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The gaming studio will once again be a big part of E3, and with a couple of months to go before the expo, the internet is awash with rumors and teases of potential announcements. Gaming fans are already pumped for Bethesda's potential Doom 2 announcement , but there's no denying that Starfield would be a noteworthy announcement in its own ri
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With Bethesda seemingly involved in a growing number of major projects, including a Fallout television show, fans can't be blamed for growing worried about progress on [[https://starfieldgalaxy.com/ starfield money guide|https://Starfieldgalaxy.com/]] and The Elder Scrolls VI , especially when the company has been so quiet about the two far-off titles. Hopefully, this confirmation from the studio will reassure players that Bethesda has not lost sight of what they value m
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Virtually nothing is confirmed about Starfield except that it's Bethesda Game Studios ' first entirely original RPG IP in many years and that the company considers it and The Elder Scroll VI are its top priorities . A 2018 teaser seemingly implied a hard sci-fi tone, with more realistic spacecraft than those in games like The Outer Worlds or Mass Effect . In fact, designer Todd Howard says he visited SpaceX as part of his research, though he has also clarified that the game's spaceflight won't be as " punishing " as it is in the real wo
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Starfield has reportedly been in development since Fallout 3 's release in 2008 and was reported to be a big reveal of E3 2017 . Now, could it be second time lucky for the space-faring RPG? Bethesda has developed a habit of announcing games just months before they hit the shelves, so E3 could be the perfect time for Starfield to unveil itself. However, with Starfield trademarks having existed for a number of years now, who is to say that the latest round of rumors are anything to take note
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Fans, though slightly disappointed by Bethesda’s presentation as a whole, don’t seem to be quite as upset about the lack of TES 6 , instead showing more concern for Starfield . While we have yet to see any concrete gameplay, we all have a general idea of what the new Elder Scrolls title will be about. That isn’t the case for Starfield ; aside from a very vague space-faring sci-fi concept, we know virtually nothing about this g
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COVID-19 has had a low impact on small developers, many of whom were already working remotely. Big-budget studios with offices, hundreds of workers, and huge media assets have had to scramble to reorganize, and even still have found that they can't maintain the pace they're used to. Games like Gotham Knights and Gran Turismo 7 have already been pushed to 2022 or beyond, and it's likely that more 2021 game delays will follow . Bethesda is likely eager to avoid rushing Starfield considering the initial disasters of games like Cyberpunk 2077 and its own Fallout 76 , and agreeing players likely aren't worried about the game hitting a presumed release window if it means it will be high-qual
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Speculation aside, players will likely see Bethesda present a huge gameplay portion before going into launch details on Starfield . Even if these leaked images are legitimate, they really only confirm the most base rumors about the game, serving the generate more hype for something that is almost completely unknown. That's the problem with showing logos at press conferences, they build undue hype for games before the real work is done. There's a huge risk in releasing a let down in the eyes of the public if a game with such buildup isn't the next big thing. For Starfield , the cat is out of the bag, and one can only imagine the pressure on the team to craft a whole new world that also serves as the next Skyr
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Bethesda has consistently made headlines over the last few months. The biggest shock came in September of last year when it was revealed that Microsoft had agreed to acquire ZeniMax Media in a deal worth $7.5 billion. This gave the Xbox parent company ownership not just of franchises such as Fallout , The Elder Scrolls , and DOOM but also of famous developers like Bethesda Game Studios and id Software. Now, it seems that Microsoft will also reap the benefits of Bethesda's foray into AAA licensed games, a future many could have not foreseen of the RPG stu
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It's hard to say exactly what this will mean for the games until fans can learn anything at all about them. Howard mentions that the next-gen technology is " optimized for the vast worlds we love to create ," and given Bethesda's commitment to producing larger worlds for each successive game in the Elder Scrolls franchise, it can likely be expected that both of the upcoming titles will feature open worlds on a truly impressive scale . The precise details of what else these new engine overhauls will bring are completely unkn
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The spacesuit of the playable character has a couple of visual logos in high fidelity, offering the briefest of glimpses into the game's world. Those brief glimpses are all players may get for a long while, with holiday 2021 being the earliest rumored release date for the game. This date could be even later with the recent Microsoft buyout of Bethesda , as an infusion of new cash and a new direction could allow Bethesda more leeway to create the best game possible, even if it takes more time. On the flip side, Microsoft could want Starfield out as soon as possible to shore up the Xbox Series X's first-party lineup, which its massive pools of resources could make trivial if used effectiv
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