Starfield (XSX, PC) 9.1.23

[Animal House]

My girl is hating hella bad on me copping a series x or even a s for this game, straight up gave the last night when I said I want this

I do got MAD games and AC preordered but damn I’m a fiend for video games

Edit: I got a homie who has the Series S and swears it’s a quality machine for the Xbox exclusives, brehs is it worth it and I don’t care for 4K just 60 fps?

 

[MeachTheMonster]

My girl is hating hella bad on me copping a series x or even a s for this game, straight up gave the last night when I said I want this

I do got MAD games and AC preordered but damn I’m a fiend for video games

Edit: I got a homie who has the Series S and swears it’s a quality machine for the Xbox exclusives, brehs is it worth it and I don’t care for 4K just 60 fps?

Yea, it’s worth it.

Dudes happily playing PS5, Switch, and Steam Deck games at 720p but when it comes to the S they all become graphics snobs and couldn’t imagine playing games at lower resolutions.

I don’t think there is any game that is 60fps on The X and 30 on the S.

Starfield will be 30 on both.

 

[987654321]

Lmao. This thread has been exactly zero help. I’d only cop just for this game to be honest. That’s why I didn’t wanna shell out 500 for the X. But whoever said wait for the reviews was right.

Nothing wrong with waiting for reviews. I would say go ahead and grab the x if you decide you still want starfield after reviews come in.

My reasoning is longevity. The magnitude of these games increases across the console lifespan. There’s a possibility that a future game you may want will be made specifically for the X, may have X exclusive features, or may run so poorly on the S that you wish you had the X. I’m not saying that’s a guarantee, but you never know.

As far as I know the S should run starfield just fine.

Plus if some hoes come by, and happen to hate video games, you can always tell them the Series X is a custom mini fridge or something.

 

[Rekkapryde]

I agree.. but these my favorite games and the shyt looks piff… I’d get years out of it like i did F4.

So get an X if you don’t have a gaming PC


Unless the game is mid

 

[987654321]

Yea, it’s worth it.

Dudes happily playing PS5, Switch, and Steam Deck games at 720p but when it comes to the S they all become graphics snobs and couldn’t imagine playing games at lower resolutions.

I don’t think there is any game that is 60fps on The X and 30 on the S.

Starfield will be 30 on both.

They’re just trying to help promote all those extra teraflops.

 

[987654321]

So get an X if you don’t have a gaming PC


Unless the game is mid

There’s no chance of this being mid

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

I'm looking forward to playing the Dark Brotherhood-type faction, assuming it exists (which I'm sure it does)

It's cool the factions can be finished independently. I want to do them all, like in Skyrim.

Emil Pagliarulo, creator of the Dark Brotherhood faction, is design director for Starfield. We are in good hands.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

 

[Brolic]

XBrehs… Is a Series S worth it? Might have to cop…

That’s what I’m doing. It’s only $200.

 

[EzekelRAGE]

Apparently some ppl working on the game did a q and a on discord, this where the info from that tweet comes from. There's a lot more lil details than that tweet covers.

Warning: Giant post. Went over Colis word count, so had to take screenshots and add the rest of the questions that way.

