Starfield has gone gold! Preloads begin tomorrow for Xbox X|S and Windows PC and August 30 for Steam
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https://twitter.com/BethesdaStudios/status/1691827163299754093
https://twitter.com/BethesdaStudios/status/1691827163299754093
Likely they think that the upgrade is mainly (maybe exclusively) for people playing via game pass. The $5 more is because you didn't buy the game to start with. They did the same with FH5 when that launched I believe.