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''Starfield'' takes place in a space-themed setting, and is the first new [[intellectual property]] developed by Bethesda in 25 years.<ref name="wapost e3 2021" /> It was described by director [[Todd Howard]] as "''[[Skyrim]]'' in space". Like Bethesda's previous games, it was powered by the [[Creation Engine]], though it was heavily modified to accommodate the game's procedural generation system. Active development of the game started following the release of ''[[Fallout 4]]'' in 2015.
Announced in 2018, ''Starfield'' was delayed several times. The game was released for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[Xbox Series X/S]] on September 6, 2023. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for its [[open world]], setting, and soundtrack, though its story and exploration were divisive. The title's first [[Downloadable content|DLC]], ''[[Starfield: Shattered Space|Shattered Space]]'', was released on September 30, 2024.
==Gameplay==
''Starfield'' is an [[action role-playing video game]]. The player can switch between a [[first-person perspective|first-person]] and [[third-person perspective]] at any time. The game features an [[open world]] in the form of an area within the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, containing both fictional and non-fictional [[planetary system]]s. The player is able to land on more than 1,000 planets and an unspecified number of moons and space stations. The majority of the landscapes within the game were [[procedurally generated]], depending on the [[star]] of its system and its atmosphere, as well as locations of interest as the player approaches a planet,<ref name="IGN preview" /> with modified and handcrafted content developed around them. The largest city in the game, New Atlantis, is the largest fictional city Bethesda has developed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/gaming-news/starfield-will-include-the-biggest-city-bethesda-has-ever-made-3249296|title='Starfield' will include the biggest city Bethesda has ever made|first=Andy|last=Brown|work=[[NME]]|date=June 16, 2022|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707050906/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/gaming-news/starfield-will-include-the-biggest-city-bethesda-has-ever-made-3249296|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Jordan Gerblick |date=June 11, 2023 |title=Starfield's New Atlantis is "the biggest city" Bethesda's ever built |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/starfields-new-atlantis-is-the-biggest-city-bethesdas-ever-built/ |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |language=en |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926211950/https://www.gamesradar.com/starfields-new-atlantis-is-the-biggest-city-bethesdas-ever-built/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As the player explores the game world, they encounter various [[Non-player character|non-playable characters]] (NPCs), some of whom have the option to join the player's crew. Such NPCs may aid the player in combat, carry items, speak to other NPCs on the player's behalf during confrontations, and comment on choices the player makes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/starfield-companions/|title=All Starfield Companions and abilities revealed so far|first=Joel|last=Fanley|work=[[GamesRadar+]]|date=June 11, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=February 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203231012/https://www.gamesradar.com/starfield-companions/|url-status=live}}</ref> The player may station crew members at any of their constructed outposts. Each companion character has their own unique skills and abilities. Some recruitable NPCs can be [[Romance (love)|romanced]] by the player.<ref name="IGN preview" />
At the start of the game, the player can customize their character, a [[silent protagonist]]. This includes choosing their body type, appearance, facial features, background, and traits. Choosing the background of the player character unlocks three starting skills.<ref name="IGN preview">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/starfield-direct-everything-revealed-including-space-travel-character-creation-companions-and-more|title=Starfield Direct: Everything Revealed, Including Space Travel, Character Creation, Companions, and More|first=Adam|last=Bankhurst|work=[[IGN]]|date=June 13, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=June 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613004836/https://www.ign.com/articles/starfield-direct-everything-revealed-including-space-travel-character-creation-companions-and-more|url-status=live}}</ref> As the player progresses, they will unlock additional traits which can aid or hinder them. For instance, the Introvert trait grants the player more endurance when travelling alone, but reduces their endurance when travelling with a companion. Traits are removable through quests or certain actions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-trait-list/|title=Every Starfield trait we've seen so far, from having parents to worshipping space serpents|first=Christopher|last=Livingston|work=[[PC Gamer]]|date=June 12, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=June 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613004442/https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-trait-list/|url-status=live}}</ref> As the player progresses, they [[Experience point|gain experience and level up]], allowing them to unlock abilities found in five distinct skill trees: Physical, Social, Combat, Science, and Tech. Each skill can be ranked up by completing related challenges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/starfield-skills-all/|title=All the Starfield skills we know about so far|first=Joel|last=Franey|work=[[GamesRadar+]]|date=June 11, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321074037/https://www.gamesradar.com/starfield-skills-all/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[File:Starfield gameplay.png|thumb|right|The player engaging in combat with a group of Ecliptic mercenaries]]
A variety of firearms, explosives, and melee weapons can be used to defeat enemies. Most weapons are customizable via attachments. Equipping a [[telescopic sight]] enhances a weapon's accuracy while equipping a [[Silencer (firearms)|suppressor]] can engender a stealth-oriented playing style.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/135912/starfield-direct-news-breakdown|title=Everything we learned from the Starfield Direct|first=Donavan|last=Erskine|work=[[Shacknews]]|date=June 11, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=June 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612143837/https://www.shacknews.com/article/135912/starfield-direct-news-breakdown|url-status=live}}</ref> The player is additionally able to equip various [[Jet pack|jetpacks]] (called "boost packs"), which aid the player in both combat and
Prior to landing, the player can scan planets and asteroids to view their [[natural resource]]s, such as [[iron]] or [[lithium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-looks-like-the-perfect-place-to-spend-500-hours-ignoring-the-main-quest/|title=Starfield looks like the perfect place to spend 500 hours ignoring the main quest|first=Christopher|last=Livingston|work=[[PC Gamer]]|date=June 12, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=June 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611225957/http://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-looks-like-the-perfect-place-to-spend-500-hours-ignoring-the-main-quest/|url-status=live}}</ref> These must be extracted or harvested to fulfill many crafting recipes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/starfield-crafting-research/|title=Starfield crafting and research mechanics explained|first=Leon|last=Hurley|work=[[GamesRadar+]]|date=June 11, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=June 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607162248/https://www.gamesradar.com/starfield-crafting-research/|url-status=live}}</ref> Outposts can be erected by the player, which can serve as homes or facilitate resource-extraction operations. The player can install laboratories in their outposts to research craftable items and upgrades, which are sorted into five categories: Pharmacology, Food & Drink, Outpost Development, Equipment, and Weaponry.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Valentine |first=Robin |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Starfield crafting and research guide: how to unlock and make new items |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-crafting-guide/ |access-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927042630/https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-crafting-guide/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Outposts can be constructed in either first-person perspective or [[Isometric video game graphics|isometric perspective]].
