Todd Howard Was Invited To Go To Space

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Bethesda has been working on Starfield for more than a decade, so that's a lot of time spent thinking about space. It's, therefore, no surprise that game director Todd Howard has thought about going to space himself - and was actually invited to make this a reality.

So, why hasn't he gone already? Howard admits that it would be "amazing" to see the stars himself, but also says that he would prefer to go when he's a little older. Admittedly, spending a decade on a new IP is bound to make space travel difficult to slot in, and I'm not sure if Bethesda would be up for expensing that.

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This comes from a recent GQ interview, in which Howard opens up about the process of crafting Bethessda's first new IP in almost 30 years.

GQ, of course, had to ask Howard if his love of space travel meant he'd ever consider it himself. He wears his love of Starfield proudly, after all.

"I’ve been offered in the past," says Howard. "I think it would be amazing, but… maybe when I’m older."

There's no hint as to who had offered to take him to space, something I am dying to know. Alas, commercial space travel is in the hands of incredibly annoying billionaires right now, so if Howard is to go to space, he will likely have to throw some money at one of them. We saw this with Star Trek's William Shatner, who was taken to space by Jeff Bezos. He actually seemed to hate the trip in the end though, so that might not be the best example.

In any case, hopefully we don't see everyone at Bethesda get space fever. We're waiting long enough for The Elder Scrolls 6 as it is, and don't need anything else getting in the way. Howard actually also admitted that the team announced the next