‘Battlefield 1’ Release Date Confirmed, Will Have Early Access; Possible Xbox One File Size Revealed

Some new details are out for EA's next installment in the first-person shooter "Battlefield" series; reports indicate that the "Battlefield 1" release date will come early for certain preorders and that the game's size on the Xbox One will cost a decent chunk of hard drive space.

Express reported that, for some players, the "Battlefield 1" release date will arrive by almost a whole four days before the game officially launches. That is if some "Battlefield" fans are willing to shell out the cash to get one of the deluxe versions of "Battlefield 1."

The official "Battlefield 1" site indicates the game will have a total of three versions, including the base variant that will retail for the standard $60. The "Battlefield 1 Early Enlister Deluxe Edition" will, as its name suggests, allow players to get early into the game before it's official Oct. 21 release date.

The "Battlefield 1 Early Enlister Deluxe Edition" will essentially move the "Battlefield 1" release date on Oct. 18, and will go for $80. The highest premium version of the game, the "Battlefield 1 Ultimate Edition," is set to contain all the perks of the "Early Enlister Deluxe Edition," which presumably includes the early access pass as well, and will $130.

Curiously, all versions of "Battlefield 1" will cost more on EA's own Origin store compared to their prices on the PlayStation and Xbox store. This is particularly bad news for PC players, as the prices are about $70 for the base, $110 for the "Deluxe," and $167 for the "Ultimate;" in other words, PC players will have to shell out more than $100 if they just want to get into "Battlefield 1" early.

Other "Battlefield 1" related news reveal that the game will have a substantial file size, at least on Xbox One. Users on the Reddit and NeoGAF community forums, as shared by Gamespot, have reported that the game is now available for pre-load on the Xbox One and will consume about 42.7 GB of disk space.

There are debates on the status of the preload; with some suggesting, it might have simply been a glitch and that preloads should not start this early, while others suggest it may very well be just a massive day 1 patch for "Battlefield 1" that came out. At any rate, the information indicates that "Battlefield 1" will cost decent chunks of both change and hard drive.