Starfield Direct Features 45 Minutes of Gameplay - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 June 2023 / 3,773 Views
Bethesda Software have released the Starfield Direct earlier today that provides about 45 minutes of a deep dive into gameplay of the upcoming space RPG.
View the gameplay deep dive below:
Read details on the different editions and pre-order bonuses below:
Constellation Edition
- Starfield base game
- Shattered Space Story Expansion (upon release)
- Up to five days early access
- Actual play time depends on purchase date and is subject to possible outages and applicable time zone differences.
- Starfield Chronomark watch and case
- Disclaimer: Phone connectivity limited. The Starfield Chronomark watch does not transmit phone calls, does not support cellular service, and is not a touch screen device.
- SteelBook display case
- Only available at select retailers.
- Constellation Skin Pack: Equinox Laser Rifle, Spacesuit, Helmet and Boost Pack
- Access to Starfield digital artbook and original soundtrack
- Constellation patch
- Credit Stick with laser-etched game code
Premium Edition
- Starfield base game
- Shattered Space Story Expansion (upon release)
- Up to five days early access
- Actual play time depends on purchase date and is subject to possible outages and applicable time zone differences.
- Constellation Skin Pack: Equinox Laser Rifle, Spacesuit, Helmet and Boost Pack
- Access to Starfield digital artbook and original soundtrack
Pre-Order Bonuses
- All active Game Pass members as well as players who pre-order Starfield will receive the “Old Mars Skin Pack” in-game bonus items, which includes:
- Laser Cutter
- Deep Mining Helmet
- Deep Mining Pack
Read details on the game via Xbox Wire below:
As soon as Xbox Games Showcase ended, Starfield Direct began, with Game Director Todd Howard and the team at Bethesda Game Studios sharing details and stories from the upcoming sci-fi RPG. The Direct began with details on the game’s character customization – which has allowed to the team to introduce higher fidelity models than ever before. We learned about the game’s main questline, which will send intrepid explorers on a mission to discover the secrets of the universe. We also got a new look at how the game handles your ship’s crew and Companions – the Companions you bring with you, and the crew you hire on, will provide different bonuses to your ship and outpost.
Speaking of your ship, we also got a look at how you’ll be able to build, customize and upgrade your roster of ships, and got a further look at how Starfield will handle exploration. From the surfaces of over 1000 planets to the space in between, discovering what’s out there is nearly limitless. All of this is powered by new technology, which allowed Bethesda Game Studios to create completely unique experiences for every player, while still applying all of the hand-crafted care players have come to expect.
Starfield launches on the Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Xbox Game Pass on September 6.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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To say this game will be one the largest, if not the largest, games ever made would be an understatement. The remainder of my 2023 will be filled when this releases!
This Starfield direct exceeding my expectations and then some. Just an outstanding deep dive on the game
Looks phenomenal, really excited for this!
Definitely the best of show. This direct restored my faith in Bethesda.
Fantastic showing, I was already hyped for Starfield, but now my hype is off the charts. I can't even remember the last time I was this hyped for a game, not even Cyberpunk 2077 had me hyped this much before release.
Did they confirm framerate for consoles?
Nope. I'm hoping that Digital Foundry asked the devs and the devs gave them that information, which will be in their analysis of the direct.
Shame, but that is an impressive level of graphics on display for such a large and reactive open world, so I can't say I'm surprised it is 30 fps locked. Bethesda said they could manage an unlocked 60 fps, but they wanted to provide the stability of a locked framerate instead.
I'm sure a performance mode will be patched in post-release just like Fallout 4 and 76 got, maybe at a dynamic 1080-1440p 60 fps on Series X and dynamic 720-900p 60 fps on Series S, and if there is a mid-gen Pro Xbox console I could see them managing 1800p-4K 60 fps on it potentially.
If this all comes together this could be huge. It really feels like they are putting everything into this.
Yeah, would be nice. Except that Microsoft wants to give access to more games to all players around the world by buying Bethesda and making their games exclusive to one platform. So not getting this one.
This game is ambitious as hell and I'm here for it. I can't think of a game at this scale while also looking this good. This is Bethesda of old in the best way.
Ah crap. Now I have to Pre-order it.
Just deciding if I want it on PC or Xbox though. #FirstWorldProblems
Still not sure if the game is good or not, but it looks like it is worth giving it a shot. I'm not a fan of the "walk for hours, pick up every scrap" style of gameplay
Dragon Age is better than Witcher for that reason, i'm not mashing the inventory button
