Bethesda says Xbox, PC title Starfield is more 'grounded' than past games

Starfield Concept Art Ice Night Sky
Starfield Concept Art Ice Night Sky (Image credit: Bethesda Softworks)

What you need to know

  • Three Bethesda Game Studios staff, including game director Todd Howard, talked about the studio's history and new ideas being explored with the upcoming game Starfield.
  • According to comments made during the discussion, Starfield is a more "grounded" experience than past Bethesda games.
  • Starfield is currently slated to arrive on Nov. 11, 2022.

Bethesda Game Studios' upcoming title Starfield is widely considered one of the most anticipated games of 2022, with mystery surrounding the world, characters and story. While things are still being kept vague, Bethesda is continuing its drip feed of information, with a new roundtable discussion from game director Todd Howard, studio director Angela Browder and art director Matt Carofano.

These three discuss Bethesda's history and approach to the future, noting that Starfield is a more "grounded" experience than past Bethesda Game Studios titles. You can watch the full discussion in the video below:

Bethesda has been sharing other small bits of information on the game over the past year, including concept art, lore of the Settled Systems and part of the soundtrack, which is being handled by Israeli-American composer Inon Zur.

Starfield is currently scheduled to launch on Nov. 11, 2022, exclusively on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC. Like all Xbox first-party titles, it'll also launch into Xbox Cloud Gaming and Xbox Game Pass.

Samuel Tolbert
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