The player can construct, purchase, or commandeer spaceships. At various spaceports located on planets, the player can buy and sell parts and spaceships, or have their own repaired. The game features a modular ship customization system, allowing the player to modify their ships' central components, facilities, rooms, paint color, decorations, and weapons. Larger spaceships may possess greater storage capacity and living space, but a lower maximum speed and shorter maximum Jump Range.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/starfield-ship-customization-building-best-builds/|title=Starfield ship customization and stats explained|first=Joel|last=Franey|work=[[GamesRadar+]]|date=June 11, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321074037/https://www.gamesradar.com/starfield-ship-customization-building-best-builds/|url-status=live}}</ref> Weapons must be equipped to defend the player's spaceship during ship combat. Ships feature a "power allocation" system, whereby the player must prioritize which systems receive levels of power at any given time. During combat, the player can opt to allocate power to weapons systems rather than their ship's "Grav Drive." Both hostile and peaceful NPC-piloted spaceships can be boarded. The player can plunder, commandeer and destroy ships, as well as speak to, trade with, and kill their occupants.<ref name="IGN preview" />
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==Synopsis==
===Setting===
''Starfield'' takes place in the Settled Systems, a region of space extending outwards from the [[Sol System]] for approximately 50 light-years.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjh5DJCEpxY|title=''Starfield'' – The Settled Systems|date=October 22, 2021|language=en|publisher=[[Bethesda Softworks]]
In 2189, the Freestar Collective breaks away from the United Colonies. Around the year 2310,
===Plot===
Twenty years after the Colony War, the United Colonies and Freestar Collective enjoy an uneasy peace. The player assumes the role of a [[Asteroid mining|space miner]] working for the company Argos Extractors, who
Over the course of their journey, the player has the opportunity to join various factions throughout the Settled Systems, including among others the UC Vanguard, a volunteer force dedicated to protecting United Colonies space, and the Freestar Rangers, who defend the people of the Freestar Collective above all else.
After meeting the remaining members of Constellation and collecting several more Artifacts, the player is directed to investigate an anomaly that corresponds with the presence of an Artifact, but is significantly stronger. There, they uncover an ancient temple and activate it, which gives the player the ability to use
Constellation's mission to collect the Artifacts continues, spurred on by the competition they now face from the Starborn. In an effort to increase their scanning range to locate more Artifacts, the player is directed to help fix The Eye, Constellation's satellite in orbit. During this mission, the player receives word that Constellation's Lodge is under attack from
Following a series of clues, Constellation track down the Hunter, who is meeting with another Starborn, called the Emissary, about the player's escape. Under a flag of truce, the player boards the Starborn ship and learns that the Starborn are not aliens, but humans from a [[Parallel universes in fiction|parallel universe]]. The Emissary is a parallel version of
Excited at the possibility of exploring parallel universes, the members of Constellation become determined to retrieve the remaining Artifacts before the Starborn. The player travels to the ruins of [[Cape Canaveral]], on Earth, to retrieve an Artifact. There, they learn about the Artifacts' role in the creation of the original Grav Drive, and how its development led to the destruction of Earth's magnetosphere. Shortly thereafter, the player is given a choice between aiding the Hunter, aiding the Emissary, or refusing to assist either of them.
