Starfield’s big update has been pushed back slightly

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At some point today, Bethesda was scheduled to roll out a big update for Starfield, complete with bug fixes a-plenty. However, there’s been a slight change to that, as the studio has had to delay the patch, but hopefully not by much.

According to a recent post on Twitter, the team has “discovered an issue we want to address” before the Starfield update can see the light of day. It doesn’t say what this issue actually is, but Bethesda evidently needs a little more time before it can be sent out.

We discovered an issue we want to address before releasing our update into the Steam Beta. We're aiming to release it later this week but we'll confirm timing when we know for sure. Thanks for your patience! https://t.co/XnevDP9Baz

However, it doesn’t seem as though we’ll be waiting too long. The tweet goes on to say that the developer is “aiming to release it later this week,” but they’ll “confirm timing when we know for sure.”

Considering the patch was supposed to be out today, and we’re already on Wednesday, you’d be forgiven for thinking Bethesda might miss the boat for this week. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though.

Microsoft already wanted the release date for Starfield pushed back a few months, presumably so it could be polished to a more suitable standard. What we got was, what some might consider, one of the least buggy Bethesda games in a long time. Though that might not be the flex it initially sounds like.

As for the game itself, well…things aren’t going great for Todd Howard’s dream project. Over on Steam, reviews stand at “Mostly Negative” for recent scores and “Mixed” overall. There’s every possibility Bethesda can make something of a U-turn, but the (now-delayed) update is going to have to be a very good omen of things to come.