The entire Halo: Firefight Developed marketing campaign is now available to play on PC through virtual reality (VR).
Accessible via GitHub, the Halo: Fight Evolved VR mod enables players to experience the entire campaign with seamless 6DOF motion controls, a two-handed aiming system for weapons, customizable controller bindings, and more. Launched alongside the 2003 PCs, this experience necessitates the use of SteamVR, as showcased in LunchAndVR’s accompanying video.
Despite these limitations, you cannot utilize this mod with either the Master Chief Collection or the remastered Anniversary Edition. Although the unique PC model is unavailable for digital purchase, its physical counterparts can still be found through online marketplaces like eBay, albeit in a second-hand capacity. Notwithstanding LivingFray’s assertions about the mod’s untested multiplayer capabilities, it is worth noting that the initial PC release did not include co-op gameplay as an inherent feature.
The latest attempt to bring Halo into virtual reality (VR) is not the first of its kind. Previous efforts include collaborations with Rec Room, fan-made remakes, and a cancelled Halo: Attain VR mod. Notably, those who purchased the early Windows MR headsets might remember that Microsoft re-released Halo Recruit in 2017. Notwithstanding its touted 5-minute mastery, this virtual reality experience ultimately delivered little more than a lackluster VR wave shooter where players merely shot at stationary targets on a two-dimensional screen.
As Microsoft offers no hints about integrating VR support into its Xbox consoles, this Fight Developed mod may be the most promising alternative to experience a fully immersive Halo game in VR for the foreseeable future.
Experience the thrill of Halo: Recruit on Windows, where you’re pitted in a virtual reality showdown against a flat screen.
“I’ve deployed the Fall Creators Update and am navigating my way through the launch library Microsoft provides for VR headsets from Acer, Lenovo, Dell, HP, and, next month, Samsung.” As I stepped into Halo Recruit, once a beacon of promise, it’s now nothing short of a crushing disappointment – a hollow echo of its former self.