Regardless of their choice, the player collects the remaining Artifacts not already held by the Starborn and confronts them at the buried temple. Emerging victorious, the player reaches the Unity and encounters a parallel version of themselves. This parallel version explains that by entering the Unity, the player will become Starborn, but that they will leave their native universe behind forever and enter another completely deprived of possessions or relationships, allowing the player to [[New game plus|restart the storyline in a parallel universe]].<ref name="Greif 2023">{{cite web | last=Greif | first=Zackari | title=Starfield: The Artifact Explained | website=Game Rant | date=September 13, 2023 | url=https://gamerant.com/starfield-artifact-lore-story-purpose-explained/ | access-date=September 16, 2023 | archive-date=September 20, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920041157/https://gamerant.com/starfield-artifact-lore-story-purpose-explained/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
===New Game +===
After entering the Unity for the first time, the player is provided the opportunity to either
==Development==
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}}</ref> Due to the technical requirements of the game, without a powerful GPU, upscaling is important to achieve reasonable [[frame rate]]s.<ref name="TechPowerUpFSR">{{cite web|url=https://www.techpowerup.com/review/starfield-fsr-2-2/|title=Starfield: FSR 2.2 Review|access-date=September 7, 2023|date=September 4, 2023|publisher=TechPowerUp}}</ref> Ahead of the game's release, Bethesda announced an exclusive PC partnership with AMD, causing concerns among gamers that the game would not support [[deep learning super sampling]] (DLSS) or [[Intel XeSS|XeSS]], both considered superior to [[FidelityFX Super Resolution]] (FSR), and that the game may have performance issues.<ref name="Kotaku">{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/starfield-pc-amd-nvidia-dlss-xess-fsr-framerate-specs-1850583521|title=Starfield's New Exclusive Partnership Just Made PC Gamers Angry|access-date=September 7, 2023|date=June 27, 2023|publisher=Kotaku}}</ref> ''Starfield'' launched with AMD's FSR technology (version 2.2), without support for DLSS or XeSS.<ref name="TechPowerUpFSR" /> Starfield also supports AMD's Contrast Adaptive Sharpening (CAS), and Variable Rate Shading (VRS).<ref name="TechPowerUpFSR" />▼
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920043927/https://www.pcgamesn.com/starfield/cross-save
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▲}}</ref> Due to the technical requirements of the game, without a powerful GPU, upscaling is important to achieve reasonable [[frame rate]]s.<ref name="TechPowerUpFSR">{{cite web|url=https://www.techpowerup.com/review/starfield-fsr-2-2/|title=Starfield: FSR 2.2 Review|access-date=September 7, 2023|date=September 4, 2023|publisher=TechPowerUp}}</ref> Ahead of the game's release, Bethesda announced an exclusive PC partnership with AMD, causing concerns among gamers that the game would not support [[deep learning super sampling]] (DLSS) or [[Intel XeSS|XeSS]], both considered superior to [[FidelityFX Super Resolution]] (FSR), and that the game may have performance issues.<ref name="Kotaku">{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/starfield-pc-amd-nvidia-dlss-xess-fsr-framerate-specs-1850583521|title=Starfield's New Exclusive Partnership Just Made PC Gamers Angry|access-date=September 7, 2023|date=June 27, 2023|publisher=Kotaku|archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906204858/https://kotaku.com/starfield-pc-amd-nvidia-dlss-xess-fsr-framerate-specs-1850583521|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Starfield'' launched with AMD's FSR technology (version 2.2), without support for DLSS or XeSS.<ref name="TechPowerUpFSR" /> Starfield also supports AMD's Contrast Adaptive Sharpening (CAS), and Variable Rate Shading (VRS).<ref name="TechPowerUpFSR" />
AMD gaming chief Frank Azor has stated that there is nothing blocking Bethesda from adding DLSS to the game, and that if they want to add DLSS, "they have AMD's full support" and that when publishers ask for DLSS support, "we always tell them yes."<ref name="VergeDLSS">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/25/22372077/amd-starfield-dlss-fsr-exclusive-frank-azor|title=AMD claims there's nothing stopping Starfield from adding Nvidia DLSS|access-date=September 7, 2023|date=August 25, 2023
|publisher=The Verge}}</ref> Xbox Series X and S also support FSR but not DLSS, which is another reason to prioritize FSR over DLSS.<ref name="VergeDLSS" /> Bethesda did not answer questions about whether it will add DLSS.<ref name="VergeDLSS" />
Before the game's wide release on September 6, a [[game mod|mod]] was released by PureDark to add DLSS to ''Starfield''. It became controversial with the creator adding a paywall via their [[Patreon]] and [[Digital rights management|DRM]] for access to the version enabling DLSS 3.<ref name="VergeDLSSmodDRM">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/5/23859379/starfield-dlss-3-mod-patreon-paywall-drm-cracked|title=DLSS 3 mod for Starfield has a controversial DRM paywall|access-date=September 7, 2023|date=September 5, 2023|publisher=The Verge|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907085739/https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/5/23859379/starfield-dlss-3-mod-patreon-paywall-drm-cracked|url-status=live}}</ref> Subsequently, another mod released by user "LukeFZ" added DLSS 3 support for free.<ref name="DigitalTrendsDLSS3mod">{{cite web|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/starfield-dlss-3-mod-free/|title=This Starfield mod adds Nvidia's DLSS 3 — for free|access-date=September 13, 2023|date=September 5, 2023|publisher=Digital Trends|archive-date=September 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913073913/https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/starfield-dlss-3-mod-free/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The PC release also lacks other features considered standard for [[AAA (video game industry)|AAA]] PC games.<ref name="EurogamerPCissues">{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2023-starfield-on-pc-is-the-best-way-to-play-but-the-game-still-requires-a-lot-of-work|title=Starfield on PC is the best way to play - but the game still requires a lot of work|access-date=September 11, 2023|date=September 9, 2023|publisher=Eurogamer|archive-date=September 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910161820/https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2023-starfield-on-pc-is-the-best-way-to-play-but-the-game-still-requires-a-lot-of-work|url-status=live}}</ref> The PC release does not support [[High-dynamic-range rendering|HDR]], even though the Xbox release does. There are also no gamma or contrast controls, and there are no options to adjust [[field of view in video games|field of view]] or [[anisotropic filtering]]. The game did not support Intel GPUs at launch (with support added later by graphics driver updates) and is also optimized much more efficiently for AMD GPUs than for Nvidia and Intel GPUs.<ref name="EurogamerPCissues" />
