“If you want to play Starfield, it’s only on Xbox and PC”: Bethesda apologizes to PlayStation 5 owners

Senior Vice President Bethesda Softworks public relations Pete Hines apologized to fans Playstationdisappointed with the status of the console exclusive Starfield for Xbox

In an interview with GameSpot, Hines was asked to comment on Starfield and some of Bethesda’s other games that have become Xbox exclusives following Microsoft’s acquisition of the publisher. As you might expect, the company cannot bring Starfield and Redfall to PlayStation 5 with a wave of the magic wand, limiting itself to apologies to users.

“If you are a big fan of what we do and the game we are making is no longer available on your platform, I completely understand if you are unhappy or angry or anything else. I understand perfectly. These are all real feelings and experiences. , but how do you cope with them, I do not even know.

I have no idea how to allay the fears and concerns of PlayStation 5 fans, other than to say that I myself have played a PlayStation 5 on this console and there are games that I intend to continue to play on it, but if you want to play Starfield, this is PC and Xbox only, sorry. All I can really say is to apologize. I’m sure a lot of people are upset about this, but there’s not much I can do about it. “

Meanwhile, Todd Howard, another notable figure at Bethesda, said yesterday that the Xbox exclusivity of Starfield will make the game better as developers can focus on optimizing the game for a narrower range of platforms.

Starfield will be released November 11, 2023 Xbox Series X / S and PC only. The game will immediately go to Game Pass.

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