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Bethesda’s Starfield will kick off a busy fall lineup of game releases when it launches on September 6th, and if you’re considering getting into the massive sci-fi action RPG on day one (or day negative-five if you get the premium edition), Newegg has a preorder deal for you. Now through August 22nd, you can save $10 on a preorder of Starfield for either Steam or both Xbox and Windows when you use code SAVEXDPP at checkout. This makes the digital standard edition on Steam or Xbox and Windows $59.99 instead of $69.99, and the digital premium edition (Steam / Xbox and Windows) drops from $99.99 to $89.99.
Game Pass subscribers will automatically have access to Starfield at launch, but these discounts are a nice opening salvo of deals for those who want to own their own digital copy of the game.
Starfield should appeal to a wide swath of sci-fi fans, mixing gunplay action, massive exploration, and even spaceship battles. If you want to get a good summary of what it’s all about, you can watch a full 45-minute gameplay presentation on the game from June.
Bethesda’s hotly anticipated sci-fi RPG, mixing elements of action, weapons-based combat, ship battles, and space exploration spanning over 1,000 planets. Newegg is offering $10 off preorders of the standard and premium editions of Starfield on Steam or combination Xbox / Windows versions with code SAVEXDPP through August 22nd.
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