Loyal fans of one of Bethesda’s recent original blockbusters are losing hope that Starfield won’t see any new content soon. Players have been voicing their concerns about the future of Starfield after the game was absent from the Xbox Showcase.
“What a complete disappointment,” said Redditor totallynormalpersonz, who was originally included in a report by IGN. “What a joke the only thing we ever hear from Bethesda about this game nowadays is stuff off the Creation Club. The Xbox showcase would have been the perfect time to show off something new for this game. Unfortunately Bethesda doesn’t seem to care. Wouldn’t surprise me if Bethesda has abandoned this game and are hoping the community will make content for them. This does not bode well for future Bethesda game studio projects.”
The lack of an update for Starfield was particularly annoying for fans as other Bethesda titles were front and center during the Xbox Showcase. Both The Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout 76 received their share of attention with new content, seasonal updates, and even some new fishing features. Bethesda had previously promised an “exciting” year for Starfield.
Starfield most recently received an update last month in May, although it primarily focused on bug fixes and stability improvements. Players have created an extensive amount of Starfield mods that have become popular in the community.
Bethesda’s space epic received mixed reviews when it launched in 2023. Many critics and fans recognized that it didn’t provide the sense of awe that an adventure through space should provide. They hoped that later DLCs and player-made content would eventually provide the experience they were looking for, but that hope hasn’t been realized.
“It struggles to deliver a cohesive and memorable RPG experience amid the seemingly boundless sea of stars,” wrote Michael Higham in his GameSpot Starfield review. “For all its reverence for scientific philosophy, its stories and characters paint a rather tame and sterile vision for what our spacefaring future could look like.”
