Galactic Racer goes live October 6

Before the unlock

• Where the time comes from. The PlayStation Store lists 9:00 AM UTC and Steam trackers show the same. Fuse Games has not posted its own launch graphic, so treat this as the store listing until it does.
• No early access. Standard, Deluxe and Collector's all unlock at the same moment. As of October 4, Steam and the Xbox Store show no preload. A PS5 preload from October 4 is reported by a third party but not shown on the PlayStation Store page, so check your console's download queue if you preordered.
• It's out: 11,257 playing on Steam at 11am Central on launch day. Our launch-day report has the numbers, what players say and the known issues.
• Reviews are in: 87 on OpenCritic and 88 on Metacritic for PS5 as of October 4. Our reviews roundup covers what critics liked and what they did not.
• Buying advice: our preorder guide covers every edition and price, and why waiting for reviews costs almost nothing.
• Catching up? Start with everything confirmed so far or the Galactic Racer hub.