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We've finally been given our first proper glance at Starfield, thanks to the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase at E3 2021. And while we don't know a lot about the game yet, it'southward coming 2022 and could be a lot similar Skyrim in infinite. That'southward handy equally the wait for The Elderberry Scrolls six seems a long mode off.

In that location'southward a hard sci-fi vibe to Starfield from what we've seen so far, something that's more than Ridley Scott'due south Alien than Star Wars. And going by art work for the game, it looks similar there'll be a rather enigmatic plot to Starfield.

Information technology looks like space exploration, and possibly survival on inhospitable planets could play a part, every bit well as cheese sandwiches. With that in heed, here's what we know well-nigh Starfield so far.

Starfield latest news and rumors (updated February 21)

• Starfield will accept a 'NASA-punk' aesthetic, and that'southward stupidly exciting.
• Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, believes that Starfield could be fifty-fifty bigger than Skyrim under the right circumstances
• New Starfield footage and artwork hints at a setting that's part Skyrim and part hard sci-fi from The Expanse; we're excited.
• Starfield game footage is ready to be shown off in Summertime 2022, with Bethesda boss Tod Howard noting that the game volition have total modern support.

Starfield release date

Starfield is coming November 11, 2022 (Prototype credit: Bethesda)

Bethesda revealed that Starfield will get in on November 11, 2022. That means nosotros've got some 17 months to go.

However we can expect more Starfield details before that, with Bethesda likely using the some what vague trailer to build up excitement effectually its original IP. Given some Bethesda games take launched in a rather buggy state, we're quote happy for the programmer to accept its fourth dimension here.

Starfield trailer

E3 2021 saw the first proper trailer for Starfield. It shows what could be the in-game engine, but seems rather vague on concrete details. Expect a sci-fi world that's all about handling the rigours of infinite travel rather than the 'laser swords' of Star Wars.

A second video gives the states a closer look at the development behind Starfield and how it'll be the first "new universe" from Bethesda in 25 years.

Starfield gameplay

No game footage from Starfield has been revealed yet and even the trailer for information technology doesn't give much abroad either. But given it'south an in-house Bethesda game, nosotros suspect it volition blend sci-fi infinite exploration with the open-globe, choose-your-own-run a risk format of the likes of Skyrim and Fallout four.

Full game footage has been slated by Bethesda boss Todd Howard for a Summer 2022 reveal. In an Reddit AMA Howard noted Bethesda would rather just show off the game than tout any major features: "We adopt to just show it, which should be next summer," he said. "We're happy with the advancements we've been able to make, some of which you can come across in the trailer shot in-game."

Having said that, Howard did say Starfield will come with modernistic support from the get go, meaning it could take the aforementioned staying ability as the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which has extensive mod back up and is one of the reasons Skyrim still very playable today.

Starfield could be an open-globe space exploration game (Image credit: Bethesda)

As for game action, await to airplane pilot a ship, or a variety of ships, beyond the inky blackness of infinite and through brightly coloured nebulas and effectually asteroid fields. All with the aim to explore a variety of environments by landing on planets, moons, space station and other astral bodies.

And that could all be framed effectually a main story with branching strands that players tin can choose to pursue in one go or dip in and out of while digging into side quests and other stories not core to the main plot.

Starfield looks like information technology has some chunky spaceships (Paradigm credit: Bethesda)

We suspect there'll be a lot of thespian customization that will besides extend to space ships. Of course, that's assuming that there are indeed space flight elements, and that Starfield is not simply set on a space station in the vein of System Shock, Casualty, and Alien Isolation.

Ideally, we'd like to come across a game that is effectively an open up-globe Mass Event, mixing exploration with a compelling pick-heavy story, with some space-sim elements thrown into the mix. There aren't a vast amount of space-sim or infinite-based RPGs effectually, so there's definitely a gap in the gaming world Bethesda could fill with Starfield.

• I'g not sorry Starfield is an Xbox exclusive — and Bethesda shouldn't exist either

Starfield story

Much like the rest of Starfield, its story is a bit of an enigma. The latest trailer gives off the feeling that exploration of a new region of space will play a big office of the game's plot.

"For me, Starfield is the Han Solo simulator," Bethesda executive Ashley Cheng told The Washington Post. "Arrive a ship, explore the galaxy, do fun stuff."

And Bethesda boss Todd Howards told The Telegraph that Starfield would exist like "NASA meets Indiana Jones meets the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen."

Then we'd posit that means exploration with some alien stuff going on, particularly as part of the latest trailer showed what looks like a diagram for some form of ring-based portal or teleporter structure.

A recent Xbox Wire posit detailed how Starfield will have a "NASA-punk" design, which could mean it'll embrace a hard sci-fi look and setting.

"Early on in this project when we were trying to plant the overall aesthetic of this game, we sort of coined the term 'NASA-Punk' to describe a sci-fi universe that's a little more grounded and relatable," explained Starfield's lead creative person Istvan Pely. "We wanted a very realistic take. You can draw a line from current-day infinite technology and extrapolate from there into the future so it's believable and relatable."

