Bethesda open-world RPGs are likely to have lengthy and vibrant shelf lives as gamers discover, experiment, and dive into new new DLC expansions. However in comparison with the likes of Skyrim and even Fallout 4, the post-launch lifetime of Starfield has felt comparatively muted, with no massive new DLC but in sight for the sport in 2025. Now in line with MP1st, Bethesda won’t launch a brand new enlargement for Starfield in any respect till 2026 when the sport arrives on PS5.
MP1st experiences that Microsoft is at present “leaning towards” releasing the beforehand rumored Starfield PS5 model in spring of subsequent 12 months. That’s reportedly additionally when the RPG will obtain its second enlargement and a raft of recent quality-of-life enhancements. Transferring to Sony’s platform could be the sport’s final shot for a important re-appraisal and renewed curiosity from followers after a combined response at launch on Xbox Sequence X/S and PC.
Final 12 months’s Shattered House enlargement was notably disappointing. The roughly 8-hour marketing campaign took gamers to a brand new planet however successfully siloed them from every thing that makes Starfield particular. As an alternative of leaping into hyperspace, combating pirates, and exploring distant star bases, gamers spent Shattered House working across the floor of a single planet taking pictures at interstellar ghosts. There have been some neat story beats and fascinating concepts, however I discovered the vast majority of it fairly boring and by-the-numbers. Steam critiques appear to agree. Nearly a 12 months later, it nonetheless sits at a optimistic score of simply 51 p.c.
“Content material clever, we’re taking a look at what we did with Far Harbor on Fallout 4,” director Todd Howard stated in an interview final 12 months about Starfield‘s post-launch roadmap. “This can be a scope that works for our growth in doing this annual story enlargement sort of factor.” He added previous to Shattered House‘s launch, “We’re planning for the one after this, so there will probably be one other one.”
It’s a 12 months later, nevertheless, and there’s been no phrase on the second enlargement, and remaining followers have been getting impatient. Those that weren’t hooked by the unique recreation, in the meantime, are nonetheless searching for Bethesda so as to add one thing to Starfield that can pressure them to provide it their consideration. It feels like no matter that’s, we’re not getting it in 2025.
