The Halo games in the Master Chief Collection should soon get many of the features you’re used to with modern shooters. The 343 Industries team has provided (via Eurogamer) an MCC “snapshot” indicating that several welcome additions are coming to the classic titles in 2020, most notably crossplay. Ideally, Xbox and Windows players won’t be fenced off for much longer. Developers are appropriately planning mouse and keyboard support for Xbox players to help them stay competitive.

Crossplay should launch alongside input-based matchmaking and server region options. Another update will bring a custom game browser, per-game graphics options and the previously mentioned Xbox mouse and keyboard support. Per-game audio settings, PC file sharing and Steam account linking are also in the works for this year.

There’s still no official time frame for when you can expect to use Forge maps, although it won’t be for a while when the developers plan to stagger MCC-tuned releases of each Halo game on PC. All the same, it could be appreciated by fans. Microsoft and 343 initially released MCC in a messy, incomplete state — now, it’ll include many of the community maps that people feared might be lost to the ages.

As it is, there’s good news for players when the finished Master Chief Collection update arrives. While it Forge won’t be available on launch for PC, the team is planning a “one-time” transfer of legacy Forge maps and game types from players’ file shares to incorporate them in MCC. If you had a favorite Halo 3, Halo 4 or Halo: Reach custom map, you might get to play it in a modernized form. There’s no specific date yet, and there doesn’t appear to be a “workable solution” to bring films and screenshots to MCC, but it beats losing all your old content to the mists of time.

The devs also clarified plans for an MCC-wide progression system. Unlike some season-driven games, you won’t lose the chance to unlock gear from one season once the new season starts. You can even use points earned in one game toward customization in another. Also, Reach may include ways to unlock content that required promos the first time, such as pre-orders and account links. Although there’s no guarantee you’ll see everything you ever had, you probably won’t be limited to the base version of each game.

The staggered release is meant to ensure that each title is “right” without forcing players to wait until the whole collection is ready, 343’s Brian Jarrard said.

Don’t worry, Xbox One owners, you aren’t left out. Reach is coming to the console, albeit in a split offering. Anyone who owns MCC will get the multiplayer content (including Forge and Theater) for free, but you’ll have to pay for a “premium digital add-on” to get its central storyline and Firefight. Xbox Game Pass subscribers will unsurprisingly have access to the whole thing. Regardless of how you play, Microsoft vows to deliver 4K HDR visuals and 60 frames per second.

There’s no release date yet. You can be sure that there’s pressure to get it done quickly, though. With Halo Infinite on the way, Microsoft no doubt wants a way to rekindle interest in its best-known shooter (and help catch you up on the backstory) and boost sales for the latest title.