Starfield's early access period, which started August 31, has driven strong engagement and sales ahead of the full launch, with the Premium Edition upgrade being a top seller on the Microsoft Store.
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Xbox's Chief Marketing Officer believes that Starfield is just the "starting gun" for Xbox-exclusive games that will be released over the next few years. And he is "super excited" about that.
The $10 discount promo code works with both the Steam version of Starfield, and the Xbox/Windows version, and applies to the digital Standard edition and the digital Premiere edition.
Bethesda's Starfield reportedly requires 125GB storage on Xbox Series X/S and PC. It also rumored preload for the game starts on August 9, which means three weeks before the launch on September 6.
Phil Spencer's testimony today in the current court battle between the FTC and Microsoft would seem to suggest Sony was going to make Starfield at least a timed exclusive for its PlayStation platform.
The PC hardware requirements for Starfield also include a "Broadband Internet connection" as a requirement, which may upset some people who want to play this single-player game without one.