Starfield’s slightly delayed update is now out in Steam Beta
Oh, Starfield. We all had such hope for you. You’re not a bad game, of course, but there was definitely some lost potential there. Still, you won a Steam award which is nice, and you’re kicking off the new year with the game’s first major update.
Originally due to come out on Wednesday, Bethesda released a major patch for Starfield to Steam Beta yesterday, which aims to fix a number of bugs. If you take a look at the official website, you’ll see exactly what version 1.9.47.0 comes with.
#Starfield’s next update has just gone into Steam Beta, with more than 100 fixes and improvements!
Read on for the full update notes and directions on how to participate in the Steam Beta: https://t.co/6s7lLu63jG pic.twitter.com/QBYNkMrPcR
A quick scroll down the list shows there’s been a boatload of fixes to the game. There’s some general stuff, such as patching out corruptions to save files on PC, improvements to things like reflections and shadows, and some much-needed tweaks to quests and “random encounters.”
Bethesda says this latest update comes with “over a hundred fixes and adjustments” with some quality-of-life shenanigans thrown into the mix as well. The post on the Starfield website also asks fans to keep sharing feedback on the off-chance a particular fix people have been waiting for isn’t in this version.
While squashing bugs is always appreciated in games, it’s probably going to take a lot more than that for people to start taking an interest in Starfield again.
We’ve been told by the developer that new implementations and features are coming at some point – including new ways of traveling – so that’s something to keep in mind as we barrel on into 2024. But it’s tough to say whether any and all improvements will be able to rescue Bethesda’s new game from disappearing into the proverbial black hole.
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