| Starfield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Release Date | Gameplay & Story | Pre-Order & DLC | Review |
| Release Date | |
|---|---|
| April 7, 2026 PS5 September 6, 2023 XBXS, Steam More Details |
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| Genre | |
| Open World, Action, RPG, Shooter | |
| Platforms | Price (MSRP) |
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$49.99 |
| Developer | Publisher |
| Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
| Number of Players | Age Rating |
| 1 | ESRB M |
| Time to Finish | Cross Platform Play |
| 45-75 Hours (Main Campaign) | No |
| Official Website | Official Website for Starfield |
Starfield Latest News
⚫︎ Bethesda apologizes for the performance issues with Starfield on PlayStation 5 and promise to fix them as soon as possible. The development team is specifically targetting Starfield's tendency to crash on PS5.
⚫︎ Starfield is facing massive performance issues on PlayStation 5, including game crashes and freezes. As of writing, there have been no solutions implemented for the issues.
⚫︎ Starfield's new Free Lanes update features extensive quality-of-life such as changing the loot found in Expert and Master level chests. The game also fixes the appearances of bounty targets and allows players to target them more consistently, while also fixing up a few bugs and certain quests.
⚫︎ Starfield's Free Lanes and Terran Armada updates will be arriving on April 7. Free Lanes will be a free update focused on quality-of-life updates while Terran Armada adds new story contents.
⚫︎ Starfield revealed new and exclusive features for the PS5 and PS5 Pro, like using the DualSense Controller's adaptive triggers and Touch Pad. The Pro version will also use the PSSR upscaling feature through the two additional graphics settings: Pro Visual and Pro Performance.
⚫︎ Starfield is receiving its second main expansion, Terran Armada, as well as a free update focused on quality-of-life changes called Free Lanes. These updates are set to release on April 7, 2026, alongside a PlayStation 5 version of the game.
Starfield Overview
Starfield is an open-world action-RPG that was released on September 6, 2023, for Steam and Xbox Series X|S, and on April 7, 2026 on PlayStation 5.
The game was developed by Bethesda Game Studios, the team behind the legendary Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, and is their first original franchise in over two decades. It lets the player create their own character, explore the Sol System and its 1000 planets, and discover new storylines as they go.
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| Steam |
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Xbox |
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| $49.99 | |||||
Starfield Gameplay
Starfield is an open-world RPG similar to Bethesda's other titles, which features first-person and third-person gunplay as well as spacefaring exploration across the Sol System.
Players will join "Constellation" the main faction in Starfield, to navigate through different planets and collect mysterious artifacts aboard. The game features deep ship customization, as well as outpost building and settlement management.
Starfield System Requirements
| System Specs | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043) | Windows 10/11 with updates |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K |
| Memory | 16GB RAM | 16GB RAM |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
| Direct X Version | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 125 GB | 125 GB |
Bethesda released the system requirements for Starfield on PC, which include both the minimum and recommended specs needed to run the game. It should also be noted that the game requires an SSD (Solid-state Drive).
Starfield Announcement Trailers
This is Starfield feat. Keith David
Starfield: Trackers Alliance Complete Bounty Series - Available Now
Starfield: Shattered Space - Official Launch Trailer
Starfield: Official Gameplay Reveal
Starfield: Official Teaser Trailer
Starfield Trivia
⚫︎ Bethesda's idea to create a space-themed RPG ran as far back as 1994 and had multiple opportunities to do so via IPs they acquired, like Star Trek, according to Todd Howard. Unfortunately, it took a while to realize a sci-fi game because of
⚫︎ The name 'Starfield' was conceptualized years before it was trademarked in September 2013.
⚫︎ For world-building purposes, Bethesda created a detailed timeline that logged major events per decade, eventually placing Starfield around 300 years in the future.
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