Escape From Tarkov On Steam Will Require A Separate Purchase

"Meanwhile, a FAQ on EFT's official website lists some potentially disappointing news for some: "To play Escape from Tarkov through Steam, you will need to link a Battlestate Games account to your Steam account." This is hardly unique to EFT's arrival on Steam, as other games, such as Final Fantasy XIV and, more recently, Star Wars Outlaws, that have previously launched elsewhere and later come out on Steam typically have not supported a "cross-buy" situation."

"The same FAQ page states that if you previously purchased any of the more expensive versions of the game, a newly purchased Steam copy "will automatically use the higher edition of the two when launching the game" once you've linked your accounts. So, technically speaking, if playing on Steam is a must, and you've purchased a more expensive version of EFT in the past, you should only buy the base edition on Steam when it goes live."

Escape from Tarkov will arrive on Steam ahead of its anticipated 1.0 release in November, with a Steam page available for wishlisting. The game previously remained in perpetual beta and cannot be purchased on Steam yet. Players must link a Battlestate Games account to a Steam account to play through Steam. Previous purchases generally do not provide cross-buy access, so many longtime players may need to repurchase the game on Steam. If a player already owns a higher edition, the Steam copy will automatically use the higher edition after accounts are linked, so only the base Steam edition should be bought if a higher edition already exists.

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