Starfield Launch Dates and Times, Game Editions, and PC Specs

Bethesda have laid out all of the information you may want to know about Starfield’s imminent launch in an official news post. Here are the details!

Dates and Times for Early Access and Launch

Early Access requires purchasing the Premium or Constellation Edition of the game.

Time Zone	Early Access	Launch
Los Angeles (PDT)	August 31 at 5:00 PM	September 5 at 5:00 PM
Ciudad de Mexico (CST)	August 31 at 6:00 PM	September 5 at 5:00 PM
Chicago (CDT)	August 31 at 7:00 PM	September 5 at 7:00 PM
New York (EDT)	August 31 at 8:00 PM	September 5 at 8:00 PM
Sao Paulo (BRT)	August 31 at 9:00 PM	September 5 at 9:00 PM
London (BST)	September 1 at 1:00 AM	September 6 at 1:00 AM
Paris/Berlin (CEST)	September 1 at 2:00 AM	September 6 at 2:00 AM
New Delhi (AST)	September 1 at 3:00 AM	September 6 at 3:00 AM
Riyadh (IST)	September 1 at 5:30 AM	September 6 at 5:30 AM
Hong Kong (HKT)	September 1 at 8:00 AM	September 6 at 8:00 AM
Beijing (CST)	September 1 at 8:00 AM	September 6 at 8:00 AM
Tokyo (JST)	September 1 at 9:00 AM	September 6 at 9:00 AM
Sydney (AEST)	September 1 at10:00 AM	September 6 at 10:00 AM
Auckland (NZST)	September 1 at 12:00 PM	September 6 at 12:00 PM

Game Editions

Standard Edition

The base version of Starfield is just the game itself with no early access.

Premium Edition/Premium Edition Upgrade

The Premium Edition of the game includes:

5 days of early access
Shattered Space, the game’s first expansion
Constellation skin pack
Digital soundtrack
Digital art book

Constellation Edition

The Constellation Edition of Starfield includes:

5 days of early access
Shattered Space, the game’s first expansion
Constellation skin pack
Digital soundtrack
Digital art book
Steelbook display case
Credit stick with laser-etched game code
Embroidered Constellation patch
Starfield Chronomark watch and transit case

PC Specifications

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

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