Halo 5: Guardians Now Available for Pre-load on Xbox One

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 14, 2015

News: Major Nelson has revealed that you can now download Halo 5: Guardians so that you will be good to go when it launches in approximately two weeks.

Halo 5: Guardians is coming out on October 27 but if you are getting the digital version it is available for you to download right now. Major Nelson just revealed that Halo 5 is now available for pre-loading which means that you can download it right now and be ready to go at midnight on October 27.

There are two version for you to choose from. There is the Hao 5: Guardians Pre-Order Edition and the Halo 5: Guardians Digital Deluxe Edition. Those two different editions will include the following content:

Halo 5: Guardians Pre-Order Edition - Halo 5: Guardians and digital pre-order bonus (a weapon and custom skin usable in Warzone multiplayer mode)

Halo 5: Guardians Digital Deluxe Edition - Halo 5: Guardians, Warzone REQ Bundle, Halo: The Fall of Reach - Animated Series and digital pre-order bonus (a weapon and custom skin usable in the Warzone multiplayer mode)

The normal pre-order edition will cost $59.99 with the Digital Deluxe Edition going for $89.99. Please keep in mind that, prior to launch, there will be an update that will supplement online multiplayer with map content for Arena Multiplayer and Warzone multiplayer. You will want to make sure that you have your Xbox One set to “Instant On” so that you will automatically download this update before the game is released and you can immediately start playing. If you don’t do this then when the game launches on October 27 you will most likely have to wait for it to download this new update.

Will you be picking up Halo 5: Guardians? Have you listened to Hunt the Truth? Which version of Halo 5: Guardians will you get? Tell us what you think below.