The basic edition of the game is priced at $59.99 with pre-orders requiring a $5 deposit. The game will, like Halo 2 and many subsequent high profile Xbox and Xbox 360 titles, also be available as part of a Collector’s Edition, priced at $69.99 and requiring a $10 pre-order deposit at stores. Details of the contents of the Collector’s Edition are unavailable but the Halo 2 version included a number of behind the scenes videos and artwork presentations in a collectible tin box.

The final version of the game is described as the Legendary Edition (a reference to the game’s hardest difficulty setting). This version of the game is priced at $99.99 with a $25 deposit required. The Legendary Edition will come on four discs and will include all the content of the Collector’s Edition plus unspecified extras and a Master Chief helmet replica.