Devs Reportedly Worried Starfield Would Launch Like Cyberpunk 2077

Devs Reportedly Worried Starfield Would Launch Like Cyberpunk 2077

Recent reports claim that some developers behind the upcoming Starfield expressed concerns about the game’s release, worried that it would launch prematurely much like Cyberpunk 2077. Bethesda just announced that Starfield would be delayed to 2023 alongside Redfall, stating that the games needed more time to realize their ambitions and full potential.
As the next game from the same team that helmed contemporary classics like Fallout 3 and Skyrim, Starfield has gathered no shortage of hype over the past few years. The game is expected to be, per Todd Howard’s own statement, “like Skyrim in space,” setting players loose on a massive open-world and letting them dig into various RPG elements. While the gaming world has high hopes for Starfield, there have also been concerns raised about its previously planned release date of November 2022, as no gameplay has been shown. These concerns were exacerbated by recent leaked statements from a Bethesda developer, who called Starfield‘s flying “crap” and further criticized the Creation Engine, which has been known to be unreliable and buggy in the past.
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Due to these factors, today’s delay news may not have come as a surprise to many fans, but the development of Starfield may have been even bumpier than some were imagining. According to Bloomberg‘s Jason Schreier, various Bethesda developers expressed reservations about the November 22 release date last spring considering the progress made on the game at that time. Reportedly, these developers were going as far as directly comparing the upcoming Starfield to Cyberpunk 2077.

Last spring before E3, I spoke to some folks on Starfield who were extremely worried about committing to a 11-11-22 date based on the progress they’d made so far. (“Next Cyberpunk” was the term floated.) Good on Bethesda for delaying even after announcing that specific date. https://t.co/QdWFf0zGIY
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) May 12, 2022

Cyberpunk 2077 is notorious for overpromising and underdelivering, with many considering its launched version to be an unfinished game due to bugs, performance issues, and missing content. Given the damage that this release did to CD Projekt Red’s reputation, it makes even more sense that Bethesda would want to push back the Cyberpunk-inspired Starfield. Bethesda itself has experience launching buggy and controversial games, as Fallout 76 was severely criticized for its at-launch state. While Fallout 76 hasn’t seemed to have done the same damage to Bethesda’s reputation as Cyberpunk 2077 did to CD Projekt Red’s, a subsequent problematic release would be another nail in the coffin.

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These statements simultaneously explain the delay of Starfield and raise doubts about its current condition. Schreier reports that these comments were made a year ago, but it’s difficult to tell how much progress has been made on the game since then, and how much will be made a year from today. Hopefully, Bethesda has learned from the likes of Cyberpunk 2077 and will not be reluctant in giving Starfield the extra time and resources that it needs.
Source: Jason Schreier/Twitter

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Devs Reportedly Worried Starfield Would Launch Like Cyberpunk 2077

Recent reports claim that some developers behind the upcoming Starfield expressed concerns about the game’s release, worried that it would launch prematurely much like Cyberpunk 2077. Bethesda just announced that Starfield would be delayed to 2023 alongside Redfall, stating that the games needed more time to realize their ambitions and full potential.
As the next game from the same team that helmed contemporary classics like Fallout 3 and Skyrim, Starfield has gathered no shortage of hype over the past few years. The game is expected to be, per Todd Howard’s own statement, “like Skyrim in space,” setting players loose on a massive open-world and letting them dig into various RPG elements. While the gaming world has high hopes for Starfield, there have also been concerns raised about its previously planned release date of November 2022, as no gameplay has been shown. These concerns were exacerbated by recent leaked statements from a Bethesda developer, who called Starfield‘s flying “crap” and further criticized the Creation Engine, which has been known to be unreliable and buggy in the past.
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Due to these factors, today’s delay news may not have come as a surprise to many fans, but the development of Starfield may have been even bumpier than some were imagining. According to Bloomberg‘s Jason Schreier, various Bethesda developers expressed reservations about the November 22 release date last spring considering the progress made on the game at that time. Reportedly, these developers were going as far as directly comparing the upcoming Starfield to Cyberpunk 2077.

Last spring before E3, I spoke to some folks on Starfield who were extremely worried about committing to a 11-11-22 date based on the progress they’d made so far. (“Next Cyberpunk” was the term floated.) Good on Bethesda for delaying even after announcing that specific date. https://t.co/QdWFf0zGIY
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) May 12, 2022

Cyberpunk 2077 is notorious for overpromising and underdelivering, with many considering its launched version to be an unfinished game due to bugs, performance issues, and missing content. Given the damage that this release did to CD Projekt Red’s reputation, it makes even more sense that Bethesda would want to push back the Cyberpunk-inspired Starfield. Bethesda itself has experience launching buggy and controversial games, as Fallout 76 was severely criticized for its at-launch state. While Fallout 76 hasn’t seemed to have done the same damage to Bethesda’s reputation as Cyberpunk 2077 did to CD Projekt Red’s, a subsequent problematic release would be another nail in the coffin.

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These statements simultaneously explain the delay of Starfield and raise doubts about its current condition. Schreier reports that these comments were made a year ago, but it’s difficult to tell how much progress has been made on the game since then, and how much will be made a year from today. Hopefully, Bethesda has learned from the likes of Cyberpunk 2077 and will not be reluctant in giving Starfield the extra time and resources that it needs.
Source: Jason Schreier/Twitter

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