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How to Play Halo: The Master Chief Collection Campaign Co-op

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To play an MCC campaign with a friend online, invite them from the main-menu Roster, then choose Campaigns and start a game or mission. For local campaign co-op, use two controllers on one Xbox; MCC campaign split-screen is not available on PC. Campaign cross-play between Xbox and PC is not supported.

Invite a friend to online campaign co-op

  1. Make sure each player owns Halo: The Master Chief Collection and has an Xbox network account. Online play requires an account on every supported platform. Under Halo Support’s current guidance, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S players also need an active Game Pass subscription; Microsoft Store PC purchasers do not need an active subscription, and Steam players do not need active Xbox Live Gold. Check the current platform requirements if they change. Halo Support’s multiplayer guidance and account and subscription guidance.

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  2. Add your friend as an Xbox network friend if they are not already listed.

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  3. Both players open MCC and go to the main menu. On Xbox, press X to open the Roster. On PC, select the Roster button at the top right.

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  4. Select your friend’s name and choose Invite Player. They must accept the invitation; their name should then appear in the host’s group roster.

  5. Choose Campaigns, select a game, and start the campaign or a mission. For a first playthrough, Halo Support recommends starting with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Use Quick Start to begin or Resume to continue a saved session. Halo Support’s quick-start guide.

Play campaign split-screen on one Xbox

  1. Connect a controller for each player.

  2. From the MCC main menu, press X to open the Roster. With the second controller, press A, then sign in to an Xbox profile or choose Add guest.

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  3. Start a campaign after the second player appears in the roster. A guest profile does not retain save data after signing out.

Campaign split-screen on one Xbox supports up to two players. MCC supports larger split-screen groups in some other modes, but that four-player limit does not apply to campaigns. Halo Support’s quick-start guide.

Check the campaign’s player limit

The campaign you choose determines how many people can join. Halo Support lists these maximum co-op group sizes:

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These are campaign co-op caps, not a guarantee that every campaign supports the same local setup. For local campaign split-screen, the cap is two on Xbox. Halo Support’s campaign player-limit guidance.

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Know the PC and cross-play limits

PC players can join campaign co-op online with friends through the Xbox network, but MCC does not support campaign split-screen on PC. Cross-play is available for some MCC online modes, but Halo Support says Campaign and Campaign Playlists currently cannot use cross-play. A PC player and an Xbox player therefore cannot campaign together through MCC cross-play. Halo Support’s quick-start guide.

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