Xbox wants Starfield to have the 12-year staying power of Skyrim

[John Elden Ring]

Xbox and Bethesda want Starfield to be the longstanding hit Skyrim has been, but right now I’m unsure if they can pull it off. Well, head of Xbox Phil Spencer says as much at CCXP 2023, comparing the longevity of Skyrim to the plans Bethesda currently has for Starfield.

That’s our goal,” Spencer begins. “Skyrim is such an amazing hit from Bethesda Game Studios, and talking to Todd Howard and the team what they wanted to do as people who love space and space exploration is give them that same opportunity [as Skyrim].

“So we’ve already announced that we’ve got our next expansion coming, Shattered Space. We’ve already told the community that they’ll get all the modules that they need, so they can go and create their own content in Starfield, which has been so important to Skyrim. So a tonne of confidence that for many, many years, Starfield sitting very high in the gameplay.”

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

We all want to date models.

 

[flaccidsnake]

 

[Entropi]

That plan is not looking good right now.

 

[voke]

It's far too late. Skyrim had gaming discussion in a chokehold for well over year. Starfield is not that game at all, the hype is gone.

 

[Zzero]

I have hope that they will, Helen Keller-like, suddenly remember how to spell waterRPG and return to making good singleplayer narrative, exploration experiences but I doubt it.

 

[Darth Vader]

We all want to date models.

I came here to say that I wanted a threesome with Emma Stone and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

 

[anonpuffs]

And I want to be a billionaire

 

[GachaMadeMeBroke]

The same way they believed people will be playing Redfall 10 years from now?

 

[Heil68]

I don't see it happening.

 

[flaccidsnake]

I just hope Bethesda still exists in 12 years.

 

[Johnic]

 

[avenovah]

12 Years a Slave

 

[toadsage44]

I just hope Bethesda still exists in 12 years.

They died in my eyes when M$ bought them, so I couldn't care less if they're still here 12 years from now

 

[FatKaz]

 

[Lord Mittens]

 

[flaccidsnake]

They died in my eyes when M$ bought them, so I couldn't care less if they're still here 12 years from now

I feel this for sure, but I'm not ready to say that Bethesda, ID, Machine Games, Arkane, etc are all dead studios just because MS bought them (and 2 of them put out underwhelming flops since). I can still play these games on PC anyway, and I'd rather have more great games than dead studios.

 

[KnittedKnight]

Starfield Special Edition
Starfield Anniversary Edition
Starfield Legendary Edition
Starfield Ultimate Edition
Starfield No-loading Screen Edition
Starfield Director's Cut
Starfield Remaster
Starfield Remake
Starfield HD (PlayStation 9 ver).

 

[anonpuffs]

They died in my eyes when M$ bought them, so I couldn't care less if they're still here 12 years from now

They were dead after fallout 76.

 

[AllBizness]

I just hope Bethesda still exists in 12 years.

I could care less, they are apart of Microsoft now.