Starfield director Todd Howard says that though there's still much work to be done on the upcoming RPG, Bethesda is confident it'll be ready in time for its launch.
In a new video, Bethesda details the game's setting (the Settled Systems), the two main factions (the United Colonies and the Freestar Collective), and more.
Bethesda's Todd Howard also confirmed that it would be localized in Japanese with full voice acting. The RPG is out on November 11th 2022.
Though some are still holding out hope that the upcoming RPG won't be an Xbox-console exclusive, Bethesda and Microsoft have reiterated that it won't be coming to PlayStation.
A screenshot shows what look like the interiors of a space station, while a second image shows various concept models of spaceships.
New videos drop new lore and story tidbits about the cities of New Atlantis, Neon, and Akila, along with art being shown off.
Though the vast majority of development work is currently being done on Starfield, "everybody works on everything," says Howard.
Bethesda Game Studios' Keith Beltramini reveals that the entire in-game teaser of Starfield was made without any cinematic tools.
Bethesda Softworks finally unveiled its next big RPG, set to release next year. What should you expect? Let's take a closer look.
We recently got to see an in-engine trailer of Bethesda's Starfield, but what does that brief teaser actually tell us about the game?
"I get it. Those are all real feelings and frustrations," says Bethesda's senior vice president of marketing and communication Pete Hines.
While there are flaws in disbanding a popular platform like PlayStation, Todd Howard believes that focusing on one platform is best in the long-term.
The space-faring RPG has "some more hooks in it" that will facilitate those who just want to keep playing (while also having main quests to clear).
Inon Zur of Fallout 4, Dragon's Dogma, Outriders and Pathfinder: Kingmaker fame is also confirmed as the game's composer.
Constellation is described as "NASA meets Indiana Jones meets the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." You can join other factions though.
Join Constellation, the last group of space explorers, and "go where you want" to "be who you want" as per director Todd Howard.
Things are starting to heat up with Bethesda's next big RPG as several reports point to a reveal and release date announcement at E3 2021.
Though the specifics haven't been revealed, it will be in "late" 2022.
According to Bloomberg's Jacon Schreier, the development team was "very small" until 2019.
Don't hold your breath for a Holiday 2021 launch.
