In early 2022, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, claimed the team wanted to make Starfield the ‘most-played’ Todd Howard game, with plans for it to eclipse Skyrim, one of the most popular games of all time.

Whether these extra few months will be enough to allay the reported fears of developers is currently unknown. The delay appears to align with these allegations, and may demonstrate that Bethesda is attempting a more cautious approach to development on the game. According to Schreier, the term ‘Next Cyberpunk‘ was floated for the game – with developers afraid they could be launching the latest buggy, ridiculed gaming disaster. Read: Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase announced for Juneįollowing the announcement, games journalist Jason Schreier alleged several developers who worked on Starfield were worried about the previous November 2022 release date for the game. That said, with Xbox and Bethesda cooking up an E3-style showcase in June, we could see more from both titles soon, regardless of the newly revealed delay. It appears the games need a bit more work before they’re ready to be shown off to the public. This led to much speculation about both titles – speculation that is now confirmed by Bethesda’s announcement on Twitter. While Starfield had been getting regular updates from Bethesda, many of them have been focussed on concept art and the game’s philosophy, rather than actual gameplay. Neither Redfall nor Starfield had been given meaty trailers in the last few months, with Redfall essentially disappearing after its initial launch announcement.

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