{"id":218805,"date":"2021-03-18T16:46:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/starfield-when-microsoft-bethesda-acquisition\/"},"modified":"2021-03-18T16:46:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:46:14","slug":"starfield-may-be-the-first-big-showing-of-microsofts-bethesda-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/18\/starfield-may-be-the-first-big-showing-of-microsofts-bethesda-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Starfield May Be the First Big Showing of Microsoft’s Bethesda Acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Starfield<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is the latest open world RPG joining the increasingly large list of future Bethesda games. Unsurprisingly, the game has a huge amount of hype behind it. This excitement is despite a lack of any official news about the game, but that has never stopped hype for Bethesda titles before.\u00a0In addition to starting this ambitious project, Bethesda has recently been acquired by Microsoft. The two coinciding may speak volumes for what the Bethesda\/Microsoft deal has in store for both companies and future games.<\/p>\n

Starfield<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>stands in an interesting position, as how Microsoft and Bethesda choose to market, develop, and distribute the title will reflect on how this partnership might continue. Although it may seem like a new situation, this is not the first time that Microsoft has experimented with the marketing of an open-world sci-fi RPG, and the company’s treatment of Th<\/em>e\u00a0Outer Worlds<\/em>\u00a0could also shed light on how\u00a0Starfield\u00a0<\/em>might be treated.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0Microsoft’s Rumored Bethesda Event May Be Starfield’s Time to Shine<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bethesda stands as one of the most popular developers\/publishers of the last decade, though this position is a shaky one thanks to some of\u00a0Bethesda’s recentreleases<\/a>. However, the loyalty of Bethesda’s fanbase cannot be understated, and the sustained popularity of its games speaks volumes. Its near decade-old flagship title,\u00a0Skyrim<\/em>, still has over 5000 concurrent Steam players at the time of writing, to say nothing of the countless\u00a0Skyrim ports<\/a>\u00a0that exist.<\/p>\n

In fact, the standout fantasy RPG is still so relevant that a\u00a0Skyrim<\/em> board game<\/a>\u00a0is coming out soon, demonstrating that Bethesda makes titles that truly stick in the cultural consciousness. The open world RPG is where Bethesda cut its teeth in triple A gaming. As such,\u00a0Starfield<\/em>\u00a0could be an incredible gain for Microsoft, as the title combines Bethesda’s RPG pedigree with the endless opportunity of a vast universe. It is the first original RPG in 25 years from the company and has allegedly had over ten years of discussion and planning internally.<\/p>\n

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Not only could\u00a0Starfield<\/em>\u00a0prove to be invaluable to\u00a0Microsoft, but Microsoft could be as valuable in return. One of these advantages is an access to incredible resources and hardware. ZeniMax will likely have a similar access to Microsoft’s deep pockets, which will come in handy as\u00a0Starfield<\/em>\u00a0looks like Bethesda’s most ambitious game ever<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Starfield<\/em>‘s open world is going to be very different from the deliberate design of Obsidian’s\u00a0The Outer Worlds<\/em>. When talking about the game, Todd Howard confirmed that Bethesda created the open world using procedural generation. This is different to how games like\u00a0No Man’s Sky<\/em>\u00a0work, where the game’s procedural generation makes the universe as it is played. In\u00a0Starfield’s<\/em>\u00a0case, the universe will still have Bethesda’s classic authorship (and probably\u00a0Skyrim’s<\/em>\u00a0voice acting\u00a0<\/a>too). This game will use random creation techniques to craft an authentic shape to its universe, and then fill it in later with immersive, detailed lore.<\/p>\n

In summary,\u00a0Starfield<\/em>\u00a0might be\u00a0the company’s most ambitious RPG ever. As such, Microsoft’s extensive resources will be essential in making the game a success. Dynamic use of procedural generation in the worldbuilding, a wide-open universe, and design cues from games like\u00a0No Man’s Sky\u00a0<\/em>show how far from\u00a0<\/em>Bethesda’s usual fare it will be.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0Starfield Has the Potential to Change Bethesda Forever<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Science fiction RPGs are not quite as popular as the more tried and tested genres that Bethesda specializes in. So,\u00a0Starfield<\/em>\u00a0as a Microsoft\/Bethesda flagship product may have several risks attached, but thankfully, then, the two companies have\u00a0The Outer Worlds.\u00a0<\/em>The\u00a0game demonstrates\u00a0the potential of an\u00a0exclusive sci-fi RPG.<\/p>\n

The Outer Worlds’\u00a0<\/em>Epic Games Store exclusivity<\/a>\u00a0was nothing if not controversial, but the game released on other PC platforms a year.\u00a0The game was a massive success, and Obsidian’s Fallout<\/em> stylings in the science fiction setting worked well for many fans. The exclusivity deal worked well for Microsoft, as the game sold over 2.5 million copies before opening up to other platforms. This practice may speak volumes about\u00a0Starfield<\/em>‘s future distribution.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the central competition to\u00a0Starfield<\/em>‘s open-world RPG would be any\u00a0sequels to\u00a0The\u00a0<\/em>Outer\u00a0Worlds<\/em><\/a>. Thankfully for both studios, they are owned by Microsoft. This\u00a0means that conflicting releases are incredibly unlikely.<\/p>\n

Fallout 4<\/em>\u00a0took an extremely different approach to its setting than Obsidian’s\u00a0New Vegas<\/em><\/a>\u00a0predecessor in the series. It will be no surprise then if\u00a0Starfield<\/em>\u00a0follows suit with a radically different tone to\u00a0The Outer Worlds<\/em>. With a focus on randomly generated environments over specifically crafted planets, Bethesda’s more atmosphere-based game design seems like a defining feature of the game, so Microsoft is in a perfect position to exploit the gap in the market for a Bethesda-style sci-fi RPG.\u00a0Starfield<\/em>\u00a0looks\u00a0primed\u00a0to do just that.<\/p>\n

Starfield<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is in development.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Every New Bethesda Game Coming to Xbox Game Pass<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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