Starfield teaser trailer shown off for Xbox E3 2021, releases Nov 11, 2022
After years of mystery and intrigue, we now know what Starfield looks like.
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The first new IP from Bethesda in decades has finally emerged from deep cryostasis, and it looks truly incredible.
Starfielddebuted atE3 2021today, giving us a glimpse at what this bold new world looks like. Microsoft unveiled the trailer at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase on Sunday, providing the first glimpse at its planned setting. It follows a leak fromThe Washington Postonly minutes before the show, providing the first details on the title. The trailer also confirms a planned November 11, 2022 release date.
Bethesda first teased Starfield back in mid-2018, unveiled as the latest project from Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind projects like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. While details on the upcoming experience remain tight, Microsoft has shared further details on the role-playing project’s premise, centered around a space exploration theme.
Starfield is targeting a late 2022 launch window and will joinHalo InfiniteandForza Horizon 5in kickstarting Microsoft’s big fight back on exclusive content. As we previously expected, Starfield is indeed exclusive to platforms with Xbox Game Pass, stretching across Android, the web, Xbox consoles, and PC, giving it a huge user base potential despite skipping PlayStation. Since Bethesda Softworks is now part of Microsoft, you can expect this game to launch straight intoXbox Game Passon day one as well. Starfield will use a new Creation engine, too.
Starfield will be our first game to use Creation Engine 2. We’ve spent years developing it to power the next generation of immersion and exploration.pic.twitter.com/ZF093bbsLmStarfield will be our first game to use Creation Engine 2. We’ve spent years developing it to power the next generation of immersion and exploration.pic.twitter.com/ZF093bbsLm— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios)June 13, 2021June 13, 2021
While Starfield looks incredible from its trailer, we won’t know for sure if it will live up to the hype until we get our hands on it next year. But judging from the way it looks today, I’m confident it could end up being regarded as one of thebest Xbox gamesof its time.
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