Starfield pre-load date and time revealed for all regions: File size, system requirements, and more

Starfield is arguably the most anticipated game of 2023, alongside Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Armored Core 6. With its release date nearing, Bethesda and Xbox Game Studios have finally revealed this title's official pre-load date and time for all regions. As a flagship Xbox first-party game, this offering has a lot to live up to, especially with the overwhelming amount of hype surrounding it.

This is also Bethesda Game Studios' very first current-gen console exclusive title, which despite coming to Game Pass on Day 1, isn't making its way to Xbox One.

That said, here's everything you need to know about Starfield's pre-load, system requirements, file size, and more.

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When can you pre-load Starfield on Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC (Steam)?

While Starfield is scheduled to be released in the first week of September 2023, if you pre-order the Deluxe Edition of the game, you can start playing the upcoming Bethesda Game Studios’ open-world RPG roughly a week prior. Here are the early access dates for all regions:

• 8 PM EDT (August 31, 2023)
• 7 PM CDT (August 31, 2023)
• 5 PM PDT (August 31, 2023)
• 1 AM BST (September 1, 2023)
• 2 AM CEST (September 1, 2023)
• 10 AM AEST (September 1, 2023)
• 9 AM JST (September 1, 2023)

According to a recent Twitter (X) post by Bethesda Game Studios, Starfield's pre-load is scheduled to go live on two different dates, one for Xbox Series consoles and the other for Windows PC (via Steam). The two pre-load dates should not come as a surprise since Xbox usually offers early access to pre-loads, even for third-party offerings.

No early Game Pass version of the game is available, even on Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S. With that in mind, the pre-load for Starfield is scheduled to go live on:

Xbox Series X|S

• August 17, 2023 (midnight local time for all regions)

Windows PC (Steam)

• August 30, 2023 (pre-load ETA for PC is yet to be disclosed by Bethesda Game Studios)

On PC and consoles, the game is going to have a file size of roughly 125 gigabytes, which should not be surprising given its scope and inclusion of interstellar exploration.

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Starfield release timings for all regions

Stafield is scheduled to be released on September 6, 2023, and with the game’s looming release date, Bethesda Game Studios and Microsoft have finally revealed the game’s official release timings for all regions.

• 5 PM PDT (September 5, 2023)
• 6 PM CST (September 5, 2023)
• 7PM CDT (September 5, 2023)
• 8PM EDT (September 5, 2023)
• 9 PM BRT (September 5, 2023)
• 1 AM BST (September 6, 2023)
• 2 AM CEST (September 6, 2023)
• 2AM CEST (September 6, 2023)
• 3AM AST (September 6, 2023)
• 5:30 AM IST (September 6, 2023)
• 8 AM HKT(September 6, 2023)
• 8 AM CST (September 6, 2023)
• 9 AM JST (September 6, 2023)
• 10 AM AEST (September 6, 2023)
• 12 PM NZST (September 6, 2023)

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What are the system requirements for Starfield?

Here are the minimum and recommended PC system requirements for Bethesda Game Studios' upcoming open-world role-playing game:

Minimum

• OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043)
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 125 GB available space
• Additional Notes: SSD Required

Recommended

• OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
• DirectX: Version 12
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Storage: 125 GB available space
• Additional Notes: SSD Required

Starfield is scheduled to be released on September 6, 2023, for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Game Pass, and Windows PC (via Steam).