{"id":194022,"date":"2022-06-15T09:54:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T07:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=194022"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:39:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:39:22","slug":"bethesdas-starfield-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/bethesdas-starfield-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethesda\u2019s Starfield will have dogfighting, space exploration, and more!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve finally received new details about Bethesda\u2019s highly anticipated new RPG, Starfield. With new gameplay revealed during the Xbox and Bethesda showcase, it looks like Starfield may be the most <strong>advanced, extensive, and ambitious<\/strong> project in the studio\u2019s rich and compelling history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Starfield\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/bb14774e-8404-459a-b38b-bf7da4c925f4\/3242054532\/starfield-starfield%20icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Starfield<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/starfield.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/starfield.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todd Howard, the game director for Starfield, is on record as having described <a href=\"https:\/\/bethesda.net\/en\/game\/starfield\/article\/2PVLgOXEhGOxIlLsPKh1nb\/starfield-gameplay-reveal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"described the new RPG\">the new RPG<\/a> as Bethesda\u2019s \u2018most flexible yet.\u2019 If the recent gameplay trailer is anything to go by, you\u2019ll be able to customize almost everything, from the way your character looks all the way to how they walk. Couple that with the most ambitious approach to both<strong> scripted storyline <\/strong>and procedurally generated content that Bethesda\u2019s ever done, and you have a game that seems to tick boxes we didn\u2019t even know you could expect.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Starfield: Official Gameplay Reveal\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zmb2FJGvnAw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike in <a href=\"https:\/\/no-mans-sky.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"No Man\u2019s Sky\">No Man\u2019s Sky<\/a>, another space exploration title, you won\u2019t be able to seamlessly transition from being among the stars in the sky to being back on solid ground, but this was an intentional choice. When asked about this gameplay feature in a recent interview, Howard responded: \u2018No. We decided early in the project that the on-surface is one reality, and then when you\u2019re in space it\u2019s another reality.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Howard, the team couldn\u2019t justify the <strong>depth of engineering<\/strong> that would need to be done to achieve a smooth transition so they settled upon two separate experiences instead. This does however provide the team with the opportunity, and expectation, to flesh out both experiences thoroughly so that neither overshadows the other.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In terms of gameplay capabilities, Howard says you\u2019ll be able to do pretty much anything you could want to do while exploring space. As it turns out this includes dogfighting. However, Howard says that he didn\u2019t want the usual twitchy dogfighting gameplay, instead, he\u2019s used the MechWarrior games as a guide for speed and agility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll also be able to divert power to either <strong>defence or weapons<\/strong>, similar to<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ftl-faster-than-light.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FTL: Faster Than Light<\/a>. But expect to be able to do far more than that in space. \u2018You can steal (the ship), there\u2019s dialogue in space, there are starstations you can visit, there\u2019s smuggling. All the things that we would want.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can definitely get behind Starfield, and we won\u2019t have to wait too long to test it out either. The game is due to be released sometime in the beginning of 2023 for PC and Xbox Series X|S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While you wait, why not head to the beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/the-elder-scrolls-online.en.softonic.com\/articles\/high-isles-chapter-the-elder-scrolls-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"High Isles chapter in The Elder Scrolls Online\">High Isles chapter in The Elder Scrolls Online<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve finally received new details about Bethesda\u2019s highly anticipated new RPG, Starfield. With new gameplay revealed during the Xbox and Bethesda showcase, it looks like Starfield may be the most advanced, extensive, and ambitious project in the studio\u2019s rich and compelling history.&nbsp; Todd Howard, the game director for Starfield, is on record as having described &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/bethesdas-starfield-news\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bethesda\u2019s Starfield will have dogfighting, space exploration, and more!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9222,"featured_media":194028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[3531,1617],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-194022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionstarfield","tag-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194022"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323705,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194022\/revisions\/323705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194022"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=194022"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=194022"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=194022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}