Bethesda has confirmed that Starfield remains an important part of the studio’s future and that support for the game will continue next year. The space RPG will receive new stories, targeted gameplay improvements, and a content expansion titled Starborn planned for 2027.
A great deal has happened around Bethesda in recent weeks. The most significant development was Microsoft’s decision to lay off 3,200 employees from the Xbox division, with the cuts heavily affecting Bethesda, ZeniMax, and id Software as well. A few days later, it was confirmed that Bethesda would primarily focus on its best-known franchises in the future, including The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Starfield, the company’s first new IP in more than 25 years, was not mentioned, leading many to conclude that the space RPG might be pushed into the background.
Starfield still has a future
It would have been easy to assume that, following its launch, one major expansion and several updates, Starfield would receive no further content almost three years after release. However, in a statement mainly focused on the future of the Fallout franchise, Bethesda also made clear that it has not forgotten about its space RPG. The studio said that “Starfield continues” and that the game “remains an important part of our future.”
According to Bethesda, more than 17 million players have played Starfield so far—this does not represent copies sold—and users have collectively spent nearly one billion hours in its world. The studio confirmed that, as it heads toward 2027, it intends to “expand the Settled Systems with new stories, targeted gameplay improvements and additional updates.” New content titled Starborn is also in development and will launch sometime in 2027.
Bethesda also emphasized in the announcement that the community plays an important role in keeping the game alive. More than 40 percent of players now customize their experience using Creations, Bethesda’s platform for publishing mods and downloading user-created content. The company said it would continue to “invest in creators and give players new ways to make Starfield their own.”
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