Starfield is Europe’s biggest current-gen Xbox launch
The RPG has become the fifth biggest game launch in Europe in 2023
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Starfieldhas had the biggest launch for anyXbox Series X|Sgame in Europe.
According toGamesIndustry.biz,Starfieldhas officially become the fifth biggest game launch in Europe of 2023 so far within its first week of launch, as well as securing the top spot as the biggest Xbox launch of the current generation.
Bethesda’s latest RPG is also the fastest-selling new IP of the year, but the report noted thatStarfieldwas technically available a week earlier for those who purchased the Digital Premium Edition - meaning it had the advantage of a few extra days of sales. Also, while the game was available as a day-one release onXbox Game Pass, the data from those playing via the subscription service isn’t included here.
Starfield is the fifth fastest-selling game across Europe this year. Starfield was technically on sale for longer due to the early access. But this is purely sales, no Game Pass data. Starfield comes ahead of Forza Horizon 5 as the biggest Xbox launch this generation (GSD data) pic.twitter.com/T9ywddGmDZSeptember 18, 2023
Still, the game’s launch sales have beaten some of 2023’s biggest games across other platforms, includingResident Evil 4andFinal Fantasy 16, but still falls behind other massively successful games of the year such asThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,Star Wars Jed: Survivor,Diablo 4, andHogwarts Legacy.
However, despite not beating other top sellers for games onPlayStation 5andNintendo Switch,Starfieldhas officially surpassedForza Horizon 5, making it the biggest Xbox launch of this console generation across Europe.
Playground Games' racing game was released in 2021 and even days before its official launch,over one million players purchased the game to gain early access. Earlier this year, the game managed to achieve a massive milestone by hitting30 million players, according to the game’s Hall of Fame leaderboard, 18 months after release.
On September 7, one day afterStarfield’s official launch and six days after launching in early access, Bethesda announced that the game had become its biggest-ever game launch. Within the short time period - a mere 24 hours after full release -Starfieldhad racked upsix million players, beating the publisher’s past launches ofSkyrimandFallout4.
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Looking to the future, the studio has already laid out its plans for future updates, starting with thehighly-requested Nvidia DLSS support.
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