo: The Master Chief Collection is launched with HDR enabled, disabling HDR then re-enabling it causes the HDR sliders to stop functioning. Restarting the game fixes the issue.
The nameplate and progression badges of friends are rendered past the bottom of the player roster
Issues activating text chat can be caused by action mapping from the previous input.ini carrying over between updates. Deleting OpenTextChat_Keyboard from the input.ini may fix this issue.
Navigating to settings while disconnected from the Xbox network after loading out of game content causes a “Server Regions Invalid” pop-up to appear. The prompt can be dismissed by selecting Restore Defaults
While in the Settings menu, players encounter a “Save Settings” prompt after selecting Restore to Default Settings even when settings are already set to default
The game may crash on Xbox Series X consoles when the system's Game Clip Resolution option is set to anything other than 1080p SDR. Follow the steps below to locate and adjust this option:
1. On the Xbox Series X console, open the Settings app
2. In the Settings app, navigate to the "Preferences" tab
3. Select the "Capture and Share" option
4. If prompted, enter the Xbox network account's passcode
5. Under the "Capture" heading, set the "Game Clip Resolution" option to 1080p SDR
On PC, the game may freeze if the “Quit to Desktop” button is pressed shortly after loading the main menu
When playing with a mouse and keyboard on PC, the “Open Text Chat” function does not work when bound to W, A, S, or D
Gamepad settings do not revert to defaults when using "Restore to Default Settings" as a guest or secondary profile on Xbox
On PC, the prompt for setting a keybind cannot be closed by pressing the ESC key
When the game is set to display on a secondary monitor, the “Resolution Settings” option may display an incorrect value even when the game is rendering at the desired resolution
Buttons in the Help Bar under Network Settings will not function after pressing "Refresh Pings" until highlighting another menu option or switching setting pages
No messaging appears under the server list when network performance is poor
When trying to “Save As” File Share game types and/or maps for titles you do not own, they will appear to be corrupted upon restarting Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Mouse & Keyboard on Xbox

NEW – When a player launches MCC with only the keyboard plugged in, the keyboard cannot be used to navigate in multiple menus.
NEW – If the player previously signed out a profile during active gameplay, they will remain on the title screen when pressing the Enter key.
NEW – If a player signs into a profile using mouse & keyboard then signs out of it using a gamepad, they will be stuck at “Profile in Use.”

Audio

NEW – If a player joins a leader through the roster, the final “beep” sound that plays during countdown timers does not play properly.
NEW – Changing the audio settings for MCC on the Windows system level (within System > Sound > Advanced Sound Options) does not change the audio within Halo: Combat Evolved or Halo 2.
NEW – In Halo: Reach and Halo 3, gameplay volume does not respect changes made to the Game Volume setting during gameplay.
NEW – Rarely, main menu audio is distorted or skips after sitting in the main menu for a long time.
NEW – When the player selects an external audio device in Windows and Voice Chat Output within MCC is set to Default, the voice chat will output to a different device than the one selected in Windows.