{"id":248532,"date":"2023-09-12T03:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T07:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=306120"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:16:02","slug":"is-starfield-the-best-release-of-this-year-the-numbers-point-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/is-starfield-the-best-release-of-this-year-the-numbers-point-to-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Starfield the best release this year? The numbers point to it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only a few days ago, we learned about the number of players <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/b\/starfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Starfield<\/a><\/strong> has had during its first few days. The figure was impressive, but now it was necessary to translate it into sales. Pending confirmation in more markets, we do know that in the UK, it has been a resounding success: <strong>number 1 in stores<\/strong>.<\/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=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.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\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.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:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The information was revealed by journalist <strong>Christopher Dring<\/strong>, one of the heavyweights at Games Industry. According to him, Starfield hasn&#8217;t been the biggest physical release of 2023, as it has been surpassed by Hogwarts Legacy, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Resident Evil 4 Remake, or Final Fantasy XVI. However, it has matched the sales of <strong>Diablo 4<\/strong>, a fact he considers quite &#8220;significant.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Starfield is No.1 in the UK boxed charts, which is impressive. It\u2019s not the biggest physical launch of 2022 (it\u2019s behind Hogwarts, Zelda, Star Wars, Resi 4, FF16 and Dead Island 2 on that list), but it\u2019s almost identical to Diablo 4, and that\u2019s significant because\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Dring\/status\/1700984361594839240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is noteworthy for one reason: Diablo 4 was a digital success, something that has also happened similarly with Starfield, with the significant detail that <strong>Starfield hasn&#8217;t been released on PlayStation 5<\/strong> (only on PC and Xbox Series X | S), unlike Activision Blizzard&#8217;s adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Diablo 4 was a major digital hit. Starfield will be similar because it\u2019s on the two most digital platforms (PC &amp; Xbox). Note: Diablo is also on PS5, which does ok physically. <br><br>Throw in Game Pass\u2026 this might be the biggest launch of 2023. And that\u2019s saying something<\/p>&mdash; Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Dring\/status\/1700985799293223104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we add in the downloads from Xbox Game Pass, then we would have strong physical sales, robust digital sales, and a significant number of downloads thanks to Xbox Game Pass. An impressive package that, in the words of Christopher Dring, could be &#8220;the biggest release of 2023&#8221; (let&#8217;s not forget that the figures from last week spoke of <strong>more than 6 million users<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the number of Starfield players continues to grow step by step, the key now is to determine what the ceiling is. And it&#8217;s worth noting that Todd Howard didn&#8217;t exactly make friends <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-head-of-bethesda-has-some-advice-for-those-who-cant-play-starfield-well-on-pc-buy-a-better-one?ex=CS-1537.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in a recent interview<\/a>.<\/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=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.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\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.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:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Games Industry journalist talks about the potential of the game and how it is number 1 in the United Kingdom&#8230; 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