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  "product": "Edge of Memories",
  "title": "Edge of Memories",
  "job": "Is the date real, do they need to spend, what can they skip.",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-23",
  "timezoneNote": "Standard / everyone November 5, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam (and nacongaming.com). Deluxe early unlock November 3, 2026 (48 hours early) on PlayStation and Xbox per Nacon.",
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    "postedAt": "2026-09-23",
    "announcedPlatformReleases": [
      {
        "platform": "PlayStation 5",
        "date": "2026-11-05",
        "notes": "Deluxe early unlock November 3, 2026 (48 hours early) per Nacon Games Press.",
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        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "Xbox Series X|S",
        "date": "2026-11-05",
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          "nacon"
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      },
      {
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      }
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    "text": "No paid links on this page. If a Need line later carries a paid link, it will be marked here."
  },
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      "notes": "48 hours early. Nacon Games Press: pre-order Deluxe on PlayStation and Xbox.",
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      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
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        "steam"
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      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
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    },
    {
      "id": "developer",
      "label": "Developer",
      "value": "Midgar Studio",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
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      "id": "install-size",
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      "value": "Coming November 5, 2026 (Deluxe early November 3)",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Pre-orders open on PlayStation and Xbox per Nacon. Steam page live as coming soon without a priced pre-purchase package at last check.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
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    }
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      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
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      "label": "Official still",
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      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
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      "item": "Buy-now set",
      "verdict": "empty",
      "rationale": "Nothing currently earns a yes for a paid buy-the-game slot. Empty buy slots are intentional. No catalog.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
      "sourceIds": [
        "games-press"
      ],
      "affiliate": null
    },
    {
      "id": "game",
      "item": "Standard",
      "verdict": "hold",
      "rationale": "Standard street is November 5, 2026. US dollar list price not locked at last check. US dollar figures are not recorded here until a US storefront locks them.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
      "sourceIds": [
        "games-press",
        "steam",
        "nacon"
      ],
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        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid buy-the-game link."
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "deluxe",
      "item": "Deluxe (early unlock November 3)",
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      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
      "sourceIds": [
        "games-press",
        "nacon"
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      "affiliate": null
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      "item": "PS5 WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe with heatsink 1 TB",
      "verdict": "yes",
      "rationale": "Need if the PS5 is full.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
      "sourceIds": [
        "playstation-m2-ssd"
      ],
      "affiliate": {
        "present": false,
        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid link."
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ps5-ssd-sn850x-2tb",
      "item": "PS5 WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe with heatsink 2 TB",
      "verdict": "yes",
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      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
      "sourceIds": [
        "playstation-m2-ssd"
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      "affiliate": {
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        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid link."
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      "question": "What are the Standard and Deluxe US dollar list prices on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Steam had no price_overview at last check. Nacon.com showed EUR Deluxe figures — USD is not derived from EUR. Games Press release-date article did not print MSRP dollars in the crawl.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
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        "steam",
        "nacon",
        "games-press"
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    },
    {
      "id": "console-store-urls",
      "question": "What are the Xbox Store and PlayStation Store product URLs?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Not locked at last check.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
      "sourceIds": [
        "games-press",
        "nacon"
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    },
    {
      "id": "steam-prepurchase",
      "question": "Does Steam open a priced pre-purchase before November 5?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Steam page was coming soon with no priced package at last check.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
      "sourceIds": [
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    {
      "id": "esrb-org",
      "question": "What is the dedicated esrb.org Title Search page for Edge of Memories?",
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      "notes": "Steam ESRB T stands until a dedicated esrb.org page exists.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
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