Når det udkommer som del af Halo: The Master Chief Collection, vil Halo 2: Anniversary være tro mod originalen i næsten alle henseender. Der vil dog være et par nye tilføjelser, herunder nogle cinematiske mellemsekvenser, der kæder historien sammen med Halo 5: Guardians, og terminaler der udforsker The Arbiters baggrundshistorie.
"If you remember the terminals from the first Halo: Anniversary where you could find and unlock motion comic-style pieces that filled in story for what was going to happen in Halo 4, we're doing a lot of the same in Halo 2 that are going to start to hint at some things that are coming down the line in Halo 5," siger executive producer Dan Ayoub i et interview med GameSpot.
"Our terminals in Halo 2: Anniversary are going to focus on The Arbiter. You'll start to get an idea of his history and a little more about him."
Dertil har 343 også tilføjet nye mellemsekvenser, der skal indramme spillet, og som ifølge Ayoub vil "start to tie into some of the things that are coming down the line in Halo 5."
"While we're going to stay very true to the main storyline to make sure it stays exactly the same, there are a number of opportunities on the fringe that allow us to start to hint at those larger stories that are coming",, siger said Ayoub..
Halo: The Master Chief Collection udkommer på Xbox One den 11. november. Halo 5: Guardians er lidt længere væk, og kommer først i 2015, omend vi vil kunne få en smagsprøve med multiplayer-betaen senere i år.