===Xbox version===
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}}</ref> Both versions use AMD FSR 2 upscaling; on the Series X the game runs at an internal resolution of 1440p, and on Series S the internal resolution is 900p.<ref name="EuroGamerXbox" />
Both Xbox versions could run the game with a framerate capped at 30 frames per second (FPS) at launch, with both Xbox Series X and Series S later receiving an optional 60 FPS mode.<ref name="IGNxbox" /><ref name="EuroGamerXbox">{{cite web
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There is no native [[Xbox One]] version of the game, however Xbox One owners can stream the game to their consoles with Xbox Cloud Gaming's "Ultimate" tier.<ref name="PureXboxXboxOne">{{cite web
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|publisher=The Verge}}</ref> The game is available on Microsoft's [[Xbox Cloud Gaming]] streaming service for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, which includes cross-progression with the Xbox and the Microsoft Store PC versions.<ref name="VergeCloud" /><ref name="PCGamesNCrossProgression" /> Xbox Cloud Gaming also allows Xbox One users to play the game, as there is no native version for Xbox One.<ref name="PureXboxXboxOne" /> One week after launch, ''Starfield'' was added to [[GeForce Now]], allowing players who already own the game on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] to stream the game.<ref name="VergeCloud" /> GeForce Now runs the game on an Nvidia RTX 4080-equivalent GPU, providing performance improvements over many gamers' PCs in GeForce Now's "Ultimate" tier.<ref name="VergeCloud" /><ref name="VergeCloud2">{{cite web▼
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==Marketing and release==
At Bethesda's [[E3 2018]] presentation, Todd Howard presented a short teaser trailer for the game.<ref name="Announcement">{{Cite news|last=Phillips|first=Tom|date=June 13, 2018|title=Bethesda announces ''Starfield''|language=en|work=[[Eurogamer]]|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-11-bethesda-announces-starfield-its-next-generation-rpg|access-date=April 10, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105180257/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-11-bethesda-announces-starfield-its-next-generation-rpg|url-status=live}}</ref> An in-engine trailer demonstrating the improvements of Creation Engine 2 was presented at [[E3 2021]] during the combined Microsoft-Bethesda press event, and a release date of November 11, 2022, on Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X/S as a [[console exclusive]] was announced.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|date=June 13, 2021|title=Bethesda's ''Starfield'' is Xbox exclusive, coming November 2022|url=https://www.polygon.com/e3/22532074/starfield-release-date-bethesda-softworks-xbox-pc-e3-2021|access-date=June 27, 2021|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|archive-date=July 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705111721/https://www.polygon.com/e3/22532074/starfield-release-date-bethesda-softworks-xbox-pc-e3-2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[London Symphony Orchestra]] previewed the game's title theme, "Starfield Suite" composed by [[Inon Zur]], at ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]] - 10th Anniversary Concert'' in November 2021, while it was released as a standalone track on various streaming services in April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2022 |title=Behind the Music of Starfield |url=https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield/article/7E2SR9wiBtiwz0yDqtHhEg/behind-the-music-of-starfield |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826132632/https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield/article/7E2SR9wiBtiwz0yDqtHhEg/behind-the-music-of-starfield |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=Bethesda.net |language=en}}</ref> In May 2022, Bethesda announced that the game's release would be delayed until the first half of 2023 alongside ''[[Redfall]]'' from sister studio [[Arkane Studios|Arkane Austin]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=May 12, 2022|title=''Redfall'' and ''Starfield'' delayed to first half of 2023|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/redfall-and-starfield-delayed-to-first-half-of-2023|access-date=May 12, 2022|website=Gematsu|archive-date=May 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512202645/https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/redfall-and-starfield-delayed-to-first-half-of-2023|url-status=live}}</ref> with Howard stating that the additional development time and support from engineers at Microsoft would make ''Starfield'' a better game.<ref name="delay">{{Cite news|last=Robinson|first=Andy|date=January 3, 2023|title=Bethesda reiterates ''Starfield'' will release in the first half of this year|language=en|work=[[Video Games Chronicle]]|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bethesda-reiterates-starfield-will-release-in-the-first-half-of-this-year/|access-date=January 3, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103120847/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bethesda-reiterates-starfield-will-release-in-the-first-half-of-this-year/|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 8, 2023, Bethesda announced that the game would be released on September 6, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=March 8, 2023|title=Bethesda's ''Starfield'' will now be released on September 6th|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/8/23500202/starfield-release-date-xbox-bethesda|access-date=March 8, 2023|website=[[The Verge]]|archive-date=March 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308151306/https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/8/23500202/starfield-release-date-xbox-bethesda|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jiang|first=Sisi|date=March 8, 2023|title=''Starfield'' Drops In September, Deep Dive Direct In June|url=https://kotaku.com/starfield-release-date-bethesda-xbox-pc-direct-june-1850202474|access-date=March 9, 2023|website=[[Kotaku]]|language=en|archive-date=March 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308172525/https://kotaku.com/starfield-release-date-bethesda-xbox-pc-direct-june-1850202474|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 11, 2023, Bethesda Game Studios presented approximately 45 minutes of gameplay for ''Starfield'' in a presentation called Starfield Direct.