Bungie's upcoming open-world, first-person shooter, Destiny , will be available to pre-order and pre-load on Xbox One, Microsoft has confirmed.

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"We’re thrilled to make Destiny available for pre-order and pre-download for Xbox One owners around the world," a Microsoft representative told IGN. "This option was available for a short period of time before the official pre-order window opened. We’ll have more details to share soon about the pre-order and pre-download window for Destiny."Pre-loading was announced for Xbox One earlier this month, at the end of Microsoft's Gamescom conference . Last week, Madden NFL 15 became the first game available to pre-load on Xbox One.Destiny launches September 9 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.

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