Halo 4 Limited Edition



The Halo 4 Limited Edition is a limited edition of Halo 4 which will cost $99.99 USD in the United States at time of release. It contains additional content not found in the standard edition. Unlike Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, the Halo 4 Limited Edition will be the ultimate and only special edition. No Legendary Edition will be released, due to 343 Industries not wanting consumers to have to choose which version-specific ancillary items they would receive.

Contents
The limited edition is presented in a large, minimalistic gray case that is adorned with the updated UNSC emblem and a serial number; the game itself is included in a smaller steelbook case that features similar artwork to the larger case and is embossed with decorative patterns. Similar to the framing story behind the Halo: Reach Limited and Legendary editions, (in which a Beta-5 Division operative sends the contents of the package to his cousin),  the Halo 4 Limited Edition offers the conceit that its contents are the property of Gabriel Thorne, a SPARTAN-IV assigned to the Infinity. The contents include:
 * Halo 4 game disc and manual.
 * War Games map pack - pre-paid access to future Halo 4 DLC, nine maps over three map packs to be released in the months following the game's launch. Details and release dates for said map packs will be announced post-launch.
 * Specializations - early access to six specializations available on Xbox LIVE at launch. Specializations include items such as armor abilities and armor customization.
 *  briefing packet - includes a Spartan armor customization schematic, information about UNSC weapons, an introduction to the UNSC Infinity, and insight into the SPARTAN-IVs.
 * Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Special Edition - a 90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series, with additional digital content including in-fiction content for canon elements that enhances the film's characters and events, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and a special featurette, "Bringing Gaming into Reality".
 * Bonus digital content: exclusive in-game Recruit armor skin, Recruit armor for Xbox LIVE Avatar, weapon skin for MA5D assault rifle, Cryotube Avatar prop, in-game unique emblem.