Is there some sort of financial incentive for pre-ordering?
It all comes down to personal preference and how disposable yer income is. I've got to watch how I spend my money, and I need to know I'm not buying a turkey before I leap in. Kickstarting Elite IV was different coz it's Elite
Also my internet connection isn't too great. I'd prefer to download just the one time instead of the game and then the patches. I don't even download Elite: Dangerous updates until I know there aren't any patches necessary
Not sure about edition names etc but I purchased the digital premium edition add-on on top of the base game which is included with Gamepass ultimate. The extras are a couple of cosmetic items, free DLC when it appears later on and 5 days early access to Starfield on September 1st...
Seemed like a good deal to me plus I'm not interested in the physical (but cheaply made) addons like the headset, controller and watch. I've got pretty top of the range headsets and Xbox controllers as it is, I can 3D print a Starfield logo on them if I really wanted to delve into the thrill of advertising...But I know what I'm buying into at the end of the day, as much as I wouldn't class myself as a Bethesda fanboy, I've had many hundreds of hours of enjoyment out of every Bethesda game I've ever bought previously
As for the watch...I took my war department issue Timex watch off my wrist when I left the army and shoved it in a kitchen drawer where it remains to this day. Living up here in the frozen North, it's a fairly impressive achievement if I remember which day of the week it is, never mind what time of day it is...it doesn't really matter that much up here
