Ultimately, all that will matter is whether Starfield is a good videogame, and with this delay it stands a better chance of being one. And nor is this situation, where people are annoyed not because a game was delayed, but because it was delayed after Bethesda's most senior representatives re-affirmed that 2022 date, and gave the impression the game was all but done. It is not the start to the Microsoft years that its owner would want.
Given recent history, another buggy Bethesda game launch has the potential to backfire in massive fashion.
ESDAS STARFIELD AND REDFALL HAVE BEEN DELAYED TO 2023 PC
By Fallout 4 and in particular Fallout 76, it felt like the audience had much less patience for games that launched in a less-than-ideal state.Īfter all, Bethesda was once a pioneer in these kinds of sprawling open-world RPGs, but now there are many more to choose from, this year's Elden Ring being a prime example, and if they can ship in a decent state (which, some stuttering issues on PC aside, it did) then why should people accept another 'coming in hot' project from Bethesda?
It felt like with Oblivion and Skyrim, at least, the bugs were as amusing as they were annoying, and the community pitching in to 'fix' parts of the game was part of the charm (though tough luck to anyone who bought Skyrim on PS3). There's also been a change in atmosphere around that. Launches like that have knock-on effects that CDPR will have to deal with in years to come.Īnd Bethesda is a company with a reputation for releasing games that are, essentially, pretty janky when they first come out. Cyberpunk 2077 sold well enough to merit the inevitable sequel, but selling that one is going to be a hell of a lot harder. (PCG scored Cyberpunk 2077 79% at launch.) It's also particularly relevant because Cyberpunk was intended to be the glorious beginning of a new franchise for developers CDPR, its cool futuristic alternative to the grizzled fantasy of the Witcher. Given recent history, another buggy Bethesda game launch has the potential to backfire in massive fashion.Ĭyberpunk 2077 was a hotly anticipated, cross-platform, 'revolutionary' game that, of course, turned out to be… well, if we're being kind, it was decent, and very buggy. Obviously Starfield is happening in the context of Bethesda itself being acquired by Microsoft, and reading between-the-lines it may well be that Microsoft made the call here. Even in late 2021 this was arousing suspicions, leading Todd Howard to say the release date was written "in ink, not pencil"-words which now seem at best disingenuous.įollowing the delay, Phil Spencer made a pretty interesting statement about it. The game is apparently an expansive and huge new IP that supposedly marks a huge technological leap, but six months away from release we hadn't seen anything. With Starfield, it's simply that many saw this coming a mile away, despite repeated denials to the contrary.
Starfield ship customization: Make your spaceship specialīethesda and polish are two words that don't really belong in the same sentence, but studios should never be criticised for delaying a product that needs it. Starfield traits: Give your hero some history Starfield companions: Collect cosmic comrades
Starfield cities: See the big spaces in space Starfield factions: Find a cause to quest for
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