[Console Games] Starfield release date, trailers, gameplay and news

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Starfield releases in 2023

Starfield is now well within reach, after having been in development for a very long time. It seems like an age since we first heard rumblings of Starfield, so it's great that we'll be playing it next year. In terms of what to expect, it's essentially Skyrim in space, though perhaps that's selling it short. This is a truly next-gen RPG after all.

Now that Starfield has officially been revealed, Bethesda is starting to pull back the curtain, providing a steady stream of info in the run up to launch. So far we've seen a couple of trailers, as well as an extended gameplay demo. By all accounts, Starfield is a huge undertaking, offering over 1000 planets for players to explore. 

While we know a fair bit about Starfield these days, Bethesda is still keeping many things hidden. Considering we could be less than a year out from launch, there's plenty of questions that remain unanswered. Perhaps this is for the best. Starfield is a narrative-driven singleplayer experience, after all.

 

For now, here's everything we know about Starfield so far, including all of the latest news and rumors. 

Starfield: cut to the chase
What is it? A Bethesda RPG set in outer space
What can I play it on? PC and Xbox Series X|S
When can I play it? First half of 2023 (exact date TBC)
 

Starfield launches for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC sometime in the first half of 2023, after Bethesda announced a delay for the game.

As for when in the first half of 2023 the game might release, some small print spotted at the bottom of an Xbox Game Pass subscription plan page has suggested it could be "early 2023". 

Further to that, Kingscast(opens in new tab) host, KingFanMan, has theorized it could be March 2023. According to him, Bethesda has only delayed three games before and that while "all three games were supposed to come out in the fall" like Starfield, "all three games came out in March the next year." We'll have to wait for something official from Bethesda before we can be certain.

Originally, at E3 2021, Bethesda announced Starfield would release on November 11, 2022. In an interview with the Washington Post(opens in new tab), Todd Howard said the studio was "confident in the date", but the delay, Bethesda has said, is to ensure that players "receive the best, most polished" version of it.

When Starfield does release, it'll be an Xbox console exclusive, with the E3 2021 trailer explicitly confirming this, ruling out a PS5 release. It won't be on Xbox One either, Bethesda's moving on from Microsoft's last-gen console. With Microsoft now owners of developer Bethesda, this could be indicative of the future of titles like The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 going forward.

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