Starfield goes gold and Xbox users can preload it weeks before Steam players can

Starfield has gone gold ahead of its highly-anticipated release, Bethesda announced today, and preloads are going live sooner than you likely thought—although Steam users face a longer wait.

Releasing Oct. 6, Starfield is Bethesda’s first new IP in over two decades, and the excitement for its arrival continues to grow. With over 1,000 planets to explore, companions to meet, enemies to defeat, and quests to complete, Starfield is set to offer plenty and, as such, is expected to come with a hefty download size of 125 GB.