Starfield fans hopeful for bug-free launch as current version details revealed thanks to preload
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Preloads forStarfieldwent live last week, and one particular nugget of information regarding the game’s current version has got fans hopeful that the space RPG could truly be, as promised,Bethesda’s least buggy gameyet.
As GamesRadar+reports, it didn’t take long at all for prospectiveStarfieldplayers on Reddit to notice that when the preloads went live,Starfieldwas already at version 1.6.35.0. Although the details regarding the changes implemented in each of the game’s pre-launch versions aren’t publicly available, many are hoping that the version number could indicate that Bethesda has been hard at work ironing out glitches and making sure that the title is extra polished.
“Now THAT is certainly a promising little bit of news,” one Reddit userwrote. “Sounds like they really putStarfieldthrough its paces and it will be relatively bug-free for release. I’m more confident than ever about its release right now.”
Others are equally optimistic: “BothSkyrimandFallout4launched with 1.1.x versioning. I wonder if they had a release candidate six months or a year ago, and have just been hammering on it all this time?” another userquestioned. “I’m sure thatMicrosoftwas pushing them for a more polished release. It’s one of Xbox‘s biggest games[,] after all,” onespeculated.
A bunch more interesting details aboutStarfieldwere recentlyrevealed in a developer Q&A, including the fact that players will be able to buy dwellings in all of the game’s major cities and that they can get arrested for space crimes, such as smuggling contraband.
Unfortunately, although mechs were featured in one of theStarfieldanimated shorts, it was confirmed that they won’t be usable in the game, as they’re all “in ruins” as a result of the Colony War. Even so, there’s still plenty to be excited about whenStarfieldlaunches next month.
Starfield is quite easily one of the most excitingupcoming gamesreleasing this year, but for more promising 2023 Xbox releases, be sure to check out our list ofnew Xbox Series X games.
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