Starfield will be available for early access to anyone who preordered the Premium Edition of the game on Friday. The new first-person space RPG from Bethesda Game Studios is jam-packed with activities, such as bounty hunting and constructing your own outpost on a barren planet.
Starfield, which was first shown in 2018, is one of Bethesda's greatest games to date and is already a contender for Game of the Year in 2023. The game will also be available on Xbox Game Pass on Day 1.
This is everything you need to know about this epic intergalactic adventure.
When will Starfield be released?
Starfield will be released on September 6th. Those who preordered the game's Premium Edition or Constellation Edition will be able to play it on Friday thanks to an early access preorder bonus.
What is the price of Starfield?
The standard edition of Starfield costs $70. The Premium Edition costs $100 and includes the Constellation Skin Pack, access to the Starfield Digital Artbook, the original music, and the Shattered Space story addition, which will be available after the game's release. Those who preordered the Standard Edition and then decide they want to upgrade to the Premium Edition can do so for $35.
There's also the $250 Starfield Constellation Edition, which includes a Starfield Chronomark watch and a watch case, but it sold out early this year.
Is Starfield available on Xbox Game Pass?
Yes. When it launches on September 6, it will be available on Xbox Game Pass for consoles and PC. Starfield will also make advantage of the Xbox Play Anywhere feature, which lets owners of a digital copy of the game to switch between Xbox and PC without having to pay for both versions.
Xbox Game Pass is a monthly membership service with various tiers. A monthly PC-only subscription costs $10, while an Xbox-only subscription costs $11. To gain access to both PC and Xbox games, as well as cloud gaming, you must purchase Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $17 each month.
What platforms is Starfield available on?
Starfield will be available for the Xbox Series X and S consoles, as well as on PC via Steam and the Windows Store.
Is it possible to preload Starfield?
The preload for Starfield for Xbox and PC began on August 17.
What is Starfield's backstory?
Starfield takes place in the year 2330. Because to gravity engines that allow travel between planets and star systems, humanity has gone interstellar.
Players assume the role of a miner tasked with harvesting minerals on a moon. There, you'll come upon an artefact that will grant you a vision. It becomes clear that your character is unique. The galactic voyage begins there, with over 1,000 worlds to discover.