Starfield (Xbox Series X|S) News Articles
Monday14th Aug 2023
News Starfield Backstory Reveals What Happened Leading Up To 2330 A.D.
"The Story So Far"
Bethesda has today begun highlighting the Starfield Constellation Timeline, which provides a whole bunch of backstory leading up to the year 2230 A.D. in the game, which is the point where you start your journey. The most detail comes from the game's official website, where everything from 2050 to 2230 is documented. Little...
News Bethesda Exec Urges Patience In Response To Restless Starfield & Fallout Fans
"We know what we're doing"
With the release of Starfield now just a few short weeks away, Bethesda is going through an incredibly busy time right now, and head of marketing Pete Hines has urged fans who are requesting more information to remain patient. Hines initially responded to a fan's question about details on the planned Xbox Series X and S...
Saturday12th Aug 2023
News Five Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In September So Far
We've got a HUGE month ahead of us
Alright, so we're not quite ready for September yet, but we're just too excited about what Xbox Game Pass has in store for us next month! And of course, it's all highlighted by the absolutely huge release of Starfield. Beyond Starfield though, we've also got some other major day one releases coming to Xbox Game...
Friday11th Aug 2023
News Starfield's Early Access Release Times Have Already Been Revealed
Counting down the hours...
If you're anything like us, you've started counting down the days until the release of Starfield on Xbox and PC in early September, and we already know that plenty of PX members are planning to jump into the game's early access period. The question is, when exactly can you start playing the Premium version of the game?...
News Xbox And Bethesda Partner AMD Reveals 'Limited Edition' Starfield GPU & CPU
"Just 500 graphics cards and CPUs being produced"
Bethesda has already released a themed Xbox Series X|S controller and headset for its upcoming release of Starfield, and now as part of its exclusive AMD partnership on PC, it's unveiled a themed GPU and CPU. Players will be able to "explore the galaxy with unparalleled freedom" with a...
Thursday10th Aug 2023
News Bethesda Hosting Pre-Launch Developer Q&A On Starfield Next Week
"Constellation members are invited to join us"
Bethesda Game Studios has announced an upcoming Q&A session for all things Starfield ahead of the game's impending Xbox launch. Developers Will Shen and Emil Pagliarulo will host an "exclusive dev Q&A" via the Bethesda Studios Discord channel next week. Taking place at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm...
Tuesday8th Aug 2023
News Starfield Marketing Spools Up As Samsung Advertises Xbox Title For Its TV Gaming Hub
"Stand by for the anticipated launch of Starfield"
The Starfield ads will soon be hitting us thick and fast! As we speedily approach the game's launch, Samsung has begun advertising the RPG for its TV Gaming Hub already - where you'll use Xbox Cloud Gaming to play the game without the need for a console. It's kind of wild that in 2023 you'll be...
Tuesday25th Jul 2023
News Starfield Video Series Highlights Three Major Cities From 'The Settled Systems'
Exploring new lands
It's been quiet on the Starfield front since the big Direct showcase last month, but Bethesda has shown up in a big way today with three new animated videos. As part of a series that introduces 'The Settled Systems', the team has delivered new looks at three major in-game cities, all through a new lense in the form of a distinct...
Monday17th Jul 2023
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Seems Happy To Show Off About Playing Starfield Early
We can all see it, P3...
It feels like we've been waiting forever for Starfield to hit Xbox Game Pass, and even though the wait is almost over, it isn't stopping us from getting incredibly jealous of today's news that some of the folks working on the game are already well into their Starfield playthroughs. As spotted by Idle Sloth on Twitter,...
Wednesday5th Jul 2023
News Todd Howard Says Xbox's Support On Starfield Has Been 'Incredible'
It has allowed the team to be "ambitious"
There's a lot of curiosity surrounding just how much Xbox is supporting Bethesda on certain projects, and during a recent appearance on the 'Kinda Funny Games Xcast', Todd Howard was asked about this in relation to the upcoming release of Starfield. Reiterating on previous comments, Todd described Phil...
