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  "slug": "endless-legend-2-1-0",
  "product": "ENDLESS Legend 2",
  "title": "ENDLESS Legend 2 (1.0)",
  "job": "Is the date real, do they need to spend, what can they skip.",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-16",
  "timezoneNote": "1.0 release is September 17, 2026 on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. PlayStation concept lists 9/17/2026 05:00 PM UTC (12:00 CT).",
  "lifecycle": {
    "postedAt": "2026-09-16",
    "announcedPlatformReleases": [
      {
        "platform": "PC (Steam)",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "notes": "Leaves Early Access into 1.0. Steam app date field still shows Early Access start Sep 22, 2025 until store update.",
        "sourceIds": [
          "steam",
          "steam-news",
          "amplitude"
        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "PC (Epic Games Store)",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "sourceIds": [
          "epic",
          "amplitude"
        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "PC (Microsoft Store / Xbox on PC)",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "notes": "Current listing still titled Game Preview until 1.0 flip; Included with Game Pass badge present on the PC Game Preview SKU today.",
        "sourceIds": [
          "xbox-store",
          "amplitude",
          "xbox-wire"
        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "Xbox Series X|S",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "notes": "Console debut with 1.0. Store SKU may still say Game Preview until flip.",
        "sourceIds": [
          "amplitude",
          "xbox-wire"
        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "PlayStation 5",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "notes": "Concept: Releases on 9/17/2026 05:00 PM UTC.",
        "sourceIds": [
          "playstation-store",
          "amplitude"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "disclosure": {
    "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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    {
      "id": "xbox-wire",
      "label": "Xbox Wire — Next Week on Xbox (Sep 14–18)",
      "url": "https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/11/next-week-on-xbox-new-games-for-september-14-to-18/"
    },
    {
      "id": "amplitude",
      "label": "Amplitude Studios — ENDLESS Legend 2 releases into 1.0",
      "url": "https://community.amplitude-studios.com/amplitude-studios/endless-legend-2/blogs/1070-endless-legend-2-releases-into-1-0-on-september-17"
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-news",
      "label": "Steam news — ENDLESS Legend 2 Releases into 1.0",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3407390/view/684133298613520110"
    },
    {
      "id": "steam",
      "label": "Steam — ENDLESS Legend 2",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/3407390/ENDLESS_Legend_2/"
    },
    {
      "id": "epic",
      "label": "Epic Games Store — ENDLESS Legend 2",
      "url": "https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/endless-legend-2-2e2eb9"
    },
    {
      "id": "xbox-store",
      "label": "Xbox Store — ENDLESS Legend 2 (Game Preview)",
      "url": "https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/endless-legend-2-game-preview/9NQNRZG07H94"
    },
    {
      "id": "playstation-store",
      "label": "PlayStation Store concept — ENDLESS Legend 2",
      "url": "https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10014950"
    },
    {
      "id": "playstation-demo",
      "label": "PlayStation Store — ENDLESS Legend 2 demo",
      "url": "https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP8522-PPSA37614_00-0000000000000000"
    },
    {
      "id": "youtube-trailer",
      "label": "Hooded Horse — Official trailer",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPDUm9AqhQk"
    },
    {
      "id": "playstation-m2-ssd",
      "label": "PlayStation Support — add an M.2 SSD to PS5",
      "url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5-install-m2-ssd/"
    }
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    {
      "id": "launch-date",
      "label": "1.0 release date",
      "value": "17 September 2026",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Leaves Game Preview / Early Access. PlayStation concept unlock 17:00 UTC. Xbox Game Preview store Release date 9/22/2025 is the Early Access start, not 1.0.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "amplitude",
        "steam-news",
        "xbox-wire",
        "playstation-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "platforms",
      "label": "Launch platforms",
      "value": "PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store / Xbox on PC; Xbox Series X|S; PlayStation 5. Not Nintendo.",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Xbox Series console listing may still show Game Preview framing until the 1.0 flip.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "amplitude",
        "steam",
        "epic",
        "xbox-store",
        "playstation-store",
        "xbox-wire"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "price-base",
      "label": "Current digital price",
      "value": "$49.99",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Xbox Game Preview, Steam, and Epic. Amplitude/Games Press also quote $49.99 / €49.99 / £44.99 / ¥4,980. 1.0 price change not separately republished — treat $49.99 as current digital price unless store flips. PlayStation full product MSRP unpublished on concept.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "steam",
        "epic",
        "amplitude"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "esrb-category",
      "label": "ESRB rating",
      "value": "E10+",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "From Xbox Store (EVERYONE 10+) and Epic age gate. Dedicated esrb.org page not located. Hold storefront letter.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "esrb-descriptors",
      "label": "ESRB descriptors",
      "value": "Fantasy Violence, Animated Blood, Alcohol Reference, Language",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "From Xbox Display Catalog. Steam also notes online interactivity.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "steam"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "publisher",
      "label": "Publisher",
      "value": "Hooded Horse (publisher); Amplitude Studios (developer)",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "amplitude",
