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If you’re trying to play Starfield via early access, and it’s not launching, here’s what you can do to fix that.
Starfield’s pre-load period is up, and early access has now begun. With that, it’s only a few more days until the global release time. However, if you have already pre-ordered the game, you might already have access to the game, however, some players out there are unable to get into the game due to an issue with the Xbox early access.
Firstly, you might wonder why Starfield early access is not working on your Xbox. It’s possible that this is happening due to an issue with Xbox Game Pass, so let’s figure out what you can do to solve the issue.
How to fix Starfield early access not launching on Xbox
You can solve the Starfield early access not working on Xbox via this handy little fix found on Reddit.
As noted by /u/Braindrain135, here’s what you can do that might solve the issue.
- Click See in Microsoft Store
- Let it take you to the Starfield game
- Select Starfield
- It will say Not Downloaded
- Re-download it
- Do not leave the downloading screen
- Once it’s done, select the Premium Downloaded Item
It seems as though there are quite a few people saying that this fix has worked, so it looks like a likely solution for Starfield early access not working. Other fixes online seem to state that simply selecting the Premium Content is helping people get into Early Access, so it’s possible that that is the real solution.
Other solutions seem to state that this as a potential solution:
- Order History
- View / Manage Premium Upgrade
- Deselect the Premium Upgrade
- Save changes
Why is Starfield early access not launching?
We actually experienced a similar issue when we tried to load our copy of Starfield on the Xbox, which resulted in us not being able to jump into the game for a while. We were a little stumped – until we found out that opening the game via the Premium Upgrade sorted us out.
It seems as though there are issues with Starfield’s authentication service for the early access problem, however slight.
We’re going to be keeping an eye out for the latest updates on similar issues for Starfield, but in the meantime now that you’re in you might be interested in the best controller and graphics settings for Starfield. However, while they might interest you – we strongly implore you to read our Starfield review. Tom Bardwell’s impressions of the game had me foaming at the mouth within the first paragraph, and I was extremely impressed.
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