Starfield release date delayed: What it means for the fans
Starfield is among the most anticipated titles of the current gaming generation, and for good reason.
Developers Bethesda Game Studios have two in-house role-playing game series: Fallout and The Elder Scrolls. Both critically acclaimed games are long-standing franchises with installments dating back decades before. Fallout itself is a license acquired from Black Isle Studios, who made the first two games, thereby waylaying the world-building.
Not only is Starfield Bethesda's first new intellectual property in over 25 years, but it is also the first in-game world of their own making other than Elder Scrolls. While the launch of Skyrim and Fallout 4, for example, have piggybacked somewhat on the established prestige from previous titles, Starfield did not have that luxury.
As part of its marketing strategy, the game was thus symbolically placed on the pillar of Skyrim's success - sharing the same release date. Skyrim was released on the memorable 11.11.11, and Starfield would likely release in the equally catchy 11.11.22. That is until this week, when Bethesda announced that they would be pushing it to 2023.
As of right now, Starfield is bound for an indefinite release date mid-2023.
On account of its uniqueness as a new IP, Starfield's ad campaign was different from previous major Bethesda releases like Fallout 4 or Skyrim. Instead of the usual routine of putting out promotional content six months before release, Bethesda announced the game back in 2018. By their own admission, the game was in development for years prior.
It would thus be a sensible assumption to think the game's production cycle is nearing its end in 2022. Despite this, the series of dev diary featurettes put out by Bethesda thus far do not directly tease any
Read more on sportskeeda.com
