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News Starfield 'Biggest' Update So Far Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"Let there be LIGHT....ing improvements!"
Starfield's "biggest update yet" has officially landed on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC! This update brings multiple visual improvements to the game including "improved textures, lighting, and shadows", as well as a bunch of fixes. If you want even more details on this update, it was highlighted by...
Random Starfield Invites You To Become An Actual Explorer With Custom, Real-Life Spacesuits
"Design an original Starfield spacesuit and it could be yours"
Well, this isn't a crossover we ever expected to see but it's here nonetheless! Xbox has announced that it's partnering with the European Space Agency to allow Starfield fans to design their own real-life spacesuit. Yep, for real. Starfield fanatics are being invited to "provide both a...
News Starfield Discs Could Be Removed From Sale At US Retail Giant Soon
Living in a digital world
It's not rocket science to suggest that Xbox is a digital-focused game seller these days - after all, Xbox Game Pass is a massive part of the company's overall strategy. However, even though the Xbox Series X still supports discs of course, it looks like one of the team's biggest releases isn't doing so well in physical...
News Bethesda Reveals Full Patch Notes For Starfield's Next Update (1.9.47.0)
Available now in Steam Beta form
We're getting closer to another Starfield update! Bethesda will be rolling out Starfield Update 1.9.47.0 to all Xbox and PC players in around two weeks' time, and it's actually available right now via the Steam Beta program on PC. This is the update that Bethesda teased as the "biggest yet" on social media last...
News Starfield Teases Its 'Biggest' Update Yet, Here's What You Can Expect
Coming soon to all players
Bethesda previously revealed there would be a lot more updates coming to Starfield in the new year, and now that it's 2024, it's officially teased its next update which is going to be the "biggest" one yet. This particular update will come to Steam Beta next week on January 17th, and will be followed by a update for "all...
News Starfield And Hi-Fi RUSH Nominated For Multiple D.I.C.E. Awards
Activision Blizzard games are also in the running
Starfield has already picked up some awards, including our own Game of the Year award here at Pure Xbox, and now it's received even more nominations from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. At this year's 27th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, Starfield is in the running for "role-playing game of...
News Starfield Has Been Nominated For Another 'Game Of The Year' Award
Hi-Fi RUSH as well
Starfield has taken home a bunch of awards recently, including the big Game of the Year award here at Pure Xbox, and now it's also been nominated by the New York Videogame Critics Circle - once again for "Game of the Year". Its competition includes titles such as Alan Wake 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 20
News Starfield Mods Seem Super Popular Already, Even Before Official Support From Bethesda
Download dump
Mods are always big with Bethesda Game Studios releases - they've helped extend the life of titles like Skyrim and Fallout 4 for years beyond their initial launches. And, if the early signs are anything to go by, it could be a similar story for Starfield - the team's latest RPG. As spotted by Rebs Gaming over on Twitter, the '
News Starfield Wins Steam's 'Most Innovative Gameplay' Award
Despite its "mixed" reception
Starfield got off to an incredibly strong start last year - with 13 million players joining Constellation and making it Bethesda's "biggest launch" of all time. Now, to top it off, it's taken out one of Steam's 2023 awards. Despite having a "mixed" reception on Valve's digital platform and "mostly negative" recent...
News Starfield's Recent Review Rating Has Dropped To 'Mostly Negative' On Steam
New players don't seem to be getting on with Xbox's RPG
Just over a month ago, Starfield dropped to a 'Mixed' overall user rating on PC platform Steam, and at the time the game's recent reviews also matched up with the platform's overall 'mixed' rating. However, in the weeks since then, Bethesda's open-world RPG has seemingly been getting a more...
News Xbox Takes #1 Spot In Top Ten 'Most Covered' Games And Companies Of 2023
It's been the talk of the web this year!
As we continue to wrap up 2023, our friends over at GamesIndustry.biz have shared their extensive roundup of the "Year in Numbers", concluding that Xbox and Starfield received a massive amount of coverage over the past 12 months. This information is based on the total number of articles from over 18,000...
News Starfield Celebrates 13 Million Players With A New Infographic
40 hours is the average playtime per-player
Yesterday, Bethesda teased six major new features coming to Starfield next year. Following this, the company also shared a player count update, revealing 13 million players have now joined Constellation since the game's launch on Xbox, PC, and Game Pass in September. Once again, it's Bethesda's "biggest...
News Bethesda Teases Six Major New Features Coming To Starfield In 2024
"We can't wait to continue this journey with you"
The Starfield team over at Bethesda has today shared a final end-of-year message to cap off 2023, and it includes a few teases about what's to come in 2024, along with details about how regular the game's updates will continue to be. We've already heard about some of these Starfield features...
