Halo 2 comes to PC on May 12 as part of The Master Chief Collection

The third addition to The Master Chief Collection on PC is coming soon.

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What you need to know

If you’ve been waiting to continue Master Chief’s story on PC, another chapter is nearly here. Today, Xbox announced that Halo 2 would arrive on PC as part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on May 12. Much like Halo: Combat Evolved, this includes both the original graphics and the newly enhanced visuals from the Anniversary edition.

Earth will never be the same.Halo 2: Anniversary arrives on PC as part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on May 12!https://t.co/y5NHDTiQ1Epic.twitter.com/HVzgxIuY8VEarth will never be the same.Halo 2: Anniversary arrives on PC as part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on May 12!https://t.co/y5NHDTiQ1Epic.twitter.com/HVzgxIuY8V— Halo (@Halo)May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

You can also pick up a specialHalo 2 mousepadwhile you wait for the game to arrive. At the current rate the games are being ported over, it’s likely that every entry in The Master Chief Collection will arrive on PC beforeHalo Infinite, which is set to release sometime in Holiday 2020.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.