By 343 Industries -
Accessibility
Halo: The Master Chief Collection brings a variety of features across both PC and Console which provide an accessible experience for multiple users in our universe.
Subtitles
There are three settings for subtitles which users can choose from:
- Automatic (Default)
- Subtitles are shown when playing in a language without localized dialogue
- ON
- Subtitles will be displayed in game
- OFF
- Subtitles will not be displayed in game
Language Selection
Gives players the option to set their preferred text and dialog languages in game. If a selected default language is not supported, players can set a fallback language to use.
Text to Speech
Gives players the ability to have text chat be read aloud as audio
- On Xbox, this feature can be enabled through the Xbox Settings menu. Navigate to Ease of Access > Game Transcription > Text-to-speech
- On PC, this feature can be enabled through the Halo: The Master Chief Collection Accessibility Settings. Navigate to Options & Career > Settings > Accessibility > Convert Text-To-Speech > ON
Speech to Text
Gives players the ability to have voice chat be transcribed to text in the text chat window
- On Xbox, this feature can be enabled through the Xbox Settings menu. Navigate to Ease of Access > Game Transcription > Speech-to-text
- On PC, this feature can be enabled through the Halo: The Master Chief Collection Accessibility Settings. Navigate to Options & Career > Settings > Accessibility > Convert Speech-To-Text > ON
Text Chat
Provides players with the ability to text chat with other players. There are two channels offered to a player:
- SQUAD
- Allows players to chat amongst all players in their squad in a session
- ALL
- Allows players to chat amongst all players within a session
Shortcut Keys
Gives players shortcuts to access certain areas of the title:
- J Key (for PC) and left joystick click (for Xbox) will navigate the user to Text Chat
- R Key (for PC) and X button (for Xbox) will navigate the user to the Roster
- O Key (for PC) will navigate the user to the Settings menu
- X Key (for PC) and Y button (for Xbox) will display the most recent Carnage Report
- D Key (for PC) and menu button (for Xbox) will navigate the user to the Options & Career menu
- M Key (for PC) and View button (for Xbox) will navigate the user to the Main Menu
- Enter key (for PC) and A button (for Xbox) will select the currently highlighted menu option
- Esc key (for PC) and B button (for Xbox) will navigate the user to the previous screen
Narration
Halo: The Master Chief Collection offers narrator support across both PC and Xbox. This will help players navigate throughout the menus and UI.
Supported Platforms:
- Xbox One (all versions)
- Microsoft Store (Windows 10)
- Steam (Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10)
How to enable on PC
- Players can enable this feature through the Windows 10 Narrator app. In the Start Menu, type in Narrator and launch the app.
- To modify Windows 10 Narrator settings, on your keyboard, simultaneously press the following combination: CTRL + Windows Key + N. This will open the Narrator Settings, which then can be changed.
How to enable on Xbox
- Players can enable this feature through the Xbox Settings menu. Navigate to Settings > Ease of Access > Game Transcription > Let games read to me
Note: “Let games read to me” in the Xbox Console Companion app is not supported on Steam builds and users must use their Operating System (OS) narrator to enable narration in title.