Custom Game Browser Coming to Halo 5 on Both PC & Xbox One

A little megaton has just been dropped by 343 Industries about Halo 5. Franchise Development Manager Frank O'Connor (known as Stinkles on Neogaf) offset said in a series of posts that Halo 5: Forge, due to be available for gratis on Windows 10 PC from September 8, will receive a custom game browser mail service-launch.

This is major news, as Halo 5: Forge won't have any kind of traditional matchmaking. Information technology'southward primarily meant as a map cosmos tool, including the ability to host and play custom matches for upwardly to sixteen players, merely with a custom game browser the community tin attract even those who are not interested in map cosmos and thus seriously thrive on PC.

In that location's more than, though: 343i Studio Head Josh Holmes clarified with a post on TeamBeyond forums that the feature is coming to Xbox 1 besides.

To be clear, it's a new characteristic that will provide similar functionality to a custom game browser, extending the existing file browser. It'southward something we've wanted to build for years and managed to get done as role of our ongoing support for the game.

We'll exist talking in more detail as we about release, but yeah it's pretty megaton for Halo and volition be a great add-on on both PC and console.

If you want to have a look at some Halo 5 footage from the PC version, including a 4K video, check our previous report. For those interested in Forge as a map creation tool, IGN posted a dedicated video yesterday and we've embedded it below.