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Starfield seamless planetary landings are finally nearly a thing, thanks to one modder's tireless work
For many Starfield players, the need to go through a loading screen each time you want to land on a planet - rather than seamlessly travel through the planet's atmosphere like in No Man's Sky - was a big turn-off.
Starfield Developer Says They'd Be Surprised By A Sequel, But Reckons It Could Be Really Cool
“It’s, in a way, too bad". It's now been three years this month since Bethesda unleashed Starfield on the world after what felt like a really long development cycle, and while it still has a ton of fans who can't wait to see what else Bethesda is cooking up for the game in the future, there are others who felt like it couldn't quite deliver on the immense pre-release hype. What does that mean for a potential sequel though? Well, one former Bethesda developer has suggested they don't think a "Sta
'I Don’t Think Starfield Was Anywhere Near Successful Enough to Do a Starfield 2' – Former Bethesda Dev Casts Doubt on Sequel
Former Bethesda Lead Systems Designer Kurt Kuhlmann spoke to FRVR, and when he was asked about a potential Starfield sequel, he told the outlet "I don’t think Starfield was anywhere near successful enough to do a Starfield 2."
Starfield 2 will likely never happen because the first wasn’t ‘anywhere near successful enough’, former dev says
A sequel could have been much closer to the original vision, he says
Starfield developer says it was ‘not our forte’ and ‘needed way more’ people to do it properly
He concedes "we couldn't really make it" fit the original "ambitious as hell vision"
Bethesda Veteran Reveals How He Would Have Designed Starfield Differently
A former Bethesda developer who worked on Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 has outlined how he would have designed Starfield had he been in charge of the game — and it sounds very different.
‘I don’t think this is a good idea’: Veteran Bethesda world artist says Starfield having 1,000+ planets was the wrong move
"I would have done a handful of planets with bespoke layouts", the Fallout 3/4 artist says
Starfield Modder is Trying to Make The Game's Spaceship Take-Offs as Seamless as Possible, But Admits Landings 'Probably Won't Ever Happen'
A talented Starfield modder is working to improve one of the game's most disappointing features — its disjointed spaceship take-off and flight sequence.
A modder has brought No Man's Sky-style seamless takeoffs to Starfield, and even in beta they look pretty great
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With Over 17 Million Starfield Players, Bethesda Commits to Sci-Fi RPG's Future
That many people can't be wrong. In case you missed it, Bethesda announced long-term plans for its various beloved franchises, and Starfield was also there. In addition to sharing what's coming next for The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, the company highlights player numbers for its youngest IP, and commits to developing it further with more expansions and updates. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Starfield "remains an important part of our future" says Bethesda, as developer pledges continued support for sci-fi RPG
Bethesda has confirmed that its spacefaring sci-fi RPG Starfield will continue to be supported by the developer, even after suffering layoffs and has refocused on core franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.
Bethesda Game Studios Says Starfield 'Remains an Important Part of Our Future,' Confirms 17 Million Players and Teases Starborn DLC for 2027
Bethesda Game Studios has reassured fans that Starfield “remains an important part of our future,” teasing Starborn DLC in 2027.
Fans Mourn Starfield Amid Xbox Layoffs, With Bethesda Now Seemingly Focused on Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake
You probably shouldn't bet on a Starfield sequel if news coming out of Xbox's reset is anything to go by.
