After Redfall, Should We Be Worried About Starfield?

gameranx.com:

Now that Redfall has released and we know how it’s turned out, fans and influencers are asking: should we be worried about Microsoft’s and Bethesda’s next game, Starfield?

Jez Corden from Windows Central and the Xbox Two podcast had a succinct message:

“If Starfield isn’t truly ready by September:

Delay it. Delay it. Delay it.”

On the other hand, YouTuber Destin Legarie made a very interesting commentary in this tweet:

“Honestly… with the state Redfall is in, I’m very worried about Starfield.”

Honestly… with the state Redfall is in, I'm very worried about Starfield. https://t.co/hYjngDr0cd

What Destin did here is quote tweet Xbox Studios head Phil Spencer, who himself tweeted a statement after Bethesda announced delays for both Redfall and Starfield May of last year. Phil said:

“These decisions are hard on teams making the games & our fans. While I fully support giving teams time to release these great games when they are ready, we hear the feedback. Delivering quality & consistency is expected, we will continue to work to better meet those expectations.”

While some people might dismiss this statement as the usual video game head PR fluff, there’s actually something else in Phil’s statement, or rather, there’s something that isn’t in the statement.

Phil didn’t commit that either Redfall or Starfield would definitely be in tip-top shape for their release. Maybe that’s Phil being pragmatic that bad circumstances could lead to the games just not being ready, and Microsoft just not being able to delay any further.

But this can also be interpreted to mean that Phil knew both projects were in trouble last year.

Now, we have to enter even more speculation, because there is a distressing tweet about Starfield from GigaBoots. He