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Starfield Has Gone Gold
Starfield is a staggeringly ambitious game, but it appears to be ready to go a few weeks from its September 6 launch. Bethesda has announced that the sci-fi RPG has gone gold.
Going "gold” basically means the game is complete and ready to be sent to be printed on discs and shipped to stores. Bethesda also revealed when players can pre-load the digital version of the game. Xbox players can do so beginning tomorrow, August 17. Steam users get their turn on August 30.
Prepare for launch.#Starfield has gone gold! Preloads begin tomorrow for @Xbox X|S and Windows PC and August 30 for Steam. pic.twitter.com/LC8xJnI8WN
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) August 16, 2023
Starfield is Bethesda's biggest open-world RPG yet, with players embarking on an epic storyline that will take them across thousands of planets in a massive cosmic sandbox. You can get a good sense of its lengthy future list by checking out the 45-minute developer breakdown from this year's Xbox Games Showcase. For the TL;DR version, check out its more succint gameplay trailer from the same event.
Starfield will be available on Xbox Series X/S and PC.
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