Believe it or not but in a few hour’s time, you’ll get to actually play Starfield. Well, if you pre-ordered the Starfield Premium Edition or The Constellation Edition that is. If you’ve cheaped out and you’re waiting for the Xbox Game Pass launch, you’ll have to wait a few more days to jump into the game.
So when does Starfield actually launch? In the wee hours of tomorrow morning, Starfield will launch globally for all regions. The game is rolling out simultaneously across the globe so no country is getting it before the other. It will just be earlier in the day if you live in Australia.
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In South Africa, the game unlocks tomorrow morning at 02:00 in the morning. If you have pre-loaded Starfield and pre-ordered the Premium Edition, you can jump in at that time.
If you’ve pre-ordered the super-fancy Constellation Edition, retailers should have the stock ready for collection and delivery tomorrow. The game version, which comes with a watch and carry case, also includes a code for Starfield Premium Edition. Once redeemed on either Xbox or PC, you’ll then get to play it as soon as the download is done.
You can save some time by pre-loading Starfield on your Xbox Series X/S in the meantime while you wait for your physical delivery. That way, when it arrives you can simply redeem the game code and it will unlock access to the game.
Unfortunately, PC players won’t be able to pre-load the game in anticipation of their Constellation Edition. The game comes with a Steam code which has to be redeemed before you can download Starfield.
Here’s when you can play Starfield depending on your region (Bethesda left out Africa in their launch time post).
Starfield Early Access and Launch
South Africa
- Early Access
- 02:00 CAT – 1 September
- Launch
- 02:00 CAT – 6 September
North America
- Early Acces
- 17:00 PDT – 31 August
- 18:00 CDT – 31 August
- 19:00 PET – 31 August
- 20:00 EDT – 31 August
- Launch
- 17:00 PDT – 5 September
- 18:00 CDT – 5 September
- 19:00 PET – 5 September
- 20:00 EDT – 5 September
South America
- Early Access
- 21:00 BRT – 31 August
- Launch
- 21:00 BRT – 5 September
Western Europe and the UK
- Early Access
- 01:00 BST – 1 September
- 02:00 CEST – 1 September
- Launch
- 01:00 BST – 6 September
- 02:00 CEST – 6 September
Europe, Middle East and Africa
- Early Access
- 02:00 CAT – 1 September
- 03:00 EEST – 1 September
- 03:00 EAT – 1 September
- 04:00 AED – 1 September
- 05:30 IST – 1 September
- 06:00 ALMT – 1 September
- 07:00 ICT – 1 September
- Launch
- 02:00 CAT – 6 September
- 03:00 EEST – 6 September
- 03:00 EAT – 6 September
- 04:00 AED – 6 September
- 05:30 IST – 6 September
- 06:00 ALMT – 6 September
- 07:00 ICT – 6 September
Australia, Asia and New Zealand
- Early Access
- 08:00 CST – 1 September
- 09:00 JST – 1 September
- 10:00 AEST – 1 September
- 12:00 NZST – 1 September
- Launch
- 08:00 CST – 6 September
- 09:00 JST – 6 September
- 10:00 AEST – 6 September
- 12:00 NZST – 6 September
While you’re waiting for Starfield to unlock, why not listen to the official theme song for the game by Imagine Dragons.
