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For those who have pre-ordered it is already here, the rest have to wait a little longer. Starfield is finally here! Have you bought it, why or why not? If you've already played it, what do you think of it? We are very curious!

Discuss all things Starfield below!

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[–] [email protected] 104 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Y'all I thought we agreed as a society to not preorder anymore?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't pre order. I waited for review embargo to lift, then I bought it today.

This isn't "early access", this is Bethsda squeezing money out of game pass subscribers

[–] Sydius 8 points 1 year ago

I actually have no problem with this, I even almost like this.

If you want, you can spend extra cash to play it a few days earlier, otherwise you can wait and get it for "free". This drives sales, "forces" the most hardcore players to purchase the title, and ensures that gamepass players can enjoy first party titles on day one even in the future.

[–] pexavc 12 points 1 year ago

which one are you in? I am in society 2.0.1B

[–] beefcat 2 points 1 year ago

You didn’t have to pre-order it for early access.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I didn't preorder, it's free with Game Pass. Just not the early play.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got the premium edition when I bought a new CPU and it came bundled, so I still have my Hardcore Gamer Badge.

…I also got Overwatch 2, but I’m not even going to bother redeeming that one.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] ridethisbike 4 points 1 year ago

Which makes it even worse

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You're right, just checked my emails and saw that the code is for "Overwatch 2 Invasion Ultimate Bundle", which I guess is DLC or something. It was bundled with a Zotac 4090 on Amazon.

[–] rDrDr -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my defense, I preordered it after it came out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Same. I almost always hold on games until just after release, when the preorder is still up, so I can read user reactions and gameplay videos before buying but still get the crappy preorder rewards.