Bethesda‘s Pete Hines has revealed throughout Microsoft’s court docket case towards the Federal Commerce Fee that Starfield wouldn’t be launched in September had the sport additionally been deliberate to launch on the PS5.
Starfield was confirmed to be releasing solely for PC and Xbox following Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media in 2021, which implies PS5 players are lacking out on the upcoming sci-fi RPG. Nevertheless, had the sport additionally been deliberate for Sony’s console, then Hines claims it wouldn’t be out so quickly.
When requested if Starfield could be due out his yr if it wasn’t unique to Microsoft’s flagship console and PC, Hines replied, “In my view, no, this recreation wouldn’t be popping out in 9 weeks if we had been supporting a completely totally different platform.”
“Specializing in fewer platforms has been an enormous profit to that crew,” including that if the sport was coming to extra platforms, “it’s going to take longer, it’s going to price extra. It’s only a far higher danger in my thoughts.”
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With regards to Starfield, Phil Spencer stated throughout an interview earlier this yr that he by no means indicated the sport would come to PlayStation, with Bethesda video games evaluated on a case-by-case foundation following its acquisition.
Starfield is because of launch for PC and Xbox Sequence X/S on September 9.
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