Bethesda has confirmed when preloading for the sci-fi RPG Starfield will begin, and it’s soon.
Posting on Twitter, Bethesda Game Studios announced that preloading on Xbox Series X|S and for Windows PC begins on August 17. Steam users can start preloading on August 30. This announcement was paired with the news that Starfield has “gone gold,” which means Bethesda has completed work on the game to get it out the door, though the studio may still be working on optimization and more.
Starfield is expected to be a large game in terms of file size, and the specifics should be confirmed on August 17 when preloading begins. Starfield’s system requirements on PC should also come to light in the coming weeks, so keep checking back for more.
Bethesda and Xbox have confirmed that Starfield will be locked at 30fps on Xbox Series X|S. It will run at 4K resolution on the Xbox Series X and 1440p on the Xbox Series S, but the framerate will be 30 fps for performance consistency.
Starfield releases on September 6 for Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game could have been a PS5 exclusive, according to Microsoft, until the Xbox company swept in and bought ZeniMax. All Game Pass subscribers will be able to play the game for no extra cost.
The game’s $100 edition unlocks five days early, starting September 1, but there is a $35 premium upgrade on other versions that players can purchase to jump in at that time.
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