Starfield Should Launch with Bethesda's Creation Club Instead of Waiting Like Skyrim and Fallout
Starfield's anticipation continues to grow as early 2023 approaches. The first new IP from Bethesda Game Studios in 25 years, Starfield is meant to resemble Skyrim in space, yet its reported realism will also serve as an existential look at what it means for humanity to live among the stars. Todd Howard, the Director and Executive Producer at Bethesda Game Studios, has excitedly framed Starfield as containing step-out moments — where players will be confronted with the wonder of the game and universe.
Skyrim and Fallout 4 feel like lived-in games where players can get a sense of immersion through content that expands upon the main stories, themes, and interactions. This can be attributed to Bethesda's Creation Club, where Bethesda and community creators designed additional content compatible with the main games and their respective DLCs. This Club was established well after both games had been released, but in the case of Starfield, it may benefit Bethesda to release the Creation Club early.
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Launched in 2017, Creation Club features new content for Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special Edition. This content includes gameplay, abilities, weapons, world, characters, and creatures. Bethesda and other development partners and community creators (modders) worked together to develop additional content. The Club content was inside in-game digital marketplaces in both titles, with Credits used to purchase it — a form of microtransactions.
Creation Club allows modders to apply their application to share their mod work, ranging from creating entertaining avatars to entirely new pieces of gameplay and worlds. This allows Bethesda-approved content to be developed for its
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