Starfield Patch Promises to Fix Its Biggest Crashing Issue on PS5, Two Months After Launch
Better late than never. Starfield has received yet another update on PS5, in the hope of finally addressing the game's remaining crash-related issues. It's been over two months since Bethesda's sci-fi RPG launched on Sony's system, and while the developer has done a lot to fix the game's most glaring performance woes in that time, it's only now just got around to targeting this major problem. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
New Starfield Patch Takes Yet Another Shot at Crash Fixing on PS5, Two Months After Launch
Better late than never. Starfield has received yet another update on PS5, in the hope of finally addressing the game's remaining crash-related issues. It's been over two months since Bethesda's sci-fi RPG launched on Sony's system, and while the developer has done a lot to fix the game's most glaring performance woes in that time, it's only now just got around to targeting this major problem. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Starfield PS5 Gets Yet Another Crash-Fixing Patch, Over a Month and Two Updates Later
Do it again. It's been over a month since Starfield launched on PS5, and the game still suffers from crashing issues. Up until now, Bethesda has delivered two patches specifically targeting Sony's console. Based on our own testing, these updates did seem to fix a number of crash-related problems, but the title remains a bit of a mess on a technical level. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Third Patch for Starfield PS5 Crashing Issues Coming Next Week
Bethesda still on the job. Bethesda has a third update for Starfield on PS5 (and this time also on Xbox Series X|S and PC) to push live next week, the RPG company confirmed. A social media post late this Friday afternoon speaks to the patch addressing "multiple crash and stability issues and several gameplay fixes", with the full list of tweaks and changes set to be shared when it's available to download. The crashing problems hindering the PS5 version of Starfield have been the subject of the s
Feature: Lifelong Bethesda Fan Finally Answers: Does Starfield Actually Suck?
A star is unborn. So, I finally played Starfield. For 85 hours, no less. And honestly, just about everything I had read or heard about the game prior to playing turned out to be true. I think Starfield is both an evolution of Bethesda's core game design and a significant downgrade from the studio's established open world structure. In short, I think it's a bit of a mess — but it's a mess that's kept me coming back for weeks on end. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Feature: Is Starfield's Crashing Finally Fixed on PS5?
Wish upon a Starfield. At this point we really shouldn't be surprised, but Bethesda somehow managed to release a borderline broken game on PS5, over two full years removed from its initial launch on other platforms. Now, to be clear, Starfield's crashing issues have not impacted every player — but reports have been so widespread and so numerous that the developer couldn't just sit back and ignore them. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Starfield modders fix Terran Armada progress blocker bug that punishes you for visiting one particular space station
A quest-breaking bug has been stopping some Starfield players from progressing in the Terran Armada DLC Bethesda released earlier this month, but thankfully there's a now a mod offering a headache-free fix for it. The issue, which sees your Terran Armada quest progression locked around the time of a mission dubbed 'Into the Void', looks to be caused by simply having paid an early visit to a space station from the Free Lanes update that dropped alongside the DLC.
Bethesda Issues Second Starfield PS5 Crashing Fix, Live Now
Sounds like the dev thinks it's fixed. After its surprisingly limited PS5 update for Starfield last week, which was designed to fix the crashing issues users are facing for just a single graphics mode on PS5 Pro, the publisher has another patch live now. As Bethesda puts it, here is what the update does: "We just released a hotfix for Starfield on PS5 which includes a fix for a crash that could occur while viewing load order as well as several other crash and stability fixes." Read the full arti
Starfield PS5 Crashes: Bethesda Delivers Hotfix, Promises More Comprehensive Fix This Week
Failure to Assure Quality. I think it's fair to say that Starfield launched on PS5 and PS5 Pro with no smaller measure of instability, with users and reviewers like our own Oliver Mackenzie reporting regular crashes on both systems from the very start of the game. Bethesda has seen those reports and took to social media to promise solutions to the issues, with an immediate hotfix now available for one potential crash on Enhanced mode and a more comprehensive update that is planned to arrive lat
Xbox's Starfield Tops The US Gaming Charts For First Time Since 2023
Not much competition, but a win's a win! Last week, we shared how Starfield had reportedly sold around 140,000 copies on PS5 during its first week on Sony's platform, which was described at the time by Alinea Analytics as "a middling start" but still better than other recent Xbox first-party titles such as Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2. Now, Mat Piscatella of analysis firm Circana is reporting that Starfield was the best-selling video game for digital and physical purchases in the US dur
Years later, Starfield tops the US sales chart again, but all is not as rosy as it seems
The PlayStation 5 release of Starfield has provided Bethesda with a second bite of the dehydrated space-apple, as Starfield topped the US sales chart during PS5 launch week.
