New reports are stating that Bethesda’s highly anticipated Starfield will not come to PlayStation, getting an exclusive release on Xbox and PC. Now, it looks like that just may be the case.
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The idea of Microsoft taking Bethesda’s biggest franchises and making them exclusive to the Xbox and Windows could have a major impact on the gaming landscape. Major recent space-gamed competitors to "Starfield" including the remastered version of the "Mass Effect" trilogy from BioWare, released in May, along with Microsoft's "Halo: Infinite", which is releasing this fall after a pandemic-induced delay and was also discussed during E3.įollow Elizabeth Howell on Twitter Follow us on Twitter and on Facebook.When it was first announced that Microsoft would be acquiring ZeniMax and Bethesda, the burning question on everybody’s mind was what would Microsoft do with its newfound IP in terms of exclusivity. It promised more updates on its website and Discord channel (opens in new tab).
"Starfield" was first announced in 2018 with an even vaguer trailer that gaming news website Polygon (opens in new tab) interpreted as "a first-person shooter/RPG hybrid." Project rumors, however, started in 2013 when Bethesda trademarked the name "Starfield" along with "Fallout 4", GameSpot reported (opens in new tab).īethesda offered a few more details about "Starfield" on its website (opens in new tab), saying it would allow open character creation (which "Elder Scrolls" players have enjoyed for a long time), and an open-world, role-playing game (RPG) format. "It's still dangerous to go and explore, even though lots of people do it," Howard added.
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"Traveling in space in our game, I want to say it's like flight in the '40s, like it's dangerous," Howard said during an E3 Coliseum chat, according to PC Gamer (opens in new tab), whose parent company Future also owns. "That's why we're here – to discuss what's out there."īack in 2019, Howard hinted that traveling through space in "Starfield" will be a harrowing experience. "We've come to the beginning of humanity's final journey," the trailer says in part.
Intriguingly, a robot appears to be wandering nearby the spaceship during startup – perhaps an allusion to some kind of mission helper. The two-minute teaser trailer (opens in new tab) only shows a few glimpses of what "Starfield" has to offer us, but you can see an astronaut wandering around their home base and then a crew member getting their futuristic spaceship ready for flight, on what appears to be a moon-like surface. "Yes, it's exclusive," Bond said of the game. "We are committed to forging the next era of gaming, conjuring worlds never before possible, unlocking play across all devices and delivering the power of games to everyone," Sarah Bond, head of Xbox creator experience, said at E3.ĭespite Bond's assurances that Microsoft gameplay is possible "across all devices", it appears "Starfield" will not be offered for Sony PlayStation or Nintendo Switch platforms, at least for a while. While Howard didn't allude to the "team" in detail, it's possible he is referring to the deep pockets of Microsoft, which purchased Bethesda for an eye-watering $7.5 billion last year (opens in new tab). "It's an epic about hope, or shared humanity … It's a game we've dreamt of playing, and it wasn't until now that we had the hardware, the technology and the team." Howard offered another glimpse into the Starfield universe in a making-of video unveiled by the Washington Post (opens in new tab).
"We're creating a new universe with 'Starfield', set hundreds of years in our future," Howard continued.
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