Please note that Halo 5: Guardians is available to pre-order and pre-load in the two editions digital standard (including a bonus package for pre-orders ) and Deluxe (which also includes the animated series "The Fall of Reach and Seizing 14 Premium packages). Download the game will start immediately, but of course you can just start it from midnight on 27 October.

343 Industries also announced what will be the multiplayer playlists in which we can fight with other players. Here below.

• Warzone -24 players on huge maps with AI opponents and all the REQ. Content:
• Warzone/ Escape from A.R.C.
• WarZone | RAID on Apex 7
• WarZone Stormbreak March on
• Warzone Assault -Destroy the core energy or protect this Warzone Variant. Content:
• Warzone Assault | Dispatch
• Warzone Assault | Array
• Warzone Assault | Summit
• Arena Team -play the best maps and modes that Halo 5 has to offer. Content:
• Breakout | Gambol
• Breakout | Trident
• Slayer | Coliseum
• Slayer | Eden
• Slayer | Plaza
• Slayer | Empire
• Slayer | The Rig
• CTF | Coliseum
• CTF | Truth
• CTF | Fathom
• Strongholds | The Rig
• Strongholds | Eden
• Strongholds | Empire
• Slayer -working in team, annihilated opponents. Content:
• Slayer | Coliseum
• Slayer | Plaza
• Slayer | The Rig
• Slayer | Truth
• Slayer | Regret
• Slayer | Fathom
• Breakout -elimination mode to high mortality, single Halo life 5. Content:
• Breakout | Gambol
• Breakout | Trident
• Breakout | Trench
• Breakout | Crossfire
• Breakout | Altitude
• Free-for-all -it's you against everyone else. Blast your way to victory. Content:
• FFA Slayer | Eden
• FFA Slayer | Regret
• FFA Slayer | The Rig
• FFA Slayer | Plaza
• FFA Slayer | Orion
• FFA Slayer | Pegasus
• SWAT -no shields, no motion radar. Aim for the head! Content:
• SWAT | Eden
• SWAT | Regret
• SWAT | The Rig
• SWAT | Plaza
• SWAT | Orion
• SWAT | Pegasus
• SWAT with the Magnum -content:
• SWATnums | Eden
• SWATnums | Regret
• SWATnums | The Rig
• SWATnums | Plaza
• SWATnums | Orion
• SWATnums | Pegasus
• Social Weekend -A weekly playlist that contains a mode voted by the community on Halo Waypoint. Will earn XP points/REQ.

Developers explain that after launch will be the Big Team Battle mode, with its own playlist and maps created for this mode. Are you ready for battle?