It’s me, the internet’s #1 Starfield defender, who wants to say that your latest take on the end of the game is off the mark.What I’m referring to is GamingBolt Declaration Starfield is said to be “in dire straits” due to a “drastic drop in the number of players.”
This particular article has become a meme, but it’s also a hardcore PlayStation argument I’ve heard a lot over the past month or two, and I think Starfield is doing a lot better than people think. I really think so. Even if it’s referring to the number of players and not Game Awards nominations (which, to be honest, I can’t say I’m shocked by, even as a fan).
The counterargument to this, of course, is that Starfield is not a live service game where you need to keep players at a certain level for long periods of time. But even beyond that, I would argue that it’s done very well, especially on Xbox as it remains in the top 10 most played games since its release. More than 80 days after its release, it still sits in 10th place, ahead of classics like Rocket League, Overwatch, and GTA Online.
yes Steam number is decreasingbut this is never thought to be the case. Also Since it’s a PC Game Pass release, some PC players are getting the game for “free” there, and cannibalizing potential Steam players.
As for other points of comparison, Skyrim just passed on Steam. But this is Skyrim, considered one of the best RPGs of all time with the most expansive mod scene in the world.
And while Red Dead Redemption 2 sold huge numbers, at least twice as many as Starfield, this was the result of a huge sale on PC over Black Friday weekend, and once again However, it is one of the most popular single player games of all time.
Starfield has essentially no post-release support at this point, so there’s no reason for the player count to skyrocket for any reason. The biggest update we got was adding DLSS support and the ability to eat sandwiches from the table. It’s not necessarily a reason to go back to racing. I absolutely love this game and have spent 160 hours playing it.But…I haven’t played for two months, so of course I won’t have anything to do. Finally In its current state.
A key moment to watch is when Bethesda releases its first truly big content update.that did it Shattered Space is an expansion for Starfield that has already been announced, but we may also see smaller expansions earlier, such as adding shipbuilding parts or the ability to create a space station. And in 2024, official mod support for Starfield will debut. Starfield has been the mainstay of Skyrim’s existence for many years. Starfield has a thousand planets, so it’s easy to imagine what players will come up with to extend its lifespan. Infinite games.
I’m never going to make the argument that Starfield becomes Skyrim. Really nothing in Skyrim. But this narrative that the game is failing because it lost players over time, or that it’s ultimately Microsoft’s failure, is misguided. Granted, I think they were hoping for this game to get better reviews and not lose out to the top 6 games of the year, but from an actual player perspective, they definitely missed those goals. I think I achieved it.
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