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After years of waiting, it's now just a matter of hours until Bethesda fans finally get to play Starfield. The studio's latest open-world epic officially launches next week on Friday 6th September, but for those who have pre-ordered the Premium edition, they'll get to jump into the Starfield Early Access from tomorrow - a full week before launch.

We've rounded up everything you need to know about early access below so that you can dive into Settled Systems as soon as possible. We've got details on how to play Starfield early access, the release date and unlock time, preload information and more.

The official release date for the Standard Edition of Starfield is Wednesday, 6 September 2023. But if you pre-order the Premium Edition you'll get to play it almost a week before then, thanks to an exclusive early access perk included with that version. Starfield early access launches on Friday, 1 September 2023, but in some parts of the world, that's as early as tomorrow. You can pre-order the Premium Edition right now from Steam, the Xbox Store, and our own store.

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