Microsoft Starfield - Information Thread, update: May Update (detailed surface maps, difficulty options, display settings) to release on May 15

[best3444]

6 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

 

Here Is The ‘Starfield’ Release Time In Your Region For Early Access

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Here are all the launch times for Starfield around the globe for August 31-September 1 early access.

 

 

I'll buy it tomorrow morning before work and have it download. Thanks for that information.

[Dexterryu]

After watching/reading many of the reviews... this is a Bethesda game through and through. I know a ton of people are excited about that but I'm pretty sure it means this game is definitely not for me despite being a bit of a space nerd.

[best3444]

1 minute ago, Dexterryu said:

After watching/reading many of the reviews... this is a Bethesda game through and through. I know a ton of people are excited about that but I'm pretty sure it means this game is definitely not for me despite being a bit of a space nerd.

 

Not every game is for everyone. Hell, I'm currently on my second playthrough of RDR2 which I consider one of the greatest videogames ever and everyone on this forum absolutely despises it. If you don't like it that's completely fine. 

[skillzdadirecta]

6 minutes ago, best3444 said:

 

I'll buy it tomorrow morning before work and have it download. Thanks for that information.

You have gamepass? You can pre-download it now.

 

Just now, best3444 said:

I'm currently on my second playthrough of RDR2 which I consider one of the greatest videogames ever and everyone on this forum absolutely despises i

One of the best games I ever played as well 

[best3444]

1 minute ago, skillzdadirecta said:

You have gamepass? You can pre-download it now.

 

Would that give me the early access version? And wouldn't i have to pay to download it? 

[skillzdadirecta]

1 minute ago, best3444 said:

 

Would that give me the early access version?

No you have to pay for early access but at least you'll have the game downloaded. I downloaded the game last week. It's only 35 bucks to upgrade from the gamepass version to the version with early access though.

[best3444]

2 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

No you have to pay for early access but at least you'll have the game downloaded. I downloaded the game last week. It's only 35 bucks to upgrade from the gamepass version to the version with early access though.

 

Ok, thanks.

[Xbob42]

While my interest is piqued hearing about good(ish?) gameplay and one person even saying it can be scary (love me space spookiness) I feel like a shitton of Tweets about the game are trying really hard to cushion opinions. "I'M STILL PLAYING IT AND I REALLY LIKE IT GUYS, but [damning statement]"

[best3444]

1 minute ago, Xbob42 said:

While my interest is piqued hearing about good(ish?) gameplay and one person even saying it can be scary (love me space spookiness) I feel like a shitton of Tweets about the game are trying really hard to cushion opinions. "I'M STILL PLAYING IT AND I REALLY LIKE IT GUYS, but [damning statement]"

 

I'm not reading any reviews or watching them either. I'm going in blind and and I know for a fact I'll love it. Fuck reviews and the punks online trying to ruin the experience. I'm ignoring everything. 

[Xbob42]

1 minute ago, best3444 said:

 

I'm not reading any reviews or watching them either. I'm going in blind and and I know for a fact I'll love it. Fuck reviews and the punks online trying to ruin the experience. I'm ignoring everything. 

But you're not ignoring me! Spoilers: There's a Dune planet but there's no people or worms! Also no dunes!

[Guest]

One of the greatest things about Gamepass is there is literally no reason to even look at a single review for titles on it. Just download whatever looks at all interesting and give it a go. I’ve played so many more games because of this that I would otherwise never have given a second thought to.

[Bacon]

Spoilers: you shoot guns and spaceship around

Also, your character dies at the end whilst getting gangbanged by time-traveling tentacle monsters.

I only made one of those up

[Keyser_Soze]

2 hours ago, TwinIon said:

The surprises to me were in how nearly everyone encountered very few bugs and the overall consensus on the combat was positive. I had no expectations that the game would be less buggy than previous BSG games and I had hopes but no expectations that the combat would be solid.

 

From when the first trailer dropped I said the combat looked good, no one believed me, you should have opened up your eyes!

[best3444]

26 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

You have gamepass? You can pre-download it now.

 

One of the best games I ever played as well 

 

I missed this. Finally someone on here likes RDR2 as much as I do!!!

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

32 minutes ago, Dexterryu said:

After watching/reading many of the reviews... this is a Bethesda game through and through. I know a ton of people are excited about that but I'm pretty sure it means this game is definitely not for me despite being a bit of a space nerd.

It still could be for you. I don’t like Fallout games, but really like Elder Scrolls games. If Bethesda made a Cowboy Western game I’d probably skip that. Sometimes it just really depends on what the setting and theme is with a Bethesda game. 

[Kal-El814]

Every now and then I forget that SkyUI isn't the default UI in Skyrim. Imagining a Beth game with a worse UI than Skyrim gives men the heebie jeebies, but here we are I suppose.

[Mr.Vic20]

29 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said:

Every now and then I forget that SkyUI isn't the default UI in Skyrim. Imagining a Beth game with a worse UI than Skyrim gives men the heebie jeebies, but here we are I suppose.

Pish posh, get in, we're doing this! 

[Dexterryu]

1 hour ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said:

It still could be for you. I don’t like Fallout games, but really like Elder Scrolls games. If Bethesda made a Cowboy Western game I’d probably skip that. Sometimes it just really depends on what the setting and theme is with a Bethesda game. 

