Everyone can unlock Halo 5 pre-order content, here's what each store is offering

Halo 5: Guardians is, like many games these days, partnering with retailers to offer exclusive pre-order bonuses. The good news is you won't have to wait to purchase pre-order bonuses you miss out on down the road or wait for a hypothetical Halo 5: Game of the Year edition to get them. In fact, you don't have to pre-order at all to get the goods, as you'll be able to grab them via Halo 5's REQ Packs - a feature new to the series that hides unlockables behind blind packs of content that can be purchased using in-game or real-world currency.

When asked by a fan on Twitter if a specific rifle advertised as pre-order bonus content would be available in a particular region, 343 studio head Josh Holmes tweeted that "ALL unlockable content can be earned by everyone. Preorder just guarantees you have it out of box." Well, that's certainly a nice change from needing a spreadsheet to keep everything straight.

Now, if you would like your shooty-shooty bang-bang immediately, here's who's selling what:

GameStop: Spartan Locke's HUNTER-class armor and helmet, plus the Sentinel Battle Rifle with Laser Targeter and Bloodthirst Battle Rifle Weapon Skin

Amazon: The Projection SMG with Long Barrel and Potence SMG Weapon Skin

Best Buy: $10 in Reward Certificates, Longshot Assault Rifle with Recoil Compensator and Steel Assault Rifle Weapon Skin

Microsoft Store: $10 Xbox gift card digital code within 10 days after the game’s release, Recon Assault Rifle with Energy Bayonet and Lagrange Assault Rifle Weapon Skin

Walmart: This probably isn't right, because according to the current description on Walmart's website, pre-ordering Halo 5 will net you the Fighting Chance Pack, a DLC grab-bag of goodies for … The Evil Within.

So, are you going to unlock everything the old-fashioned way or give yourself a leg up by pre-ordering? Let us know in the comments, and if you've seen something newsworthy, tell us!