Starfield: Everything to know about Bethesda’s next epic RPG
Starfield, Todd Howard and Bethesda Game Studios’ newest and next grand, open-world role-playing game, will finally launch this fall after two delays. The long-awaited science fiction epic got a deep dive closeup on June 11 with a special StarfieldDirect presentation following the Xbox Games Showcase, where even more detail on the game was shared with fans.
It’s a big game, with a big cosmos to explore, and there’s a big fanbase it’s trying to serve. Many players are wondering what exactly they’ll be able to do in Starfield, whether it truly can serve the immersive spacefaring experience of their dreams, or if it is a more rigid story with bright lines drawn around its story paths.
We’ll try to answer all of those questions, and more. Here’s everything we know about Starfield.
Back in March, Starfield’s release date was announced as Sept. 6, marking the second delay for Bethesda Softworks’ epic sci-fi RPG. It was originally expected in November 2022.
“We have poured ourselves into this game, and even I’m surprised how much we can pour,” game director Todd Howard said during the March announcement. “It is large.”
Starfield is available only on Windows PC and Xbox Series X. It’s the third game to be published exclusively to Xbox and PC since Microsoft acquired Bethesda parent Zenimax Media in 2021. The others were May’s Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush in January.
Yes, it will be available day one to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass — somewhat out of necessity. Delays to Starfield and other major projects have put the subscription service in something of a first-party desert for more than a year.
The head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, admitted in October that “it’s been too long since we’ve shipped what people would say is a big
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