Starfield Drops to Just £37 on PS5 Just Days After Release
Starfield’s PS5 debut sees a major price drop to £37 at Amazon UK amid reports of technical bugs and a "muted" 140,000-copy sales start on the platform.
New Starfield hotfix takes aim at those PS5 crashes that happened when players were using Enhanced settings
Bethesda has released a promised hotfix for Starfield on PS5, which will address some of the game's crashing issues.
Starfield PS5 Crash Patch Out Now, But It Only Partly Fixes PS5 Pro
See you next week. Bethesda has (sort of) delivered on its promise to fix Starfield's frankly shocking crashing issues on PS5 and PS5 Pro. Patch 1.000.003 is available to download now on Sony's system, weighing in at 1.445GB. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Starfield PS5 Patch 1.000.003 Out Now, Doesn't Fix All Crashes
It's a start. Bethesda has (sort of) delivered on its promise to fix Starfield's frankly shocking crashing issues on PS5 and PS5 Pro. Patch 1.000.003 is available to download now on Sony's system, weighing in at 1.445GB. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Starfield Nintendo Switch 2 Spotted
A version of Starfield for Nintendo Switch 2 has been leaked by the Taiwan ratings board, suggesting Bethesda's space RPG will land on the console.
Starfield Switch 2 rating spotted, all but confirming an upcoming port of Bethesda's space-based RPG
It sure looks like Starfield is coming to Switch 2.
Switch 2 Rating For Bethesda's Newest IP Appears Online
Is a port of Starfield on the way? Bethesda has already shown strong support for the Switch 2 with multiple game releases, but one title that hasn't landed on the hybrid platform is its new space-themed RPG, Starfield. Following its recent launch on the PlayStation 5 (which admittedly shipped with some issues), a new rating for a Switch 2 version of the game has apparently been discovered on the Taiwan classification board. This rating follows ongoing rumours throughout 2025 about Starfield bein
It looks like Starfield really is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 soon
Bethesda's RPG has been rated for Switch 2, all but confirming a port
Starfield's PS5 port manages roughly 140K sales in a week, estimates analyst firm
Starfield's Free Lanes update and the Terran Armada DLC are pretty fun... as long as you want more Starfield. The game's long-awaited PS5 port has run into a number of big issues since it launched on 7th April though, and fixes are coming soon. How does that translate into sales numbers? The first estimates are in...
Starfield Sells Estimated 140,000 Copies on PS5 in First Week, Analyst Claims
Alinea Analytics describes sales of Starfield on PS5 as "lukewarm," but first-party Xbox games like Forza Horizon 5 continue to perform well on the platform. The post Starfield Sells Estimated 140,000 Copies on PS5 in First Week, Analyst Claims
Bethesda promises to fix Starfield PS5 crashes some fans complain make it ‘unplayable’
Starfield PS5 fixes are coming this week
Bethesda acknowledges Starfield's PS5 crashing issues, promises hotfix soon
Bethesda has responded to the various crashing issues many Starfield players on PlayStation 5 have been experiencing since the game made the jump to Sony's console earlier this month.
Bethesda Responds to Starfield PS5 Crashing Issues
Bethesda says it is "aware" of the crashing issues some people are reporting when playing Starfield on PS5 and will address them in a hotfix later this week.
Bethesda Now Aware of Starfield PS5 Crashing Issues, Aiming for a Fix This Week
Issues causing crashes identified. Something is causing Starfield to repeatedly crash on both PS5 and PS5 Pro — and no one's quite sure why. Before we go into the details, we should note that this doesn't appear to be a universal issue. When we played the game for the sake of our Starfield PS5 review, we didn't encounter any serious problems. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Todd Howard says Starfield's NG+ was misunderstood and defends Bethesda's new U-turn on how it works: 'You can tell us if we've done our job right'
"We want to be trying to do more things that update the game where it's going to change the next 100 hours."
