re: Microsoft rumored to release Starfield on PS5

Posted on 2/6/24 at 3:13 pm to imjustafatkid

Posted by finchmeister08

Member since Mar 2011

38104 posts

Posted on 2/6/24 at 3:13 pm to imjustafatkid

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Even with all obvious evidence to the contrary, these morons still pretend Starfield sucks.

you haven't provided anything other than saying "the current player count says people are enjoying it." no link, no screenshot, no article quote, no nothing. anything you'll find will say "it's a great game, but __________."

https://www.pcgamer.com/starfields-biggest-issues-cant-be-solved-with-patches-mods-or-expansions/

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It's a good game, but I'm not sure even a major Cyberpunk 2077-style overhaul can make it an RPG for the ages.

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To be clear: Starfield is a good game. But like I said in my Starfield review, I didn't want to like Starfield, I wanted to love it. Like Oblivion, Skyrim, and Fallout 3 and 4, I was hoping to be pulled into Starfield's orbit for years rather than just a few weeks.

That didn't happen, and I think a lot of Starfield players feel the same way about this: we're not mad, we're just disappointed.

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I might like it more someday, but it's hard to imagine loving it.

https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesdas-still-responding-to-negative-starfield-reviews-with-cheesy-taglines-and-at-this-point-i-just-want-the-studios-reply-brigade-to-log-off/

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From where I'm sitting, it's just a result of hype not meeting expectations. It's a decent game, it's just that 'decent' is a huge problem when we were all strapped in for the next big Bethesda RPG.

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Some of these replies point players to the game's official Discord server to help them find "further ideas from other players" which… is not exactly what you want to hear. I was talking to fellow PC Gamer writer Joshua Wolens about this, and he put it so well I'm going to quote him here: '[it's like saying] we're not sure what's fun in our game, but these guys are putting their heads together over here and maybe they'll figure it out.'

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I wish Starfield was the game we were all wanting it to be, but it just isn't.

Reddit comments:

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I think that Starfield not moving the needle has been a shock to them. It didn’t make a dent to the competition and they have so much potential to gain by releasing to the PS player base.

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I have 0 incentive to buy a Series X/S knowing that Infinite at launch was average and Starfield was average as well. Not buying a console for average titles. Need bangers such as Forbidden West and Ragnarok.

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I think the numbers of people who bought into the Xbox ecosystem due to Starfield was high, just not what they thought. This was touted and hyped up so much and came out to such a lacklustre response.

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I mean it’s because the game itself was not as good as people hoped. I think Starfield is over-hated, but it’s definitely not the 95-metacritic game that it looked like it would be pre-launch.

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The irony is that Microsoft had the right strategy with Starfield, and Bethesda simply failed to deliver a quality enough game to validate the vision.

…But Starfield’s underperformance has led Microsoft to the exact opposite and wrong conclusion that their exclusivity strategy was flawed. It would have worked wonders if Starfield truly was the next Skyrim.

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Why would Sony trade a Last of Us or Spiderman for a Starfield or Forza Motorsport

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Starfield cost a huge amount to get out the door - the last delay pushed the game out nearly a year. It hasn’t been as big as Microsoft expected, so maybe releasing it on PlayStation is a way to try to get the return they expected.

nearly every comment on reddit has said it was a let down. every single review website has said this game is average at best.

AVERAGE

but let's hang our hat on player count.