 

That's possible. Skyrim was OK-ish for me. Didn't care for Fallout either. I think the main issue with Bethesda games is that they build worlds but skip the narrative world building... That's the difference between Witcher 3/Mass Effect/Dragon Age Origins/Elden Ring vs Skyrim. Those worlds have lore, history, etc... that make them a world vs a map.

 

Where I may become interested in Starfield is when it's modded up to minimize some of the tedium (IGN called out the typically clunky bethesda inventory) or there is the inevitable gold/GoTY version that comes out.

[Brian]

Look at that, Microsoft can release a decent Triple A title

[Spork3245]

I’m a bit surprised how harsh IGN was on the game lol (blah blah blah “reviews don’t matter”)

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

3 hours ago, Firewithin said:

PC perf seems to be all over the place right now.  some said they barely got 60fps/1080 on a 3080 while some have had benchmarks looking OK?  more 2023 gaming fuckery lol

 

im hoping i get lucky like i did with jedi knight and no problems

 

edit:  DF please save us

 

3 hours ago, stepee said:

Likely to be a cpu bottleneck lurking with this one, people are still struggling with identifying and reporting that.

 

2 hours ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said:

if it’s CPU limited, they may have a 3080, but could have a relatively weaker CPU bottlenecking. 

 

 

Per Digital Foundry's John Linneman:

 

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Oh and regarding the PC version - it's very CPU heavy, didn't ship with DLSS and lacks an FOV slider, which is a bummer. It runs well on my very powerful PC but the jury is out on less capable machines (I don't have one to test on).

 

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[thedarkstark]

5 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

 

 

 

Per Digital Foundry's John Linneman:

 

 

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You can always change FoV with a console command or by editing the configuration file. Shouldn't need to resort to that but it's a very simple fix 

[stepee]

From a reviewer on resetera it sounds like they were getting mostly 90fps maxed out fsr quality on a 4090/13900k so should be no problem hitting 4k/120 in a week or so whenever the mod comes out! 
 

Y’all gonna have to subscribe yourself for this one tho if you want that sweet sweet dlss3 goodness as they have authentication for the mod now!

[Brian]

Just now, stepee said:

From a reviewer on resetera it sounds like they were getting mostly 90fps maxed out fsr quality on a 4090/13900k so should be no problem hitting 4k/120 in a week or so whenever the mod comes out! 
 

Y’all gonna have to subscribe yourself for this one tho if you want that sweet sweet dlss3 goodness as they have authentication for the mod now!

Let me know how the laptop handles it. 

[stepee]

1 minute ago, Brian said:

Let me know how the laptop handles it. 

 

I will once I get back from vacation after next week (i’m not paying for early access and leave on the 6th!) the dlss3 mod will obviously work there as well so I assume it’ll be 100fpsish with dlss balanced or something.

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

9 minutes ago, thedarkstark said:

You can always change FoV with a console command or by editing the configuration file. Shouldn't need to resort to that but it's a very simple fix 

 

While that's usually the case, I'm not sure if that would be possible with the Game Pass version as those files tend to be somewhat non-standard or you simply can't access the .ini file.

[Spork3245]

5 minutes ago, stepee said:

From a reviewer on resetera it sounds like they were getting mostly 90fps maxed out fsr quality on a 4090/13900k so should be no problem hitting 4k/120 in a week or so whenever the mod comes out! 
 

Y’all gonna have to subscribe yourself for this one tho if you want that sweet sweet dlss3 goodness as they have authentication for the mod now!

The modder was given a review copy, the mod will probably be out tonight or tomorrow 

[stepee]

Just now, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

While that's usually the case, I'm not sure if that would be possible with the Game Pass version as those files tend to be somewhat non-standard or you simply can't access the .ini file.

 

This hasn’t been so bad since Ms changed the file system requirements to allow modding. I bet you can do that here.

[Biggie]

Is your Dad playing this @stepee?

[AlwaysDyingX]

4 hours ago, Firewithin said:

i rely on review scores to guide me in life 

 

 

I only date and play 9's and 10's 

[stepee]

Just now, Biggie said:

Is your Dad playing this @stepee?

 

lol my Dad doesn’t play games, but my step dad is going to play this once I get to a post office and ship off my series x and deck!

[best3444]

I know everyone thinks reviews are lame (yet we post them with every new release) but is anyone not getting this because it's not scoring in the 90s?

 

I mean a 7 from IGN and GameSpot is atrocious for such a gigantic release for MS.

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

5 minutes ago, best3444 said:

I know everyone thinks reviews are lame (yet we post them with every new release) but is anyone not getting this because it's not scoring in the 90s?

 

I mean a 7 from IGN and GameSpot is atrocious for such a gigantic release for MS.

 

I'm not getting it because these "Bethesda-style" games are a cure for insomnia for me.  I just don't find them to be compelling experiences.

[best3444]

3 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

I'm not getting it because these "Bethesda-style" games are a cure for insomnia for me.  I just don't find them to be compelling experiences.

 

Well apparently you're on point with Starfield, too. I hope I enjoy it it because $100 is steep for me. 

[stepee]

Since it’s on gamepass, it would be pretty silly to skip this one for not being a 90+meta

 

Im sure people who want FO/Skyrim in space will get just that and love it. I think it’s just the type of game it is, without having reinvented itself, no longer scores as much critically as it did back when FO3/Skyrim came out in the 360 era.