Monday3rd Jul 2023
News Xbox Boss Reveals His Thoughts On Showcases Like Bethesda's Starfield Direct
"I really like the format"
2023 saw the debut of Xbox Developer Direct - a new showcase format created to highlight specific games outside of Xbox's big summer showcases. January's multi-game dev direct gave us the surprising Hi-Fi RUSH shadow drop, while Bethesda's June presentation focused on all-things Starfield. And, it looks like we could see...
Wednesday28th Jun 2023
News PlayStation Boss: I Don't Like Xbox's Starfield Exclusivity, But It's Not 'Anti-Competitive'
"I have fundamentally no quarrel with it"
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has been speaking today as part of a pre-recorded deposition for the FTC hearing regarding Microsoft's attempt to acquire Activision Blizzard, and as part of it, he revealed that he doesn't think Starfield's Xbox exclusivity is "anti-competitive". Ryan also made similar comments...
Monday26th Jun 2023
Video 33 Things You Should Know About Starfield Ahead Of Launch
Just to build your hype levels even further...
Can you believe that we're only just over two months away from the launch of Starfield?! We've been waiting such a long time for Bethesda's new sci-fi epic to arrive on Xbox Series X|S and PC (and Xbox Cloud Gaming), and now it's finally about to become a reality - arriving on September 6th, 2023...
News Does Starfield Include A Disc? Bethesda Causes Confusion With Contradictory Tweets
Update: The answer is yes!
Update: We've got a definitive answer! Bethesda has updated its official Starfield pre-order FAQ today to confirm that the standard version of the game will include a disc on Xbox Series X and PC. "Starfield Standard Edition is included with Xbox Game Pass. Game disc included with physical purchases of Xbox Standard...
Friday23rd Jun 2023
News Starfield Won't Feature Land Vehicles, But It Does Have The 'Boost Pack'
"The boost pack almost acts like a vehicle"
As we've already mentioned, Bethesda's Todd Howard appeared in a massive new Starfield interview with Kinda Funny Games earlier this week, and as part of this he confirmed that the game won't feature any kind of land vehicles. The reason for this is because the team wanted to design the game "so it feels...
Thursday22nd Jun 2023
News Todd Howard Explains Why Starfield At 30FPS Will 'Feel Great' On Xbox Series X|S
"This is the best feeling game that we've had"
Bethesda's Todd Howard has been speaking about Starfield in a massive new interview with Kinda Funny Games today, and as part of it, he was asked once again about the decision to make the game 30FPS on Xbox Series X and Series S. This time, he went into a bit more detail about why he doesn't see it as...
Monday19th Jun 2023
News Oblivion's 'Adoring Fan' Voice Actor Confirms Starfield Role In Hilarious Reaction Video
"I love my new haircut!"
As part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2023 and Starfield Direct last week, you may have spotted the appearance of the legendary "Adoring Fan" from Oblivion - who was already confirmed to be making a comeback in Starfield. The first look at the character in the new game drew a lot of attention following the Showcase, and it e
Friday16th Jun 2023
News Xbox Boss Addresses His '11/10' Starfield Comment, Admits He 'Didn't Like' Part Of It
"Making the best Starfield is absolutely our goal"
Not so long ago, Xbox boss Phil Spencer appeared on a Kinda Funny podcast right after the launch of Redfall, and it's safe to say the chat made waves within the Xbox community. One of Phil's more, shall we say controversial comments back then, was a tidbit on Starfield and what the game could...
News Digital Foundry Posts Huge Breakdown On Why Starfield Runs At 30FPS On Xbox
There's a lot going on in Bethesda's new RPG
Bethesda's recent Starfield Direct was a huge, all-encompassing presentation on what to expect from the upcoming open world RPG, and now Digital Foundry has another 45 minutes of coverage for us all to watch through! Eurogamer's tech team has gone into a bit more detail on why Starfield is going for a...
Thursday15th Jun 2023
News Todd Howard Says Starfield Is 'Great' On Xbox Series S
"Most of my Starfield play has been on Series S"
There's been a lot of discussion about the space RPG release Starfield being locked at 30FPS on Xbox consoles, but how is it specifically on the Series S? While we've already seen the game in action on Series X, Bethesda game director Todd Howard has mentioned how it's a "great" looking experience on...
