Starfield on Xbox Getting a Physical Disc After All, Bethesda Says
Starfield on Xbox is getting a physical disc edition after all according to Bethesda, who caused confusion earlier in June by posting a tweet to the contrary.
As reported by Eurogamer, a breakdown of editions on Bethesda's website confirms the "game disc [is] included with physical purchases of Xbox's standard edition".
Bethesda was met with backlash on June 25 after its support account on Twitter said this wouldn't be the case and, just like the PC version, the physical copy of Starfield on Xbox would only include a download code.
The Constellation Edition, which costs $300 and comes with a real version of the in-game watch, a Constellation patch, and more, won't have a physical disc, however, even on Xbox, which perhaps sparked some of the confusion.
The misinformation was believable to many given the industry's slow but sure shift to digital, with Alan Wake 2 perhaps being the first major release to not have a physical edition at all. A report from January 2023 also indicated that digital sales accounted for an estimated 90% of games sold in the UK in 2022.
Starfield won't be joining the digital only trend though. It's perhaps the most anticipated video game release in recent memory and has therefore captured the attention of fans in some wild and wonderful ways. Virtual sandwiches got people talking about it being locked at 30 frames per second, for example, while an ESRB rating revealed drugs, in-game purchases, and jetpack sex.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
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