Sorry PlayStation, But Starfield Just Isn't Ready For Other Consoles

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There's been a lot of talk lately about whether will come to other consoles, namely PlayStation. With a number of recent Xbox exclusives going multi-platform and some open-ended comments from Xbox head Phil Spencer, there's good reason to believe that the notion isn't off the table. It's an interesting possibility, but isn't the best game to make the leap.

While having more people play Bethesda's space RPG sounds good, the truth is that may not be ready for other consoles right now. The game has received a lot of criticism for its poor performance and major gameplay issues, such as boring cities with generic characters and dull exploration on randomly generated planets. Even after a year since its release, with updates and a full DLC expansion, many problems still affect this space adventure. It's still an issue of contention whether is worth playing in 2025.

The biggest indication of a potential PlayStation port of comes from Phil Spencer's carefully chosen words about coming to other consoles. When asked if he could confirm that would be "" Spencer said no, elaborating that there’s “no reason for [Spencer] to put a ring fence around any game."

In the past, this kind of move seemed impossible, but the gaming world is changing in a good way. The old rivalry between Xbox and PlayStation seems to be dying down, and both companies are willing to work together more. Although that has meant standard ports so far, the Game Pass service and its portability to other devices might factor into Microsoft's future plans. It’s now available on devices like Amazon Fire Sticks and PCs, and it’s even coming to handheld devices soon.

The CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, has discussed the announcement of the Switch 2 & confirmed that Xbox games will be available on the system.

Although Phil Spencer denied any current plans to bring the service to other consoles in a 2023 interview, the idea of Game Pass reaching PlayStation doesn’t seem as unlikely as it once did. This shift