Starfield Players Report PS5 Port Crashes, Some Call for Refunds
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Can Bethesda Save Starfield?
Starfield's recently released Terran Armada DLC and Free Lanes update have added quite a few new features to the game, but is it enough to fix the major problems that have plagued Starfield from its release more than two years ago?
Starfield's 'Unplayable' PS5 Crashing Issues Prompt Sony to Refund Players
Seeing stars. Something is causing Starfield to repeatedly crash on both PS5 and PS5 Pro — and no one's quite sure why. Before we go into the details, we should note that this doesn't appear to be a universal issue. When we played the game for the sake of our Starfield PS5 review, we didn't encounter any serious problems. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Starfield PS5 players demand refunds, reporting widespread bugs and glitches that leave the game "unplayable"
Within days of Starfield's much-anticipated launch on PS5, fans are complaining of "totally unsurprising" crashes, freezes, and save issues, with some calling the game "unplayable" in its current state.
PS5 Starfield Launch Plagued by Crashes, Even on PS5 Pro
Seeing stars. Something is causing Starfield to repeatedly crash on both PS5 and PS5 Pro — and no one's quite sure why. Before we go into the details, we should note that this doesn't appear to be a universal issue. When we played the game for the sake of our Starfield PS5 review, we didn't encounter any serious problems. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Starfield Has a Serious Crashing Issue on PS5, PS5 Pro
Seeing stars. Something is causing Starfield to repeatedly crash on both PS5 and PS5 Pro — and no one's quite sure why. Before we go into the details, we should note that this doesn't appear to be a universal issue. When we played the game for the sake of our Starfield PS5 review, we didn't encounter any serious problems. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Review: Starfield on PS5/PS5 Pro: The Game's Still Good - But Technical Problems Need Addressing
A Constellation of issues. Nearly three years after launching on Xbox consoles and PC, Starfield has made planetfall on PS5 and PS5 Pro. It's an auspicious time to deliver a NASA-coded space game to a new audience, with the real-life Artemis 2 mission still ongoing, but the mission outlook isn't as rosy as it ought to be. Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
Here's What Starfield's New Update Looks Like On Xbox Series X|S & PS5
A quick glance at the new version. The latest major update for Starfield officially dropped yesterday - adding new "Free Lanes" content along with a paid Terran Armada expansion — and the game also officially released on PS5 for the first time. With that in mind, we thought we'd take a look at the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PS5 and PS5 Pro versions following the update, both in terms of a comparison as well as whether anything particularly notable has changed on Xbox. Read the full article on
Everything in Starfield’s Free Lanes Update & Terran Armada DLC – Available Today
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Keith David proves he can make anything sound incredibly cool as he delivers a dramatic reading masterclass in an ad for Starfield's latest DLC
It's a big day for Starfield fans, but not for the reasons you might think.
Can Keith David Sell You Starfield on PS5? Bethesda Thinks So
Star power. Starfield has arrived on PS5 nearing three years after its Xbox and PC debut. But if you're still not sold on Bethesda's sci-fi RPG, then Keith David's here to try provide that final push. The developer's managed to get the veteran actor on board to present a rather inspiring launch trailer, which features David delivering a rousing speech over a series of gameplay clips. Not bad, Todd. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
The First Reviews Are Going Live For Starfield's Terran Armada Expansion
Is it worth grabbing the new DLC? In addition to the big free update called "Free Lanes" that's arrived for Starfield today, the game has also received a brand-new paid expansion known as "Terran Armada" — but is it worth buying? Well, the first few reviews have just started going live for Terran Armada, with some of them embedded into reviews for the PS5 version of Starfield in general. It's also worth keeping an eye on the Steam page for Terran Armada over the next few hours, as the first user
'The List Is Crazy': Starfield Support and Updates Will Continue Following PS5 Debut
Space's the limit. Bethesda has further "plans" for Starfield, putting to bed any doubt that support would be drying up after its landmark PS5 release. Speaking to GamesRadar, lead creative producer Tim Lamb doesn't beat around the bush, simply stating: "There's more to come for Starfield". Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Starfield's Huge Update Arrives On Xbox This Week, And Here Are The Release Times