Poll Four Months Later, Are You Still Playing Starfield?
If so, how many hours have you put into it?
Amazingly, it's been almost four months since Starfield first landed on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC! Since then, the game has received a bunch of updates, been nominated for various awards, and has received its fair share of criticism as well - although the Pure Xbox community clearly thinks it's a...
News Multiple Xbox Exclusives Nominated At BAFTAs, But None Make The 'Best Games' List
The nominees are in
Around a month ago we found out that Starfield wasn't going to be up for 'Game of the Year' at The Game Awards, and it's now the same case for this year's BAFTA ceremony. Although the winner won't be announced until next April, Starfield isn't in the running for 'Best Game' at the event - in fact, nothing from Xbox Game Studios...
News Starfield Dev Calls Out 'Unreasonable' Criticism From Some People On Social Media
"Funny how disconnected some players are"
There's been a bit of debate in the Starfield community over the past 24 hours in regards to some recent comments made by Bethesda Studio Design Director Emil Pagliarulo on Twitter, who took to the platform to deliver a long and passionate thread about why game development is much tougher than some people...
News Microsoft's Gaming CEO Spent 917 Hours Playing Xbox Games This Year
His most played game was Starfield
Although Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is in charge of a huge video game division, he still finds plenty of time to game throughout the year. If you are wondering just how many hours he's racked up in all things Xbox this year, he's now shared his official 'Year in Review' data for 2023. All up, Phil put in...
News Bethesda Is Working On More Features For Starfield, Including 'All-New Ways Of Traveling'
"Stay tuned!"
Yesterday we brought news of a new bite-sized update for Starfield, and in a follow-up post on Reddit, Bethesda has confirmed that there's lots more to come - including some huge new features for the Xbox RPG. Basically, t
News Starfield Update 1.8.88 Now Live, Here Are The (Limited) Patch Notes
"This small update addresses a few issues"
Starfield update 1.8.88 has begun rolling out today across all platforms including Xbox, and although it's a very small update, it does make a couple of notable adjustments - including the "pet rock" being taken out of the game forever! Interestingly, there's also an Xbox Series X|S specific fix that aims...
News Did You Know? Starfield's 'New Game+' Features Some Crazy Potential Scenarios
If you don't want to be spoiled, look away!
As you're probably well aware, Starfield features a "New Game Plus" mode that allows you to restart the experience after you're finished - while also getting to keep your current XP level along with your unlocked skills and powers. <related ids="154879"> However, there are also some absolutely...
News Starfield 'A Tremendous Hit' And One Of Xbox's Top 10 Most-Played Games, Says Phil Spencer
"Thank you everybody for all the support on Starfield"
Starfield is a purely single-player affair, but that doesn't seem to be stopping people from playing Bethesda's new RPG for months and months. Speaking in a new interview at Brazilian convention CCXP, Xbox boss Phil Spencer discussed Starfield and how the game has been performing so far. First...
News Bethesda Has Started Responding To Negative User Reviews Of Starfield
They've taken notice of the game's 'Mixed' rating
Last week, we spotted that Starfield had dropped down to a 'Mixed' user rating on Steam after spending a good while in the 'Mostly Positive' category - and it seems that some of the negative reviews have got Bethesda's attention. Doing the rounds on social media are various Bethesda responses to...
News Starfield's Latest Bit Of Merch Is Getting A Lot Of Attention On Social Media
"Drift off into dreams of space exploration"
In case you didn't know, Bethesda has its own online Gear shop featuring some really great merchandise, and a new addition to that lineup has been getting major attention on social media - the Starfield Duvet Cover Set! Yes, for the price of $75, you can get your very own Starfield-themed duvet cover...
News Steam Black Friday Sale Now Live, Get Up To 88% Off Xbox & Bethesda Titles
Including Starfield, Redfall and more
We have another round of Black Friday gaming deals now live, thanks to Steam's sales going up this week. Technically, Valve calls this its 'Autumn Sale', but it coincides with with the industry's range of Black Friday discounts so it's basically a Black Friday sale. Anyway, technicalities out of the way, you can...
News Bethesda Still Has 'About 250' Developers Working On Starfield
Even months after launch!
By now we know that Starfield was a gargantuan development effort for everyone working on the game at Bethesda Game Studios - it took the team almost a decade to make this thing happen. However, we weren't aware of just how many folks are still working on the title after it's shipped! Thanks to a new interview with Wired,...