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=June 11, 2023|title=Watch 45 minutes of new Starfield gameplay|url=https://www.theverge.com/23755072/starfield-trailer-gameplay-xbox-games-showcase-2023|access-date=June 12, 2023|website=The Verge|language=en-US|archive-date=June 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612014437/https://www.theverge.com/23755072/starfield-trailer-gameplay-xbox-games-showcase-2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2023, Bethesda released an anthology series of three animated shorts titled ''Starfield: The Settled Systems'', which chronicle the daily lives of specific characters inhabiting three major cities in the galaxy: A delivery pilot based in New Atlantis, Jemison, an orphan in Akila City, Akila, and two young adults residing in Neon on the planet Volli Alpha.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2023 |title=The Settled Systems – A Starfield Animated Anthology |url=https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield/article/ddtEkby0KjT7Vkjj5ycXU/the-settled-systems-a-starfield-animated-anthology |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826132635/https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield/article/ddtEkby0KjT7Vkjj5ycXU/the-settled-systems-a-starfield-animated-anthology |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=Bethesda.net |language=en}}</ref> The game made a further appearance at [[Gamescom: Opening Night Live]] in August 2023, where a live-action commercial for the game and a live piano rendition of the game's main medley by Inon Zur were presented.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chalk |first=Andy |date=August 22, 2023 |title=Starfield has 'a lot of surprises that we haven't talked about,' Todd Howard says at Gamescom |language=en |work=[[PC Gamer]] |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-has-a-lot-of-surprises-that-we-havent-talked-about-todd-howard-says-at-gamescom/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826132620/https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-has-a-lot-of-surprises-that-we-havent-talked-about-todd-howard-says-at-gamescom/ |archive-date=August 26, 2023}}</ref> ''Starfield'' was playable during the week of Gamescom, with Todd Howard and Xbox CEO [[Phil Spencer (business executive)|Phil Spencer]] also holding an exclusive demo to the press, showcasing the first fifteen minutes of the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Partis |first=Danielle |date=August 23, 2023 |title=Starfield at gamescom: Todd Howard and Phil Spencer Introduce Never-Before-Seen Gameplay |url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/23/starfield-gamescom-todd-howard-phil-spencer-introduce-new-gameplay/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825194841/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/23/starfield-gamescom-todd-howard-phil-spencer-introduce-new-gameplay/ |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |access-date=August 25, 2023 |website=[[Xbox Wire]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On August 30, American band [[Imagine Dragons]] released a song titled "[[Children of the Sky (song)|Children of the Sky]]" in promotion of the game. A music video was released September 19.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=August 30, 2023 |title=Imagine Dragons Releases Official Starfield Song Called Children of the Sky |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/imagine-dragons-releases-official-starfield-song-called-children-of-the-sky |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009064817/https://www.ign.com/articles/imagine-dragons-releases-official-starfield-song-called-children-of-the-sky |url-status=live }}</ref>
The standard edition of ''Starfield'' is available alongside a "Premium Edition", and another edition of the game titled "Constellation Edition". People who purchase either the Premium or the Constellation Edition received up to five days of early access prior to the game's official launch, while all owners secure free access to the first [[downloadable content]] expansion ''[[Starfield: Shattered Space|Shattered Space]]'', as well as various bonus materials.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/starfield-premium-edition-includes-5-193341431.html |last=Gerblick| first=Jordan | title=Starfield Premium Edition includes 5 days of early access | work=[[GamesRadar+]] | via=[[Yahoo!]] | date=June 11, 2023 | archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612054505/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/starfield-premium-edition-includes-5-193341431.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A Premium Edition upgrade with the aforementioned perks is also available to owners of the standard edition on Xbox and PC, as well as [[Xbox Game Pass]] subscribers on console and Windows.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2023 |title=How to upgrade to Starfield Premium Edition and play right now |url=https://www.videogamer.com/guides/how-to-upgrade-to-starfield-premium-edition/ |access-date=September 12, 2023 |website=VideoGamer.com |language=en-US |archive-date=August 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831194852/https://www.videogamer.com/guides/how-to-upgrade-to-starfield-premium-edition/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Microsoft have distributed several accessories to commemorate the game, including a ''Starfield''-themed [[Xbox Wireless Controller]] and headset, and a console decal wrap designed for Xbox Series X, which will be released on October 18, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=August 21, 2023 |title=Microsoft's new Xbox Series X console wraps include Starfield and camo options |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/21/23840110/microsoft-xbox-series-x-console-wraps-starfield-camo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822212121/https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/21/23840110/microsoft-xbox-series-x-console-wraps-starfield-camo |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=[[The Verge]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2023, Bethesda announced [[AMD]] as the exclusive PC partner for ''Starfield'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=James |first=Dave |date=June 27, 2023 |title=Starfield partners with AMD and oh boy, the internet is not happy |language=en |work=[[PC Gamer]] |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-partners-with-amd-and-oh-boy-the-internet-is-not-happy/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826132640/https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-partners-with-amd-and-oh-boy-the-internet-is-not-happy/ |archive-date=August 26, 2023}}</ref> who hosted a giveaway in August 2023 for 500 limited edition Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPUs and Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics cards, styled after the aesthetics of the Constellation organization in the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hachman |first=Mark |date=August 10, 2023 |title=AMD's gorgeous, Starfield-themed CPUs and GPUs will be giveaways |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2027858/amds-gorgeous-starfield-themed-cpus-and-gpus-will-be-giveaways.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826132639/https://www.pcworld.com/article/2027858/amds-gorgeous-starfield-themed-cpus-and-gpus-will-be-giveaways.html |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=[[PCWorld]] |language=en}}</ref> AMD is also distributing free codes for the game via [[Steam (service)|Steam]] with the purchase of select products online.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klotz |first=Aaron |date=July 11, 2023 |title=AMD's Starfield Game Bundle Is Now Live |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-starfield-game-bundle-now-live |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822213332/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-starfield-game-bundle-now-live |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=[[Tom's Hardware]] |language=en}}</ref>