Wednesday14th Jun 2023
News id Software Apparently Helped Starfield's Team With Graphics
Todd Howard reveals
Starfield is set to be a huge experience, so it's no surprise Bethesda called on some support from other teams throughout the course of development. With this in mind, game director Todd Howard has now specified how exactly the DOOM creators at id Software have helped out on the expansive space RPG. Speaking to IGN, Howard...
Tuesday13th Jun 2023
News Xbox's New Starfield Controller Includes A Special Dynamic Background For Series X|S
Here's a first look
The new Starfield Xbox Wireless Controller appears to be proving popular so far, but for those who need another incentive, a special Dynamic Background for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S is (seemingly) exclusive to the controller. You can take a look at the background below, courtesy of The Verge's Tom Warren: To be totally...
News God Of War: Ragnarök Dev Chimes In On Starfield's 30FPS Xbox Limit
"It's not a sign of an unfinished game"
There's been a lot of talk about Bethesda's decision to make Starfield a 30FPS experience on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S when it launches this September, as you might expect, that's included a fair bit of backlash. Interestingly, a Senior Staff Environment Artist who worked on God Of War: Ragnarök chimed...
News Xbox Says Big Budget Games With 2-3 Years Development Cycles Are Over
Expect "four and five and six years” now
The next generation of Xbox has already seen the release of many stunning and expansive games, but the trade-off, as noted by many fans, seems to be longer development times. Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty recently addressed this during a chat with Axios - explaining how the industry and fans are "a...
Monday12th Jun 2023
News Xbox Exec: If Starfield Released Today It'd Have The Fewest Bugs Of Any Bethesda Launch
"We have an awful lot of people internally playing it"
Starfield suffered a major delay last year, when Xbox and Bethesda opted to shift the game from its previous late 2022 release date to sometime in 2023. Of course, we now know that the new launch date is September 6th, and it sounds like everyone at Xbox has been all-in on making sure it's ready...
News Starfield At 30FPS Is A Creative Decision, Says Xbox's Phil Spencer
"I don't want to force specs on every game..."
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been talking more about Bethesda's decision to make Starfield a 30FPS game on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, reiterating that it's a "creative choice" from the team to go that way. In an interview with Giant Bomb, Spencer had the following to say: "At some point, not to...
News Starfield's Xbox File Size Is 125GB, According To Microsoft Store Page
And you can pre-install now!
We've already found out a lot more about Starfield thanks to the special 'Direct' presentation - and Todd Howard followed this up by officially revealing the frame rates and resolutions of the upcoming space RPG on Xbox. Now, it seems the file size has been revealed. While we can't break down what each system will...
News Starfield Will Run At 4K / 30FPS On Xbox Series X, 1440p / 30FPS On Series S
Bethesda confirms
Bethesda has confirmed the performance targets for Starfield on Xbox consoles. In an interview with IGN, Todd Howard shared that the game is targeting 4K / 30FPS on Xbox Series X, and 1440p / 30FPS on Xbox Series S. Howard explained that the team doesn't want to "sacrifice any" of the game's "huge, open world" fidelity when it...
Sunday11th Jun 2023
News Special Xbox Game Pass 'Upgrade' Bundles Confirmed For Starfield & Forza Motorsport
Play both early
If you're an Xbox Game Pass member and you're looking forward to playing Starfield and/or Forza Motorsport later this year, you'll definitely want to know about a couple of Game Pass exclusive bundles you can buy right now! Firstly, we've got the Starfield Premium Edition Upgrade which is £31.49 / $31.49 and includes all the...
News Starfield 'Premium' & 'Constellation' Editions Offer 5 Days Early Access
There's also an upgrade for Game Pass players!
In and amongst all of the Starfield madness today, the teams at Xbox and Bethesda opened up the game's pre-orders and have revealed some extra editions of the upcoming RPG. Oh, and some of those editions grant players with five days of early access! Yep, you'll be able to go hands on with Starfield a...