News Starfield Update 1.8.86 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
DLSS support and much more
Earlier this month, Bethesda lifted the lid on its next update for Starfield. As you might recall, one of the major highlights is the fact the game now has Nvidia DLSS support on PC. There's also a "Chunks" update and beyond this Bethesda has added all sorts of fixes and improvements to enhance gameplay, graphics,...
News Bethesda's Starfield Drops To 'Mixed' User Reviews On Steam
The game's overall rating is now classed as 'Mixed'
The long-awaited Starfield finally released on Xbox and PC back in early September, and the consensus around launch was largely positive - including here at Pure Xbox where we scored the game 9/10. However, despite a decent Steam reception on release (the game sat at a 'Mostly Positive' rating for...
News Digital Foundry Thinks 60FPS Starfield Is Now 'More Viable' On Xbox Series X
"A performance mode on console could be much more viable now"
Around the launch of Starfield, there was a lot of talk about the game's performance on Xbox Series consoles. Of course, in the end the game released at 30FPS with no performance mode on either of Microsoft's current-gen systems, but outlet
Reaction Looking Back, Xbox Has Had Some Strange GOTY Omissions Over The Years
Or are we just salty about Starfield?
Yesterday, Geoff Keighley & co. unveiled this year's Game of the Year nominees for The Game Awards 2023 - and we noted that Bethesda's brand-new IP Starfield failed to make the GOTY cut, despite being nominated for Best RPG. This GOTY omission has got folks talking (and us thinking) about Xbox's history with...
News Bethesda Reveals What's Coming To Starfield Update 1.8.83 This Month
The Steam Beta now live on PC as well!
The next Starfield update is on the horizon! Bethesda has today revealed what'll be included with Starfield Update 1.8.83 when it arrives later this month, and PC players can even start accessing it today with the Starfield Steam Beta. In terms of highlights, the biggest is probably DLSS support on PC, while...
News Starfield Adds Nvidia DLSS Support In Steam Beta Update Next Week
AMD FSR3 also coming in a "future update"
Starfield got off to an incredibly strong start when it landed in September - breaking all sorts of records, but this hasn't stopped the team from working around the clock to improve the game on all fronts. The next update is exclusively for the PC version of the game. It will feature Nvidia DLSS support...
News Starfield's Monthly Active Users For September 2023 Only Beaten By One Game On Xbox
Any guesses as to which?
It's looking like Starfield has been a huge success for Xbox and Bethesda pretty much across the board. The game boosted Xbox console sales in the UK for the month of September, set a record for new Xbox Game Pass subscribers last month, and it seems to be doing incredibly well at keeping people playing as well.
News Xbox's New Marketing Campaign Is Producing Some Amazing Adverts In Europe
You won't miss these!
A week ago, Microsoft launched a brand-new Xbox marketing campaign - right after the company confirmed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Well, as it turns out, that campaign isn't limited to TV & YouTube ads (and giant s
News Starfield Launch Set Record For "Most Game Pass Subscriptions Added On A Single Day Ever"
According to Microsoft's CEO
Bethesda's new space RPG Starfield has been a huge success for Xbox since it arrived on Game Pass and multiple platforms in September. In less than a month it surpassed 10 million players and since then, it's had ongoing success in the charts. Now, in an update during Microsoft's latest earnings call for FY24 Q1, the...
News Starfield Dev Proud Of The Game's Launch Despite Being 'Stressed For 2 Years Straight'
"Goddamn am I proud of what we achieved"
Starfield was in the works for a long time over at Bethesda Game Studios — long before Xbox bought the company — and it seems the game's protracted development period wasn't always easy to deal with. In a recent Twitter thread, BGS Design Director Emil Pagliarulo reflected on Starfield's development, and...
News Thanks To Starfield, UK Xbox Sales Enjoyed A Huge Increase In September
"A big Starfield-shaped boost"
We've finally got some details on the UK sales figures for September courtesy of GamesIndustry.biz, and it's definitely good reading for the team at Xbox - mainly due to the very successful launch of Starfield! According to the outlet, sales for the Xbox Series X and S increased month-on-month by a whopping 136% in...
Report Starfield Was The Best-Selling U.S. Video Game In September
Despite launching day one on Game Pass!
The U.S. video game sales data for September 2023 has been shared today courtesy of Circana (formerly known as The NPD Group), with the firm claiming that Starfield was the best-selling video game across all platforms last month. Circana says this is based on physical and digital purchases, and ranked by...
