![]() ![]() But with a game as complex, as we’re told Starfield will be, the funky physics and graphical glitches of The Elder Scrolls could easily morph into game-breaking errors. Bethesda is certainly no stranger to releasing games with bugs that are as entertaining as the games themselves. ![]() Even before Cyberpunk approached its eventual launch, when it was still suffering multiple delays, we had seen far more of the game than we’ve currently seen of Starfield.Įverything Bethesda has said about Starfield suggests a game with Cyberpunk 2077-level ambitions, and that comes with the potential for a Cyberpunk 2077-level disaster.Īs long as it’s been possible to seamlessly deliver patches online, games have launched in rough shape and been polished after the fact. Yes, the memes and glitch compilations that emerged were absolutely worth it, but the game remains barely playable after 16 months of updates. Let’s not forget that less than two years ago CD Projekt Red, riding high on the success of The Witcher 3, unleashed Cyberpunk 2077 on the world. Most of what we know about Starfield comes from brief developer vlogs. Even the choice of release date seems to have more to do with looking good on a poster than being a realistic target. We’ve seen nothing to suggest that Starfield is anywhere close to complete - not a gameplay clip or a single screenshot to offer any hint of the game’s progress. In 2022, in the midst of an unfathomably deadly pandemic that’s thrown every element of modern life into disarray, why should something as complex as a video game developer be expected to run smoothly? The past few years have been full of delays for major games, including Breath of the Wild 2’s recent slip to 2023. There’s also the question of why this is a surprise. One thing there’s been no explanation for: Why should we care? Immediately, Starfield started trending on Twitter as gamers reacted with shock, outrage, and wild speculation on how disastrous this will be for Microsoft (a multi-billion-dollar company) and the entire AAA game market (a multi-billion-dollar industry). Originally slated to launch on Novem(to mirror Skyrim’s Novemrelease date), the Bethesda-published Xbox exclusive Starfieldhas been pushed back to “the first half of 2023” along with multiplayer vampire shooter Redfall. Starfield is delayed, and that’s just fine. ![]()
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