We finally get a deep dive on Starfield

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Starfield, Bethesda’s epic new science fiction game, got an hour-long deep dive for fans at the Xbox Showcase today in an online presentation.

Microsoft revealed a lot of the gameplay during the Xbox Showcase today. Todd Howard, director of Bethesda Game Studios, and members of the team have been working on the better part of decade. Now it’s finally coming home after some delays and lots of anticipation. The game debuts September 6, 2023.

I’ve been told that some playtesters have hit 100 hours in the game and they feel like they’re barely scratching the suface.

“We’ve never gone this deep on a video game from us,” said Phil Spencer, head of Xbox at Microsoft, ahead of the show at the Novo Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

I think it looks amazing, with so much detail involved in developing your character, upgrading your skills, exploring a galaxy with so many unique planets and settlements, and a mysterious narrative about artifacts. I love how you can pickpocket people or punch someone in a light-gravity environment and send them flying away from you. You can run and gun using your boost pack. You can admire the sunsets and aliens or just wreak havoc. If I had all the time in the world, I could play this for a long time without ever finding the seams that show me it’s a game and not a reality.

Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer