Bethesda to Release Starfield Update on PS5 to Fix Crashes - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 April 2026 / 3,109 Views
Bethesda Game Studios released Starfield for the PlayStation 5 on April 7 alongside the Free lanes update and Terra Armada paid DLC. There have been a number of bugs causing the game to crash on the PS5 that have made the game virtually unplayable for some players.
The developer has acknowledged the crashes and are working on a hotfix that it is aiming to release later this week as it has narrowed down the cause to a small number of causes.
"Thanks for sharing your adventures across the Settled Systems this weekend — we’ve loved reading them!" reads the social media post from Bethesda.
"We’re aware of some reported PS5 crashing issues and have narrowed them down to a small number of causes. We’re addressing these in a hotfix we’re aiming to release this week. Thanks for flagging, and we’ll keep you posted."
Starfield first released for the Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and Microsoft Store, and Xbox Game Pass in September 2023.
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How nice of them to give you PS5 owners the classic Bethesda launch experience, even almost 3 years later. It's truly the best way to experience a Bethesda game, playing through the jank makes the fruit of the game taste all the sweeter.
Unbelievable
Classic Bethesda.
Cannot even build a port without bugs. Such an over rated developer.
Glorious modern gaming.
They released the fix and it’s still messed up on the Pro!
I wonder if they will ditch the creation engine
Ya I would hope they fix that