News Starfield Update 1.7.36 Now Live, Includes FOV Sliders & Performance Improvements
Just a mini patch
It's time for another Starfield patch! Bethesda has rolled out update 1.7.36 for Starfield today, which appears to just be a small addition to the game - although it's particularly good news for anyone who's interested in FOV sliders! Yep, FOV sliders are now available in the Settings menu as of today's Starfield update, and they...
Talking Point One Month On From Launch, How Are You Feeling About Starfield?
Has it lived up to your expectations?
Believe it or not, it's been a whole month since the long-awaited Starfield arrived on Xbox Game Pass. It's been a busy month that's flown by, but we have no doubt that in the time since launch, many of you in the Pure Xbox community have been putting plenty of time into Xbox's huge open world RPG. So... how...
News Cyberpunk's 2.0 Update Has Brought Out The Starfield Comparisons Again
"I wish Cyberpunk and Starfield had a baby"
With the release of Starfield back in early September, we immediately began seeing comparisons to Cyberpunk 2077 online, but that's been taken to the next level over the past week with the arrival of Cyberpunk's 2.0 update. And that's across the communities of both games, by the way! Even amongst...
News Bethesda 'Ready' To Support Starfield For At Least Five Years
"Let's be ready for it, make the most of it, and embrace it"
How long The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has stuck around for has become a meme at this point, and it's sounding like Bethesda is ready for a similar situation with Starfield. In a recent interview on the 'AIAS Game Maker's Notebook' Podcast (thanks,
News During Development, Bethesda 'Nerfed' How Much Damage Planets Could Cause In Starfield
"It was a complicated system for players to understand"
If you happen to enjoy some ponderous planetary exploration in Starfield, you'll be glad that the dev team made things much more friendly out there in the run up to launch. In a new discussion on the 'AIAS Game Maker's Notebook Podcast' (thanks, GamesRadar), Bethesda's Todd Howard talked about...
News Starfield Update 1.7.33 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"Featuring improved performance and general gameplay fixes!"
Another Starfield title update has just dropped! Yep, version 1.7.33 of Bethesda's latest RPG is now live on Xbox & PC, and it contains a fairly brief list of changes and fixes for the Xbox and PC versions of the game. "This update addresses some issues with performance and stability...
News Starfield Has Already Surpassed 10 Million Players
It's not even been out for a month yet
2023 has been an amazing year in the world of video games, and one of the biggest success stories so far has been Bethesda and Xbox's open-world space RPG, Starfield. After its arrival at the beginning of this month, it's already become Bethesda's biggest game launch ever ahead of the Fallout and Elder Scrolls...
News Starfield's Latest Sales Data Reveals Major Success For Xbox In Europe
"The biggest Xbox launch this generation"
The good news keeps on coming for Starfield, with new GSD data revealing the game has not only enjoyed one of the biggest European launches in 2023, but it's also the biggest Xbox launch of the generation in that continent. You can see the full top 10 for "European 2023 Week One Sales" below, but keep in...
Pick One Which Is The Best Bethesda Game Studios RPG?
Is Starfield now #1?
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, with Starfield now having been out for a little while on Xbox Game Pass, we're interested to know if you think it's knocked any other BGS games off the #1 spot! There's obviously a lot of competition here in the form of Skyrim, Oblivion
Guide Starfield: How To Build An Outpost, Best Outpost Skills, Best Outpost Locations
Home sweet homes
At some point during your adventures in Starfield you're likely gonna want to build yourself an outpost. It may not seem like the most exciting thing, we avoided it for as long as we possibly could, but the fact is Outposts are incredibly useful for a host of reasons. Let's take a look at how they work and where we reckon is best to...
News Starfield Puddle 'Glitch' Allows You To Make Unlimited Money On Xbox & PC
All that from one puddle?!
There's a big topic doing the rounds in the Starfield community at the moment and it concerns... a puddle. Yes, players have discovered a way to use an in-game puddle to access the entire inventory of a store, meaning you can loot it all without any cost or negative implications whatsoever - and then you can do it again...
News Starfield Update 1.7.29 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"Targeted at the few top issues we're seeing"
You may have noticed that a new Starfield update just dropped on Xbox and PC! This is update 1.7.29, and it's only around a couple of GBs in size. The focus for this update is on improving stability and fixing a few quests. "This first update is a small hotfix targeted at the few top issues were are...
News Bethesda Announces Six 'Top-Requested' Features Coming Soon To Starfield
"Expect a regular interval of updates"
Bethesda has announced today that a variety of features will be coming to Starfield across Xbox and PC as part of a "regular interval of updates", including some pretty big ones targeting the likes of HDR and DLSS. "This is a game we’ll be supporting for years and years to come, so please keep all the...
