Starfield’s economy might be completely broken, because of sandwiches

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Turns out the Starfield economy might be completely broken. While Bethesda RPG games aren’t exactly known for their robust and realistic take on economic practices, we’ve discovered how absolutely bonkers the space economy is before the Starfield release date. So if you’re worried about how much a spaceship costs in Starfield, don’t be; it turns out they’re relatively cheap.

With Starfield sales already underway before the game is even out, both the in-game and real-world costs around Bethesda’s next game are worth keeping an eye on – especially considering the ratio of sandwiches to spaceships.

You read that right, two pieces of bread with meat in the middle aren’t just relegated to helping you become a Starfield sandwich bandit, as the ratio of sandwiches to spaceships is kind of wild.

Originally highlighted on Reddit with a fake image of Starfield ship creation, I decided to take another look at the official Starfield Direct and compare some actual ship prices to those of one sandwich, to see what we’ll all be spending on lunch, relative to space travel, come September.

One Starfield food item is the “Patty Melt,” and this toasted sandwich and crinkle-cut fries combo comes in at a value of 295 credits. It’s hard to say outright if inflation is hitting Todd Howard’s universe as hard as our own, but I sure could go for a toasted burger and cheese sandwich on my intergalactic road trip.

During the Starfield Direct, a brief look at ship creation shows the cost to outright buy one ranging from 159,450 credits all the way up to 656,300 – or 540 and 2,224 Patty Melts respectively. I’m not going to compare the average price of a sports car to a Five Guys grilled cheese and fries and see how that stacks up against Starfield,