{"id":81702,"date":"2020-09-24T15:11:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T15:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/starfield-creation-engine-next-gen-rework\/"},"modified":"2020-09-24T15:11:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T15:11:44","slug":"starfield-engine-needs-significant-reworking-for-next-gen-consoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/09\/24\/starfield-engine-needs-significant-reworking-for-next-gen-consoles\/","title":{"rendered":"Starfield Engine Needs Significant Reworking For Next-Gen Consoles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When announced back at E3 2018, the concept of Starfield<\/strong> <\/em>excited many. A Bethesda RPG set in space is a solid idea, though little has been said on the game since its reveal. Recently, Todd Howard broke the silence on the project, revealing that the Creation Engine required a rework during the development of Starfield<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an interview on the Xbox podcast, Todd Howard discussed why the major rework was needed. Todd says that \u201conce we got on the new systems, the things we found we could do…\u201d trailing off before stating that the engine required a major rewrite to make use of the ray tracing features available on next gen consoles. Howard states that pre-production on Starfield<\/em> began back in 2018, so the game was likely being developed before the technology was known about. Despite this rework having taken place, Starfield<\/em> gameplay will not be shown in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Todd Howard concludes the interview by stating that Bethesda is \u201ccloser to showing\u201d the upcoming game than it was “at the beginning of this conversation,” indicating that the game is still deep in development. With Todd Howard ensuring fans back in 2018<\/a> that Starfield<\/em> would have next gen visuals and gameplay, the engine upgrade is certainly necessary. Despite being described as \u201cmajor\u201d by the industry icon, it will still be interesting to see how expansive the engine update truly is and how much it really changes.<\/p>\n

Even with this rework on the way, many gamers are begging Bethesda to do away with the engine<\/a>\u00a0it has been using for decades. While many of Fallout 76<\/em>\u2019s problems came down to greed and a lack of support, the outdated engine the game was built on certainly did not help matters. With countless glitches and outdated textures coming with every game built on the Creation Engine, it is hard to argue against Bethesda moving on from the technology. With the ancient engine set to be used for both Starfield<\/em> and Elder Scrolls 6<\/em>, however, it will be some time before a change could possibly come.<\/p>\n