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Starfield releases September 6, 2023

Punished Miku

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Kvally said:
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That may be true, but I can't shake the feeling the everyone else has lost. 🤔
 
Dr. Wilkinson

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Kvally said:
Maybe I read it wrong awhile ago, but wasn't there a set number of "curated" planets. Let's pretend and say like 5 planets. And the rest of the 995 planets or whatever are generated?
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They have to touch every planet with at least some actual work, there aren't any that are entirely generated that they didn't have to do at least some minor work on. But only a handful are truly like, handcrafted as in the way that the worlds of Skyrim and Fallout are.
 
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CatLady

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Jigsaah said:
Eh, with Spiderman 2 only releasing on PS5 I don't think Starfield has much to worry about. PC release will carry Starfield. Also if Starfield is anything like Skyrim in terms of sales longevity, there will be a steady stream of buyers for a long time. Spiderman was a one and done for me. Skyrim I've played through over the years multiple times. Don't even get me started with mods.

I do also hope that it lives up to expectations, but unlike you I'm keeping mine tamed. I just want them to improve typical Bethesda graphics, which it seems they have, get the framerate right, the PC port right, and 100s of hours of play. The replayability seems to be built in.

I'll be playing via Gamepass and purchasing with the discount on PC. I need to "own" this game.
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Same for me. I'm preordering a physical copy for Series X the minute it goes on sale. I did the same thing with Halo Infinite because I have to OWN both of those games. It kind of sucks those are the games I buy since they will be on Game Pass forever anyway, but it is what it is.

Is it a PC port? I suspect PC is the lead platform and then they will port to Xbox although in the past have also used Xbox as the lead platform, on Skyrim I believe.
 
Dr. Wilkinson

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CatLady said:
Same for me. I'm preordering a physical copy for Series X the minute it goes on sale. I did the same thing with Halo Infinite because I have to OWN both of those games. It kind of sucks those are the games I buy since they will be on Game Pass forever anyway, but it is what it is.

Is it a PC port? I suspect PC is the lead platform and then they will port to Xbox although in the past have also used Xbox as the lead platform, on Skyrim I believe.
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Aren't most games built on PCs or PC-like dev kits before being optimized for specific hardware?
 
sendit

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Another avatar bet thread? I'm in the camp that this will get delayed to early next year (I would love to be wrong). The gameplay demo they showed mid last year looked rough.
 
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nani17

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Looking forward to playing this on my pc but like all Bethesda games it's going to be buggy mess.

Let's hope not too bad 😂
 
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Pretty obvious it was gonna get delayed after Phil said their big focus was on June showcase.

I lose excitement every time I hear about this game. Dunno why.
 
Jigsaah

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CatLady said:
Same for me. I'm preordering a physical copy for Series X the minute it goes on sale. I did the same thing with Halo Infinite because I have to OWN both of those games. It kind of sucks those are the games I buy since they will be on Game Pass forever anyway, but it is what it is.

Is it a PC port? I suspect PC is the lead platform and then they will port to Xbox although in the past have also used Xbox as the lead platform, on Skyrim I believe.
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Good point, I'm not really sure to be honest. Gameplay they showed was on Xbox so I assumed it was developed from the ground up on the Xbox Dev kits...but tthis by no means is a given.

Honestly this is one of those games I may buy Xbox but play on PC depending on performance. Guaranteed cloud saves means I don't have to restart progress and if it's in 4k...I'm definitely gonna want to play on my 4k TV from time to time. My monitor is only 1440p. Here's hoping the performance is solid.
 
FalsettoVibe

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KWAB said:
What a relief for Yoshi-P and Square Enix. Todd showed some mercy and decided to wait a little before releasing the RPG of the decade.
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These games could come out on the exact same day and it wouldn't make much a difference.
 
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Dr. Wilkinson

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rkofan87 said:
so all we have at fake e3 is a sf show and that is it??????
if so lame.
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??? Havent they confirmed a June Showcase?? What am I missing. Starfield was promised it's own dedicated show, which is happening. I don't see what that has to do with the normal Xbox/ Bethesda Showcase in June. That's for sure still happening.
 
Viz108

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Dr. Wilkinson said:
They have to touch every planet with at least some actual work, there aren't any that are entirely generated that they didn't have to do at least some minor work on. But only a handful are truly like, handcrafted as in the way that the worlds of Skyrim and Fallout are.
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Would be nice if they continued to periodically release more handcrafted planets as updates DLC post-release. If they were smart about it they'd be setting Starfield up to be almost an RPG maker for the future.

Also don't give Todd any ideas about putting out a Skyrim planet or something
 
ABeezy1388

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Gosh I hope this is good. Perfect fall game to hopefully sink many hours into as the weather begins to get chilly!

Edit: I got a PS5 and PC. Looks like I’ll be on PC (3090 FE & 5800x) hope I can run 4K max without major issues!
 
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semiconscious

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UnNamed said:
"many of the hallmarks that you'd expect from us"

Like tons of bugs never fixed after 7 years?
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yeah, "many of the hallmarks that you'd expect from us" is probably not a very wise choice of words when spoken by someone representing bethesda...

still looking forward to it, tho...
 
demented waffle

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Alebrije said:
If this game bombs its the end of TH on Bethesda...we are a few months to know that. Hope the game does not ends as a Mass Effect clone..

Guess they will release more gameplay videos next months..
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Hyperbole. TES 6 would have to bomb. This game could bomb hard and TES 6 would still have a bunch of hype.
 
nemiroff

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Spaceman292 said:
Doesn't mean it has to be the exact same animation.
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I don't think you should listen to "the concerned", they feel compelled to say reductionist shit like that. Unreal 4 and Unreal 5 is also "the same engine": The Unreal engine. But I mean.. Skyrim is Creation "1" engine, Starfield is the Creation "2" engine. But having worked in software development I can tell you that there is a lot of different opinions about whether to call something V1 or V10, it often depends on external factors rather to quantify development per se (which is identified by .x instead of decimals).
 
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Mozzarella

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Huge, good to see Todd Howard directing games again, I'm excited to try this game, but im sad its in the same period of Baldur's Gate 3, i will obviously play both but Baldur's Gate 3 has the upper hand imo so i will go with that first.
 
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Dr. Wilkinson said:
I get that everyone has different taste and all, but...how do you make a list like this, of the year's biggest games and not include ToTK
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And Baldur's Gate 3, this year's so crazy, and it's so hard for developers not to have their games released very close to other potential GOTY or multi million seller games
 
Banjo64

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Behold, O kind and most sweet Todd, I cast myself on my knees in Thy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul, I pray and beseech Thee that Thou wouldst impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and Starfield.

With true repentance for my sins, and a firm desire of amendment, while with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate

Thy five most precious wounds; having before my eyes that which David spake in prophecy: “They pierced My hands and My feet; they have numbered all My bones. Starfield.”

Amen.
 
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