        "steam",
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "game-pass",
      "label": "Xbox Game Pass",
      "value": "PC Game Preview currently included; console / 1.0 day one not confirmed",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "PC Game Preview SKU shows Included with Game Pass today. Xbox Wire 1.0 bullet is not marked Game Pass. Amplitude 1.0 post does not claim console Game Pass day one. Do not treat as Game Pass day-one buy-skip for 1.0 / console.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "xbox-wire",
        "amplitude"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "install-size",
      "label": "Install size",
      "value": "Steam 15 GB; Xbox Game Preview ~11.1 GB (catalog package max download)",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "PlayStation 5 full install size not published on opened concept page.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "steam",
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "media": {
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      "label": "Official trailer",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "kind": "youtube",
      "youtubeId": "vPDUm9AqhQk",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPDUm9AqhQk",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "youtube-trailer",
        "amplitude"
      ]
    },
    "still": {
      "label": "Official still",
      "src": "/media/endless-legend-2-1-0/official-still.jpg",
      "credit": "Xbox Store / Hooded Horse / Amplitude Studios",
      "pageUrl": "https://store-images.s-microsoft.com/image/apps.61325.13770097640131441.872f5e92-1807-4ece-8c29-254a12ec0b60.ddec1c4a-58d5-4080-9daf-46e7a763ed0f",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    }
  },
  "decisions": [
    {
      "id": "buy-now-set",
      "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. No affiliate slots until a line is a yes. No paid Amazon buy-the-game link.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [],
      "affiliate": null
    },
    {
      "id": "game",
      "item": "ENDLESS Legend 2 ($49.99)",
      "verdict": "fork",
      "rationale": "Current digital price is $49.99 on Xbox Game Preview, Steam, and Epic. PlayStation full MSRP is still unpublished. PC Game Preview is on Game Pass today, but console / 1.0 day-one Game Pass is not first-party-confirmed — do not treat as a Game Pass day-one buy-skip. No paid Amazon buy-the-game link.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "steam",
        "epic",
        "amplitude",
        "xbox-wire",
        "playstation-store"
      ],
      "affiliate": {
        "present": false,
        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid buy-the-game link."
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "game-pass-pc-preview",
      "item": "Xbox Game Pass (PC Game Preview)",
      "verdict": "hold",
      "rationale": "PC Game Preview SKU shows Included with Game Pass today. Console / 1.0 day-one Game Pass is not claimed on Xbox Wire or Amplitude 1.0 posts — hold until the 1.0 / console entitlement is first-party-confirmed.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "xbox-wire",
        "amplitude"
      ],
      "affiliate": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ps5-ssd-sn850x-1tb",
      "item": "PS5 WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe with heatsink 1 TB",
      "verdict": "yes",
      "rationale": "Need if the PS5 is full.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "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",
      "rationale": "Larger option if the PS5 is full.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "playstation-m2-ssd"
      ],
      "affiliate": {
        "present": false,
        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid link."
      }
    }
  ],
  "openHoles": [
    {
      "id": "esrb-org",
      "question": "What is the dedicated esrb.org page URL for ENDLESS Legend 2?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Storefronts show Everyone 10+ / E10+ with Fantasy Violence, Animated Blood, Alcohol Reference, Language. Dedicated esrb.org listing not located. Hold store E10+ wording.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "epic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "console-sku-flip",
      "question": "Has the Xbox Series console store SKU flipped from Game Preview / PC-only framing to a full 1.0 console listing?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Current Xbox product still titled ENDLESS Legend 2 (Game Preview) with PC-focused AllowedPlatforms when checked. Confirm console listing title and platforms after unlock.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "amplitude"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ps-usd-paint",
      "question": "What is the PlayStation Store US full product USD price?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Concept page did not expose a paid product price; demo product is free.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "playstation-store",
        "playstation-demo"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gp-1-0-console",
      "question": "Is ENDLESS Legend 2 1.0 / Xbox Series day-one on Game Pass?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "PC Game Preview currently shows Included with Game Pass. Xbox Wire 1.0 line and Amplitude 1.0 post do not claim console / 1.0 day-one Game Pass.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "xbox-wire",
        "amplitude"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ps-install-size",
      "question": "What is the PlayStation 5 install size?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Not published on the opened PlayStation Store US concept page.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "playstation-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "physical-ps5",
      "question": "What are the Strictly Limited PlayStation 5 physical street dates and prices?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Amplitude: timelines confirmed at a later date.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "amplitude"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ea-badge-flip",
      "question": "Do Steam and Epic remove the Early Access badge exactly at 1.0 unlock?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Expected at unlock but not yet flipped when checked.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-16",
      "sourceIds": [
        "steam",
        "epic"
      ]
    }
  ]
}