Summary
- The Verge's Tom Warren says that Starfield's PS5 port may be coming alongside the game's next major expansion in 2025.
- Bethesda may have initially been planning to release the port alongside 2024's Shattered Space expansion.
The PlayStation 5 port of Starfield may be released alongside the game's next expansion in 2025. Initially released for Xbox Series X/S and PC in late 2023, rumors of a PS5 port of Bethesda's space RPG have persisted, with new comments implying that Starfield will be playable on Sony's flagship console this year.
While fans of Bethesda were eager to get their hands on the studio's next major RPG, early reviews for Starfield were mixed, with some critics and players criticizing the title's story and characters, along with its space exploration mechanics. Since its September 2023 launch, however, the game has managed to improve its reputation, with developers continuously releasing updates and new content for players to enjoy. Over the past year, Microsoft has continued to stress its interest in embracing a multiplatform strategy going forward, and those with PlayStation consoles may soon be able to take to the stars themselves.
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In a new episode of the Xbox Two Plus One podcast, The Verge's Tom Warren revealed that Bethesda may have been planning to release Starfield's PS5 port alongside 2024's Shattered Space expansion. While this didn't come to pass, Warren claimed that the port has been in the works for a while, and that he believes it should be released alongside the game's next expansion later in 2025. While this hasn't yet been confirmed by the studio, recent updates to the Bethesda Creation Kit also imply that a PS5 release is incoming, though many wonder how such a port will perform overall.
Starfield's PS5 Port May Release Alongside the Game's Next Expansion
During the 2025 Game Developer's Conference, former Bethesda developer Nate Purkeypile gave his insight regarding Starfield's rocky launch and perceived lack of personality compared to the studio's previous releases. According to Purkeypile, Bethesda continued to restrict creative freedom as the project got bigger, as leaving over 500 devs to their own devices would have spelled disaster for the RPG. While God of War's game director David Gaffe called Starfield's story one of the best in modern gaming, many players didn't feel the same way.
In early March, the development team teased that more content is coming to Starfield in 2025, though no concrete details have been announced. The game's last major update was released in November, uncapping frame frates on the Xbox Series X and fixing dozens of Shattered Space bugs. Many fans of Bethesda are also eager for an update regarding The Elder Scrolls 6, which is reportedly in development for PC and Xbox consoles and is planned to be released sometime after 2026.
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