The most famous games from the Xbox catalog finally arrive on Steam Deck

The Steam Deck welcomes new games today. Indeed, the Halo The Master Chief Collection is now “compatible” on the console. This compilation brings together six Halo titles, the most famous games in the Xbox catalog.

For a game to be suitable for the Steam Deck, it must have the “compatible” label awarded by Valve. Today, these are six legendary games from the Xbox catalog that join the portable console.

The Halo The Master Chief Collection, available on Steam, is now fully playable in good conditions on the machine. A real opportunity for those who would like to discover the most important titles of the Xbox catalog.

Halo The Master Chief Collection, six games in one on the Steam Deck

Note that solo modes are available on Steam Deck, but also multiplayer modes, which means compatibility with the Easy Anti-Cheat tool. Enough to have fun with your friends in fierce online battles. Brief, we have the full titlesas originally conceived.

The Master Chief Collection includes six games. The first Halo trilogy, first of all, which is brought up to date with improved graphics, but also Halo ODST, a single-player campaign that takes place during Halo 3, as well as Halo Reach, an excellent prequel. Added to this is Halo 4 (2012), a chapter that opens a new arc in the adventures of Master Chief. Halo 5 and Halo Infinite are not included in the compilation.

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It’s no wonder to see these Xbox games land on the Steam Deck. The Master Chief Collection is not the first Microsoft title to run like a charm on the small console. Sea of ​​Thieves, Rare’s sandbox, has had “compatible” status for a while and can therefore be enjoyed everywhere.

let’s remember that only games present on Steam can obtain the “compatible” badge with the Steam Deck. Thus, the games available on the Xbox Game Pass application cannot run in an optimized manner. Note that the competition is preparing its response to the Steam Deck, like Asus with its ROG Ally. The promise will be to run all games from all launchers, so all Xbox titles.