Halo: The Master Chief Collection now available for digital pre-order on Xbox Games Store

We don’t bother publishing an article about each and every pre-order and pre-load that hits the Xbox Games Store or PlayStation Store, but since Halo: The Master Chief Collection is one of the bigger XB1 exclusive releases of the year, it’s worth the effort.

So yeah, it’s now officially available to pre-order, and since the file size is apparently larger than a standard dual-layer Blu-ray (meaning > 45GB), getting a head-start on downloading the entire game may be a good thing.

Read on for the game details and a link.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection ($59.99)
For the first time ever, The Master Chief?s entire story is on one console. Featuring a re-mastered Halo 2: Anniversary, along with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4, new digital series, Halo: Nightfall, and access to the Halo 5: Guardians Beta, this is the definitive Halo experience.* The Complete Master Chief Story ? Honoring the iconic hero and his epic journey, The Master Chief?s entire story is brought together as The Master Chief Collection. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4 are all included with Xbox One visual fidelity, 60fps, a total of 45 campaign missions plus more than 100 multiplayer (including the original Halo Combat Evolved maps) and Spartan Ops maps. Halo 2: Anniversary ? Celebrating the 10 year Anniversary, the iconic fan favorite returns. Featuring a fully re-mastered campaign with ?Classic Mode? allowing you to instantly switch between the re-mastered game and the original game from 2004. Uncover new Halo 5: Guardians story elements with extended cut scenes, hidden terminal videos, and utilize all new skulls to experience the campaign in a whole new way. Including all 25 original multiplayer maps just as fans remember them, plus 6 completely re-imagined maps.