==Reception==
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| Destruct = 10/10<ref name="Destruct">{{cite web |last=Mills |first=Steve |date=August 31, 2023 |url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-starfield/ |title=Review: Starfield |website=[[Destructoid]] |access-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-date = September 20, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230920010742/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-starfield/}}</ref>
| DT = 3.5/5<ref name="DT">{{cite web |last=Colantonio |first=Giovanni |date=August 31, 2023 |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/starfield-review-xbox-series-x/ |title=Starfield review: Xbox's ambitious outer space RPG is big, beautiful, and empty |website=[[Digital Trends]] |access-date=August 31, 2023 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20230921000424/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/starfield-review-xbox-series-x/ | archive-date=September 21, 2023}}</ref>
| EZA = 8/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://easyallies.com/#!/review/starfield |title=Review: Starfield |date=September 5, 2023 |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=[[Easy Allies]] |last=Damiani |first=Michael |archive-date=September 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170902041336/https://easyallies.com/%23!/review/resident-evil-7-biohazard#!/review/starfield |url-status=live }}</ref>
| EuroG = 3/5<ref name="EuroG">{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/starfield-review |title=Starfield review - a game about exploration, without exploration |date=September 14, 2023 |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |last=Tapsell |first=Chris |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914135247/https://www.eurogamer.net/starfield-review |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Fam = 34/40<ref name="Famitsu">{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=September 27, 2023 |title=Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1817 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1817 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927132305/https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1817 |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=September 30, 2023 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}}</ref>
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===Audience reception===
As of January 2024, the Windows version of ''Starfield'' received a "mixed" rating from players on [[Steam (service)|Steam]]. Shattered Space, Starfield's first DLC has a "mostly negative" rating as of September 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/starfield-will-end-2023-with-a-mostly-negative-steam-rating|title=Starfield will end 2023 with a 'Mostly Negative' Steam rating: "A game that has an excess of nothingness"|first=Brendan|last=Lowry|work=Windows Central|date=December 26, 2023|access-date=December 30, 2023|archive-date=December 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230133052/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/starfield-will-end-2023-with-a-mostly-negative-steam-rating|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-enters-2024-with-mostly-negative-recent-reviews-on-steam/ |title=Starfield enters 2024 with 'Mostly Negative' recent reviews on Steam |last=Randall |first=Harvey |work=[[PC Gamer]] |date=January 2, 2024 |access-date=February 5, 2024}}</ref>
Prior to the game's release, an image of the main menu of ''Starfield'' was leaked online in August 2023, which due to its simplicity was considered by former lead developer for the original ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' (2004) [[Mark Kern]] to be evidence that the team behind ''Starfield'' did not care about their work or were rushed through deadlines. The statement was met with backlash from anticipating fans, pointing out that the menu design had been standard in previous Bethesda games. Soon after, Pete Hines of Bethesda responded to the remarks from Kern, criticizing them for being highly unprofessional and reiterating that the menu design had been a standard in previous games from the studio.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Anthony |last=Wood |date=August 21, 2023 |title=Starfield Leaked Start Screen Discourse Addressed by Bethesda's Head of Publishing |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/starfield-leaked-start-screen-discourse-addressed-by-bethesdas-head-of-publishing |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921045839/https://www.ign.com/articles/starfield-leaked-start-screen-discourse-addressed-by-bethesdas-head-of-publishing |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Challies |first=Josh |date=August 21, 2023 |title=Starfield main menu controversy explained |url=https://dotesports.com/starfield/news/starfield-main-menu-controversy-explained |access-date=September 7, 2023 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907224304/https://dotesports.com/starfield/news/starfield-main-menu-controversy-explained |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Starfield Start Screen "Controversy" Sees Bethesda Exec Hit Back |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/starfield-start-screen-controversy-sees-bethesda-exec-hit-back/1100-6517030/ |access-date=September 7, 2023 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907224304/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/starfield-start-screen-controversy-sees-bethesda-exec-hit-back/1100-6517030/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Upon release, some [[Livestreaming|streamers]] reacted negatively to an option in the game's creation menu where the player can choose their [[pronoun]]s,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Conor |title='Starfield' Gender Controversy: Some Gamers Go Viral—And Face Ridicule—Over Extreme Reactions To Pronouns |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/09/05/starfield-gender-controversy-some-gamers-go-viral-and-face-ridicule-over-extreme-reactions-to-pronouns/ |access-date=September 7, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906123045/https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/09/05/starfield-gender-controversy-some-gamers-go-viral-and-face-ridicule-over-extreme-reactions-to-pronouns/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansford |first=Amelia |date=September 3, 2023 |title=Angry gamer bros can't handle choosing pronouns in Starfield |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/03/starfield-bethesda-pronouns-gaming/ |access-date=September 7, 2023 |website=PinkNews|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barovic |first=Andrej |date=September 3, 2023 |title=Some Starfield players are refunding the game because of pronouns |url=https://dotesports.com/starfield/news/some-starfield-players-are-refunding-the-game-because-of-pronouns |access-date=September 7, 2023 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907224305/https://dotesports.com/starfield/news/some-starfield-players-are-refunding-the-game-because-of-pronouns |url-status=live }}</ref> with a similar controversy caused by a player on [[Twitter]] criticizing the game for allowing a male [[non-player character]] to flirt with a male player. [[Elias Toufexis]], the voice actor of the non-player character in question later responded to them, clarifying that the character was played as [[Bisexuality|bisexual]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baker-Whitelaw |first=Gavia |date=September 5, 2023 |title='actually, I played Sam as bisexual': 'Starfield' voice actor responds to homophobic complaint |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/starfield-sam-coe-bisexual/ |access-date=September 7, 2023 |website=[[The Daily Dot]] |language=en-US |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906131351/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/starfield-sam-coe-bisexual/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Condon |first=Ali |date=September 4, 2023 |title=Starfield voice actor shuts down homophobic gamer-bro with 'bisexual' comment |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/04/starfield-pronouns-gay-storyline-voice-actor/ |access-date=September 7, 2023 |website=[[PinkNews]] |publisher= |language=en-US |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906100742/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/04/starfield-pronouns-gay-storyline-voice-actor/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Players noted a number of [[Software bug|bugs]] present in ''Starfield'', with many frustrated with their variety, frequency and severity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Christian |date=December 12, 2023 |title=Major Starfield Bugs Still Persist After New Update |url=https://gamerant.com/starfield-bugs-persist-after-update-1-8-88/ |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Jordan Gerblick |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Bethesda is already promising more Starfield changes after the RPG's biggest patch yet was met with loads of player requests |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/bethesda-is-already-promising-more-starfield-changes-after-the-rpgs-biggest-patch-yet-was-met-with-loads-of-player-requests/ |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |language=en |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130052901/https://www.gamesradar.com/bethesda-is-already-promising-more-starfield-changes-after-the-rpgs-biggest-patch-yet-was-met-with-loads-of-player-requests/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andrews |first=Hayley |date=November 13, 2023 |title=Some Starfield quests are still blocked behind bugs months after launch |url=https://dotesports.com/starfield/news/some-starfield-quests-are-still-blocked-behind-bugs-months-after-launch |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Dot Esports |language=en-US}}</ref> This criticism was
Bethesda received some criticism due to their responses made on negative Steam reviews criticizing various aspects of the game.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Randall |first1=Harvey |title=Bethesda's still responding to negative Starfield reviews with cheesy taglines, and at this point I just want the studio's reply brigade to log off |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesdas-still-responding-to-negative-starfield-reviews-with-cheesy-taglines-and-at-this-point-i-just-want-the-studios-reply-brigade-to-log-off/ |website=PC Gamer |access-date=February 16, 2024 |date=November 28, 2023 |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216222734/https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesdas-still-responding-to-negative-starfield-reviews-with-cheesy-taglines-and-at-this-point-i-just-want-the-studios-reply-brigade-to-log-off/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tassi |first=Paul |title=Here Are Bethesda's Weird Responses To Negative 'Starfield' Steam Reviews |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/11/28/here-are-bethesdas-weird-responses-to-negative-starfield-steam-reviews/ |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130061526/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/11/28/here-are-bethesdas-weird-responses-to-negative-starfield-steam-reviews/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Demi Williams |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Bethesda has been responding to negative Starfield reviews on Steam for some reason |url=https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/bethesda-has-been-responding-to-negative-starfield-reviews-on-steam-for-some-reason |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=TechRadar |language=en |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130061526/https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/bethesda-has-been-responding-to-negative-starfield-reviews-on-steam-for-some-reason |url-status=live }}</ref> IGN's Wesley Yin-Poole commented that it was "noteworthy", as "big publishers like Bethesda rarely get stuck in [reviews]", and speculated it was a response from Bethesda management due to ''Starfield'' being the lowest-rated Bethesda game ever on Valve's platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Bethesda Is Responding to Negative Reviews of Starfield on Steam |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/bethesda-is-responding-to-negative-reviews-of-starfield-on-steam |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130061526/https://www.ign.com/articles/bethesda-is-responding-to-negative-reviews-of-starfield-on-steam |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2023, ''Starfield''<nowiki/>'s lead studio design director, [[Emil Pagliarulo]], posted a thread on social media platform [[Twitter|X]] in response to negative criticism aimed at game developers. He stated it was "funny how disconnected some players are from the realities of game development, and yet they speak with complete authority". He went on to emphasise that "nobody sets out to make a bad game" and
