Honkai: Star Rail charges for pre-downloads for its PS5 October release

Honkai: Star Rail charges for pre-downloads for its PS5 October release

As revealed in PlayStation’s recent State of Play, Honaki: Star Rail is coming to PS5 on 11th October, 2023.

Developed by HoYoverse, the company behind Genshin Impact, Star Rail is an anime-styled turn-based RPG with a gacha system, and has already been in the hands of PC and mobile players for five months.

While Star Rail is a free download, you can purchase its PS5 “pre-order” bundle for £9.49 to get some in-game items when it releases, and the ability to pre-download the game on PS5. But these in-game items are fairly unhelpful in the grand scheme of getting and building characters, especially when compared to its battle pass, the “Nameless Honor”, which upgrades its free track to premium for £9.99 and offers far more helpful materials and weapons.

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