"What's actually interesting is how much we all latched onto that concept," Starfield's pb animator Rick Vicens added. "When you said NASA-Punk, the fine art team could instantly take those two words and make them work. It was just the perfect term for our fine art direction and keeping everyone in same flow and working with a consistent style. For me, it but clicked. At the start of the project, I recollect that term was critical for us."

Starfield could involve the conflicting artefact exploration (Image credit: Bethesda)

Every bit Starfield is a Bethesda game we can expect it to have all manner of quests, characters, and dialogue options to explore, with a story that somewhat reacts to what the player does and the decisions they make. Nosotros just really promise that Bethesda spends a lot of time on making the master story thoroughly engaging, with site missions that tie in with it.

Skyrim had a thoroughly passable main story, but the side quests were more than interesting. That's no bad thing, simply a compelling main story is definitely something we really desire to have from a sci-fi game, much like that of Star Wars: The Knights of the Old Republic II and Mass Effect.

Starfield setting and locations

A new and official trailer from Bethesda has shown off art work and a brief snipped of gameplay for Starfield, namely effectually The Settled Systems setting.

This location is some 50 lite-years away from our ain Solar Organization, which isn't hugely far abroad in space terms. Only this interstellar setting was ravaged by state of war and is still far from safe.

1 location looks rather idyllic in a very Star Trek mode, seemingly blending a cityscape with a forest.

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Simply another epitome shows off an barren landscape dotted with spindly, otherworldly copse and no shortage of rocks. This looks like one area that you'll need to pack a gun for.

(Image credit: Bethesda)

Speaking of guns, another scrap of artwork shows off three characters garbed in a very Star Wars-like lived in spacesuits. Each one has a distinct style and hints at the numerous faction that are likely in Starfield.

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An earlier batch of unlisted trailers have shown off a trio of potential Starfield locations.

Neon is a "pleasure city" full of vivid lights and futuristic-looking buildings. It was built upon an a giant fishing platform "on a rather nondescript aquatic earth" by the Xenofresh Corporation. The company and then came beyond a a fish with "psychotropic" properties and developed a drug called "Aurora" to turn its fortunes effectually.

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New Atlantis is a space port and the capital of the United Colonies, described as "the most powerful, established military and political faction in the game." It looks suitably sci-fi with flying cars and looming skyscrapers.

(Image credit: Bethesda)

Then in that location's Akila Urban center, the capital of the Freestar Collective.  Akila is populated by a various gear up of people who share a strong belief in personal liberty and individuality.

However that freedom is arguably brought into question given the city is surrounded by a wall to keep out creatures chosen Ashta, described as "conflicting predators that are a cross betwixt a wolf and a velociraptor." This could be one location to visit suitably well-armed.

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A more recent teaser trailer meets programmer chat showcases some more artwork and footage course Starfield. And it's looking like it'll be a exciting mix of Skyrim open-world/open up-galaxy exploration with the difficult sci-fi setting of TV series The Expanse.

(Image credit: Bethesda)

Rather than opt for glistening spaceships and clean interiors, Starfield seems to favor office over class with ships that expect similar they could be feasibly designed by NASA.

(Epitome credit: Bethesda)

Interiors aren't festooned with holographic panels or polish surfaces, but instead seem to be using every bit of surface space as storage with an accent on practicality not sci-fi glamour.

We've had enough of traditional sci-fi games in the pass, notably nearly recently with Mass Effect Legendary Edition. So a game in a grittier, more realistic sci-fi setting is definitely compelling and almost a jiff of fresh air, well metaphorically speaking,

Starfield Xbox Series X and PC exclusive

Starfield is likely to have spaceship piloting (Epitome credit: Bethesda)

If you've institute an Xbox Series Ten restock or have one of our best gaming PCs, then you're in luck as Starfield will be an exclusive game for those platforms.

We're afraid to say PS5 owners are all out of luck. But then they do get Deathloop, which is a Bethesda-made exclusive coming to Sony's new games console.

Starfield outlook

We hope Starfield has some deep infinite exploration (Image credit: Bethesda)

While we actually desire another Elder Scrolls game, nosotros're very interested to see what Bethesda does with Starfield, given it's a brand new IP from the gaming giant.

Information technology's gear up to exist a adjacent-generation game, and so we're expecting it to expect very impressive on Xbox Series X. Just aside from that, there'southward scope for Starfield to be infinite-faring sci-fi Skyrim or something that's more akin to space-sims such as Elite Dangerous.

Either mode, nosotros're excited to see what Starfield volition plough out to be. Bethesda has a strong pedigree of making and publishing impressive games. So it's got a lot of experience to draw from, though that also comes with a lot of expectations from fans as well. For the time existence, we'll but have to wait and see what Bethesda reveals next.

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Roland Moore-Colyer is U.Thou. Editor at Tom's Guide with a focus on news, features and stance articles. He often writes about gaming, phones, laptops and other $.25 of hardware; he's also got an involvement in cars. When not at his desk Roland can be establish wandering effectually London, oftentimes with a wait of curiosity on his face.

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