Early access allows us play a certain title a few days before, although it is true that this advantage was also transferred to different modalities that even allowed games to be started before they were completely finished. This last option is useful and has significant value as it allows developers to get the resources they need to complete the game they are working on.

In many cases it was enough to play for a few days before pre-purchasing the game, but over time this benefit became something exclusive to special editions, which, as you might imagine, cost more. standard edition. There are many examples, but Diablo IV and Starfield are two of the most current and important.

Is it worth paying extra to play a few days early? The truth is like this it depends on what is included in the special edition of the game and the price we have to pay for it. For example, the cheapest edition of Diablo IV that allowed us to start playing earlier was the Deluxe, and it cost 20 euros more than the standard edition.

In exchange for paying an extra 20 euros, we were able to start playing four days earlier and received a season battle pass, an exclusive mount and unique armor for mounts. That being said, is it worth paying 20 euros plus change for all this? Considering the equivalent cost of all the content it contains, the truth is, yes, it’s a reasonable price. Keep that in mind Only the battle pass already costs 9.99 euros.

In the case of Starfield, there is a price difference between the Standard Edition and Premium, which gives us access to the game five days before its release. 30 euros (69.99 euros versus 99.99 euros). In addition to being able to play a few days before, we will also take the expansion of the “Broken Space” story mode, ie. its first DLC, as well as constellation skins for the Equinox laser rifle, space suit, helmet and jetpack, and we’ll have access to the Starfield digital art book and soundtrack. The latter is worth 9.99 euros.

Since the additional content that this edition contains (DLC, soundtrack, and everything else), the price is adequate as it offers acceptable value and it doesn’t just try to take advantage of the player’s desire to be “first”, which would be a problem and obviously lead us to the opposite conclusion.

No doubt this type of approach will continue to be used in future releases of triple-A and if this is done by creating a value with additional content I think it is correct. Regarding the ability to play a few days in advance, consider one more important detail that represents an interesting value, namely you can reserve the names you want for your characters by creating them before other players.