Servers for the Halo Master Chief collection are struggling today it would seem and a lot of gamers are having problems with the matchmaking, struggling to get in a game. After complaints of waiting times of upto 45 minutes starting appearing, 343 acknowledged the problem on Twitter saying that they are aware that some users are experiencing longer than normal Matchmaking search times and that they are actively working on a fix for this issue. https://twitter.com/Halo/status/532081423818452992 343 have also offered advise to anyone having difficulties getting into a match stating that If after a few minutes you're unable to find a match, exit Matchmaking and then begin searching again. Simple really eh! https://twitter.com/Halo/status/532084224262959104 Microsoft have also issued a statement on the Xbox Live status page which says they are currently working with an external partner to fix issues. It would seem portions of XBL servers are also experiencing problems: “Xbox members, are you having a tough time matchmaking in Halo: The Master Chief Collection? As you read this message, we’re working with our external partner to correct this issue right away. We appreciate your patience in the meantime! We’ll update you again when we have more information. Additionally, it’s come to our attention that some of our members are having a tough time viewing the online state and activity of other users on their Friends list. Hang in there, folks! As you read this message, we’re working with our partner to correct this issue. Thanks for your patience while we work. We’ll update you again in half an hour.†Have you had any problems with matchmaking on Halo: Master Chief Collection? If so have you tried backing out and re-searching for another game? Let us know if it works for you in the comments below.
