Version 1.4 of Honkai: Star Rail is due to launch this Wednesday (October 11) across all platforms, coinciding with the game's launch on PlayStation 5. Pre-downloads for the latest update are now available, so players on PC and mobile can get a jump on installing the hefty patch — which looks set to eat up about 10-12GB of space, depending on your platform — allowing them to begin playing more quickly once the version launches.
However, players eagerly anticipating the game's release on PlayStation 5 might have hit a stumbling block if they were hoping to get in on the pre-installation action. Attempting to download Honkai: Star Rail from the PlayStation Store currently greets you with the alarming news that this free-to-play gacha title apparently costs £9.49.
In what I consider to be a not entirely cool move on the part of either HoYoverse or Sony, Honkai: Star Rail's PS5 pre-download is currently gated behind a paid pre-order bundle. This is already a bit annoying, but becomes downright shady due to the fact that the information about HSR's F2P status is discreetly tucked away in the game description, which could leave PlayStation fans with the impression that you need to pay in order to get it on the platform at all.
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