Bethesda boss Todd Howard has confirmed that Starfield is not getting an enormous 2.0-type replace.
On the finish of final yr, a cluster of Starfield followers mentioned they’d gained an early glimpse at enhancements coming to Bethesda’s sci-fi role-player. One saying they had been “stoked” by what they noticed, whereas one other instructed they had been “excited for the way forward for Starfield.”
Nonetheless, one other fan tempered expectation by stressing that the adjustments are comparatively modest in scope, including that this “in all probability is not a Cyberpunk 2.0-scale replace,” referencing the key additions that helped improved CD Projekt’s RPG.
And now Howard, too, is dampening anticipation by equally stressing this is “not Starfield 2.0.”
“Clearly, we’ve been engaged on a variety of Starfield content material. I can inform all people we’re going to be speaking about [the new content] actually quickly,” Howard informed Kinda Funny, as transcribed by Kotaku. “We’re shifting right into a section the place we’re prepared to speak about Starfield. And actually present that in the precise manner, and what’s coming to the sport. We’ve been doing a variety of work that we like so much.”
Howard added: “You know, I’ve seen a few of that, so for expectation-setting, I assume it’s the sort of factor the place in the event you love Starfield, we predict you’re going to love this. It’s updates and issues that change the sport, not in an remoted manner, however kind of meta. Utilizing outer house and issues in ways in which we haven’t.”
Curiously, he additionally candidly harassed that ”if Starfield is one thing that didn’t join with you immediately, otherwise you bounced off it, or discovered it boring in locations, I don’t assume this is going to change that essentially.”
Although Howard was coy about timelines, he did say we could discover out extra “soonish.”
In August it was reported that Bethesda had delayed Starfield’s second enlargement due to “weak gross sales” of its first, Shattered House, which launched in September 2024 to a ‘Largely Destructive’ Steam person score. Todd Howard had previously talked of Starfield expansions releasing annually. One other reported cause for the delay was Bethesda’s plans to launch Starfield on PS5, with each the second enlargement and the sport’s multiplatform rollout probably taking place concurrently.
Quick-forward to earlier this month, and a brand new Microsoft report instructed Starfield was getting new content material quickly, and it appears to be like like we’ll shortly hear about that closely rumored PlayStation 5 model, too.
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