This statement seems contradictory, given the nature of gaming console hardware. Neither Sony nor Microsoft has made firm statements regarding when the public can expect them to release the next generation of consoles, though one report suggests the next PlayStation system is at least three years away . Given that the current generation of consoles are nearly five years old, it seems highly unlikely that Starfield might be compatible with both the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One while simultaneously taking advantage of all the features offered by the next generation of gaming conso

Todd Howard attempted to answer some of these questions, in an interview with Eurogamer . When asked about what gamers could expect from Starfield , Howard was quick to emphasize Bethesda's devotion to developing unique, high-quality games, while avoiding direct comparisons to either The Elder Scrolls or Fallo

The studio's upcoming Fallout 76 will likely see similar combat to Fallout 4 based on what we've already seen from it at E3 2018 , so I'm not expecting many changes there. The execution skills that were introduced in Fallout 3 and refined in Skyrim and Fallout 4 are a great starting point for improving combat that's close-up. They need to take it a step further, however, and improve the continual combat that players will find themselves in during the g

"What systems we put it out on - what's the hardware requirements - is still to be determined. We're pushing it; we're thinking very, very far in future so we're building something that will handle next-generation hardware. That's what we're building on right now, that's where our mind is, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't exist on the current systems as wel

An open world first-person shooter in the same vein as the ever-popular Fallout series, Starfield is thought to exist in the same universe as radroaches and Pip-Boy, but takes the premise up into the cosmos. For the first time ever, the series could move away from the apocalyptic wasteland of the Commonwealth or New Vegas and head even further into the future. Given Fallout 's already dystopian tone, it would be amazing to see where Bethesda's imagination could go in sp

Even though Bethesda Game Studios now has four offices scattered around the world, with a new location recently announced to be in Dallas , Hines also made clear that just because the development team has more staff than ever before doesn't mean development will go by that much more quickly. In fact, when talking about The Elder Scrolls VI specifically, Hines said that it likely won't be out until the next console generation has arrived. "I don't even know what the world is going to be like when it comes out; there will be a different console generation by then, I'm sure," Hines sta

In a recent discussion with Gamespot at PAX Australia, Bethesda's VP of Marketing Pete Hines spoke a bit more about both Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI and explained why they decided to announce both games so far in advance. Hines acknowledged that while it would have likely been better to continue going down this route of announcing games only shortly before they're ready, he said that the aim with these two reveals was to be transparent to their f

As a final message to fans, Hines told them all to strap in and be patient over the next few years. "Take a deep breath; you're going to be OK. We're going to make some stuff you're really going to love," he s

In the meantime, Fallout 76 is slated to arrive just next month on November 14 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Hopefully, it will be an enjoyable multiplayer experience that will help make the trip to Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI feel that much shor

A supposed leak of Starfield screenshots may have just been verified by the unlikeliest of sources: a t-shirt worn by a Bethesda developer. The screenshots in question leaked in September, offering a brief glimpse at a possible player character, a spaceship design, and the HUD of Starfield . Bethesda has neither confirmed nor denied the validity of the leak to d

We also saw some slight political elements thrown into Skyrim that added a lot of character to that land and perhaps with a mechanic like building, they could take that even further with something players have never seen before in a fantasy RPG that's likely going to be larger than anything we’ve played in the past. Of course, this would be my ideal way of changing things, and I'm no game developer. I can't say for sure how Bethesda Game Studios would make this mechanic better and more meaningful so that players would enjoy it more, but I think it's something worthy of attention that would add to the game's sense of immers

Hines continued by also talking about how even though Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI have been officially announced, that doesn't mean they're even close to being ready. "I try really hard to manage people's expectations. It's not like ' Fallout 76 this year, Starfield Skills Guide|Https://Starfieldgalaxy.Com/ next year, and then TES6 the year after.' The timeline isn't any different. What's different is just trying to be transparent and say, 'Don't freak out, the next thing we're doing is single-player [in Starfield], [and] we are making TES