===Sales===
''Starfield'' reached over 230,000 concurrent players in the first two hours of early access on [[Steam (service)|Steam]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scullion |first=Chris |date=September 1, 2023 |title=Starfield hit over 230,000 concurrent players in its first two hours on Steam |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/starfield-hit-over-230000-concurrent-players-in-its-first-two-hours-on-steam/ |access-date=September 2, 2023 |website=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902043218/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/starfield-hit-over-230000-concurrent-players-in-its-first-two-hours-on-steam/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 6, 2023, [[Phil Spencer (business executive)|Phil Spencer]] announced that ''Starfield'' has become Xbox's most-played next-gen game ever, with one million concurrent players.<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Spencer |first=Phil |user=XboxP3 |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Starfield exceeded 1 million concurrent players across all platforms today. Thanks to all the players who helped us reach this great milestone and congrats to the @BethesdaStudios |number=1699621881421471889 |url=https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1699621881421471889 |access-date=September 11, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> It also became Xbox and Bethesda's most wishlisted Steam game in its history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Novet |first=Jordan |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer says Starfield is seeing 'huge demand' |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/06/microsoft-gaming-chief-phil-spencer-cites-huge-demand-for-starfield.html |access-date=September 7, 2023 |website=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907023019/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/06/microsoft-gaming-chief-phil-spencer-cites-huge-demand-for-starfield.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 7, Bethesda announced that ''Starfield'' has over six million players, making it Bethesda's biggest launch.<ref>{{cite web |title=Starfield has surpassed six million players, marking Bethesda's biggest launch yet |url=https://www.destructoid.com/starfield-has-surpassed-six-million-players-marking-bethesdas-biggest-launch-yet/ |website=Destructoid |date=September 8, 2023 |access-date=September 11, 2023 |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013071537/https://www.destructoid.com/starfield-has-surpassed-six-million-players-marking-bethesdas-biggest-launch-yet/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2023 |title=Starfield hits 6 million players, sets Bethesda record |url=https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/starfield-bethesda-6-million-players-2628237/ |access-date=September 27, 2023 |website=www.gameshub.com |language=en-AU |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101191631/https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/starfield-bethesda-6-million-players-2628237/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 10, ''Starfield'' reached its all-time peak for concurrent players with over 330,000 players, exceeding ''Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parreno |first=Ryan |date=September 11, 2023 |title=Starfield Concurrent Player Record Is Now Over 330,000 Players On Steam |url=https://gameranx.com/updates/id/475547/article/starfield-concurrent-player-record-is-now-over-330000-players-on-steam/ |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=Gameranx |language=en-US |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130050041/https://gameranx.com/updates/id/475547/article/starfield-concurrent-player-record-is-now-over-330000-players-on-steam/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Starfield'' reached ten million players by September 19,<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Samuel Tolbert |date=September 19, 2023 |title=Bethesda's Starfield reaches 10 million players across Xbox and Windows PC |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/starfield-reaches-10-million-players-across-xbox-and-windows-pc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018154913/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/starfield-reaches-10-million-players-across-xbox-and-windows-pc |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |access-date=September 19, 2023 |website=Windows Central |language=en}}</ref>
Four months post-launch, ''Starfield'''s player numbers on Steam had fallen lower than Bethesda Game Studios' previous works, ''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition'' and ''Fallout 4'', dropping to 11,374 by January 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2024 |title=Starfield has fewer Steam players than Fallout 4, Skyrim, and Dave the Diver |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/starfield/player-count-steam |access-date=January 30, 2024 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[The Game Awards 2022]]
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/console/alan-wake-ii-and-baldur-s-gate-3-lead-2024-new-york-game-awards-nominees |title=Alan Wake II and Baldur's Gate 3 lead 2024 New York Game Awards nominees |date=January 4, 2024 |website=[[Game Developer (website)|Game Developer]] |last=Kerr |first=Chris |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104235316/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/console/alan-wake-ii-and-baldur-s-gate-3-lead-2024-new-york-game-awards-nominees |archive-date=January 4, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/baldurs-gate-3-wins-big-at-new-york-game-awards-2024 |title=Baldur's Gate 3 wins big at New York Game Awards 2024 |date=January 24, 2024 |website=Games Industry.biz |last=McEvoy |first=Sophie |access-date=January 24, 2024 |archive-date=January 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124144238/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/baldurs-gate-3-wins-big-at-new-york-game-awards-2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Innovation Award
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bafta.org/games/features/best-video-games-2023 |title=The 60 Best Video Games of 2023 |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |website=bafta.org |date=December 14, 2023 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-date=December 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219213926/https://www.bafta.org/games/features/best-video-games-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[British Academy Games Award for Intellectual Property|New Intellectual Property]]
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