[Xbox News] Enormous DLC on tap for Halo 5 in December

[JerkyMcDilerino]

Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/enormous-dlc-on-tap-for-halo-5-in-december

 

Microsoft's prized Halo 5:Guardians  is off to a good start. the newest installment of Halo racked up over $400 million in game and hardware sales in its first week. A strong launch is good, but continued support of high profile games like Halo is important to keep the player base strong, and 343 industries knows just how to keep Halo fresh: with free DLC content.

 

This month, 343i will be releasing a sizable update to Halo 5: Guardians. Announced last night during the Video Game Awards in Los Angeles, " Cartographer's Gift" is the next set of DLC coming to Halo 5, the follow up to the Battle of Shadow and Light which released last month. Included in the upcoming DLC pack will be a new set of maps for both Arena and Warzone multiplayer, and new weapons and armor, and the Halo character creation tool knows as Forge.

 

All of this DLC will remain free to owners of Halo 5: Guardians, as will all future DLC content. You can get a glimpse of what's to come by checking out the video below. As of this moment the official release date of " Cartographer's Gift" is still unknown.

[Nineshadow]

More DLC content than Battlefront will get with its $50 season pass. Hahaha haha.

[Sauron]

More DLC content than Battlefront will get with its $50 season pass. Hahaha haha.

 

well, a LOT of things seem amazing compared to the shameful garbage that is battlefront.

[dizmo]

Ahhhh Halo. The strongest reason I currently want an Xbox One.

[carolkarine]

if only it wasn't on lackluster hardware. I'd pay 120 or so for a good PC port.

[Miguel Batista]

well, a LOT of things seem amazing compared to the shameful garbage that is battlefront.

Tell me about it... I paid full price after the beta... Played it and the wow factor disapeared in 3 or 4 days...

How can a game look so amazing and deliver so little? I think the change was when I wanted to play a bit more seriously and realized it didn't mater. In a game of dropship I was in quite a shotgun kill streak then someone homing missiled me. Skill and teamwork are useless...

[Toddwjp]

shame about the micro transactions in halo 5 though. 

[Derangel]

shame about the micro transactions in halo 5 though. 

 

Yeah, but 343 claims the microtransactions are what allow them to make all of the DLC free. It's better than paid DLC and microtransactions like other games are doing I suppose.

[Dabombinable]

Yeah, but 343 claims the microtransactions are what allow them to make all of the DLC free. It's better than paid DLC and microtransactions like other games are doing I suppose.

Micro transactions in a full price game is still BS though.

[TopWargamer]

Microsoft's prized Halo 5:Guardians  is off to a good start. 

That campaign was terrible though. Literally killing my favorite game series.

 

[Dabombinable]

That campaign was terrible though. Literally killing my favorite game series.

 

What about the lack of split screen?

[TopWargamer]

What about the lack of split screen?

The lack of a good campaign is more disturbing to me.

[IAMSWIFT1]

shame about the micro transactions in halo 5 though. 

I Mean,If You Want To Pay $20+ For A DLC

[Toddwjp]

I Mean,If You Want To Pay $20+ For A DLC

 

i would prefer that,

 

i mean its halo, do story missions with cosmetics for multiplayer and then do map updates for free

[Serin]

shame about the micro transactions in halo 5 though. 

Dunno about you but I've not experienced anything major due to the existence of being able to pay for req packs. Its certainly not pay to win. Hell, I even might say that I like how they've done it in 5. Probably had more fun in warzone then I have in any of the games since 3.

[DeeKay86]

Mega excited about this! Been playing Halo 5 since launch whenever I get time, the free DLC is brilliant and I haven't spent a penny on REQ packs. Really well done imo!