For both the Free Lanes and Terran Armada content. Ready for more Starfield? The game is getting its first (and probably biggest) major update of 2026 this week with the arrival of the Free Lanes and Terran Armada content, the former of which is free and the latter of which is paid. Back in March, we covered the specifics of this content in more detail elsewhere on Pure Xbox: Read the full article on purexbox.com
Here's Why Starfield Will Be Best on PS5 When It Finally Releases Next Week
Bethesda going all-out. In an era where multiformat games tend to be available everywhere, Sony loves a good ‘PS5 Features’ trailer from third-party publishers. The purpose of these is to highlight some differentiating features which make the PlayStation version stand out. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Starfield details PS5 features
Publisher Bethseda Softworks and developer Bethesda Game Studios have released a new trailer and information … Source
Bethesda Shares Starfield Free Lanes Deep Dive, Included in PS5 Version
Part of PS5 base game on 7th April. Bethesda has uploaded a new deep dive video into the Free Lanes content update that is included in the base version of Starfield when it launches for PS5 on 7th April 2026. The new content is mainly designed to flesh out the space exploration side of the RPG, allowing you to fly from planet to planet and adding an autopilot function. On top of that, there are new gear crafting options, more ways to customise the ships, and a new companion to recruit. Read the
Opinion: Does Starfield Suck? People Keep Telling Me to Skip Its PS5 Release
Reach for the stars. Starfield finally comes to PS5 in exactly one week from now, and I'll admit, I really want to give it a try. But apparently, that's a terrible idea. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Starfield PS5 Won't Play Off Physical Disc without a Download
Just be aware. Starfield looks to be the latest Bethesda release with a physical edition that won’t work without a download. This is slightly different to the Game Key Disc scenarios we’ve witnessed with the likes Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, as an early copy shared by X (or Twitter) account Does It Play shows there’s around 81GB of data on the Blu-ray. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Starfield PS5 Needs a Serious Chunk of Your Console Storage
Space race. If you plan on grabbing Starfield when it finally hits PS5 next week, you should know that you might need to make some room on your console's drive. Bethesda's latest RPG is a big one in terms of file size. As reported by the reliable PlayStation Game Size, it's going to eat up at least 123GB of storage space. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Just in time for Bethesda's Terran Armada DLC and Free Lanes update, seamless Starfield custom animation mods are finally possible
Up until Bethesda's announcement that it'll be getting some robot army DLC next month and the yassification of its faces by Nvidia's DLSS 5 tech, I'd not thought about seeing how Starfield's modding scene is getting on for a little while. That's now changed, because they've finally gotten seamless custom animations working.
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"Most people" at Bethesda wanted to make Elder Scrolls 6 before Starfield, claims Skyrim co-lead, but Todd Howard dragged them aboard his rocketship
What came first, the chicken or the egg? I know, it's a tough one. I'll put it another way. What came first, Todd Howard's lone desire to make a space RPG or what the devs working under him had initially anticipated they'd be working on once Fallout 4 shipped? Well, according to a fresh account given by long-time Bethesda developer and Skyrim co-lead designer Kurt Kuhlmann, those among the latter who'd mentally prepped to be making The Elder Scrolls 6 right away were rather whisked along on an i
After this week's Elder Scrolls 6 tease, fans think they've figured out its full name - and it was hidden in Starfield all along
Following Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's recent redacted tease of a subtitle for the long-awaited Elder Scrolls 6, it's been discovered the game's full name might have been hiding in developer Bethesda's most recent release, Starfield, all along.
Bethesda roadmap: more Fallout is coming, Starfield support continues, but Elder Scrolls VI is the main priority
Bethesda Game Studios have given a rare update into their roadmap of what they're working on, and it sounds like quite exciting news. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Starfield for PS5, Pokemon Champions, more
Starfield for PlayStation 5 and Pokemon Champions for Switch are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video … Source