Spoiler

• Q: Can we buy houses or property in main cities?
  • Will Shen
    • Yep! There's housing in different cities that the player can get. Some you have to purchase and some are rewards for specific quests.
  • Emil:
    • Sure can! You can purchase a dwelling in all the major cities in the game. And there's at least one that you get specifically for completing... something.
• Q: If we get the Kids Stuff trait, will our parents be generated based on our characters look or are there standard parents put in place? What benefits might there be?
  • Will Shen:
    • Our programmers on our new face tech were excited to make a function that could try to match your custom face and then create the two parents. So they are based on what your character looks like, although the specific math involved is a bit beyond me. We had similar tech in our previous games.
  • Emil Pagliarulo
    • Yes, totally. Just as we did in Fallout 3 with your dad, and in Fallout 4 with your son, in Starfield, if you take the Kid Stuff Trait. your parents are based off of you. No spoilers, but I think fans will really appreciate the actors we got to play those roles. And they just get SO into it, it's awesome. (Oh, and yeah, you can get... stuff)
• Q: For those of us who have never played a BGS game and will be starting with Starfield, what information should we know that will make the experience more impactful right from the start? How deep should we go into creating our character's backstory before we start the game?
  • Emil Pagliarulo
    • Hmmm... Well... We always make our games for fans both old AND new. So you can jump in without ever having played a Bethesda title before. But we like to look at it less as playing a game, and more about living in the universe we created. So settle in, go at your own pace, and pretty soon you'll learn all the systems and be adventuring through the Settled Systems the way you choose. As for going into a character's backstory, that's entirely up to you. I'm all about that head canon.
    • For example, my latest character is a working shlub named Mitch Dombrowski. He's a husky, good-natured space trucker, and while he'll do whatever he needs to defend himself, he'll never shoot first. He's like Han Solo's sweeter older brother.
    • And yes, there are Traits and Backgrounds that support that kind of thing.
  • Will Shen
    • While we do start you off in the same spot, what happened to you before the game starts is totally up to you and your head canon. There is a Trait and Background system that will let you specify more about yourself, but you can also select an anonymous background and no traits if you want. In terms of if you've never played a BGS game before: Try anything! We're a simulation as well as a roleplaying game, so we try to support the player doing what they want as much as we can.
• Q: How will the smuggling cargo system work? Can we hide it somewhere on the ship and sell it for more currency later?
  • Will Shen
    • Certain items are considered "Contraband" and you'll need to smuggle them past security ships that are in orbit of major settlements.
  • Emil Pagliarulo
    • There are specific items that are considered Contraband, meaning they're pretty much illegal everywhere.And yes, you can hide them using special ship modules you can purchase. So, you know, don't get caught with those harvested organs. The economy is fixed, but prices of bought and sold good can change based on the Skills you choose.
• Q: Will there be a jail system if we committed crimes?
  • Will Shen
    • Yes, you can elect to go to jail or pay a fine when you're arrested (or even resist arrest and try to escape).
  • Emil Pagliarulo
    • Yup. The Settled Systems is more like Skyrim than Fallout 4's Commonwealth in that regard. Ya bancha criminals! There's civilization, there's government, and there are laws. And in a couple cases, we actually explore the themes of crime and punishment in our futuristic universe.
• Q: Will time pass when not in the game? For example, will my trade routes, outposts, and mining operations continue to produce or does that only occur while actively playing?
  • Emil Pagliarulo
    • The sim only runs when you're actively playing. No sleeping on the job!
  • Will Shen
    • Only when actively playing.
• Q: Can you be a double agent in the game? For example, if you join the United Colonies, can you also join the Crimson Fleet and give the United Colonies information? And what factions have that feature if they do?
  • Will Shen
    • All of the playable factions can be completed independently. The Crimson Fleet storyline does feature you being an undercover agent inside the Fleet on behalf of UC SysDef (a specific military branch of the United Colonies), but whether you betray the Fleet or UC SysDef is a choice you will get to make.
  • Emil Pagliarulo
    • Ha! That is exactly what you can do – infiltrate the Crimson Fleet for UC SysDef! It's specific to that questline. In the studio, I have been (half-jokingly) accused of referencing movies that some folks have never seen, because I'm old. So with this particular plotline, the inspiration was very much the movie Donnie Brasco, which is the true story of an FBI agent who infiltrates the mafia. HOW FAR WILL YOU GO?!
• Q: Depending on traits selected during character creation, will it at all be possible to play through the game in a 'pacifist mode', i.e. without killing anyone, or even potentially, anything?
  • Will Shen
    • I can't guarantee every mission can be completed in pacifist mode, but we do have a couple of systems that will help. One system is our Speech Challenge game, where you can persuade someone to do something like not fight you. The speech challenge game is added in specific scripted moments, and we try to add one in to most quests where important characters confront you.
  • Emil Pagliarulo
    • So, we talked about this very early on during pre-production, whether or not we would fully support a "non-lethal" playthrough. We realized that, for various reasons, that wasn't totally feasible. Now, that being said, there are some good non-lethal options, whether through dialogue or by using a non-lethal weapon. Those can be used in certain situations, honestly a lot of situations, though I couldn't comfortably say you can complete the entire game without any killing whatsoever. The Settled Systems is mostly civilized, but it can be a dangerous place if you're going off the beaten path. And you're absolutely going off the beaten path!

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

My girl is hating hella bad on me copping a series x or even a s for this game, straight up gave the last night when I said I want this

I do got MAD games and AC preordered but damn I’m a fiend for video games

Edit: I got a homie who has the Series S and swears it’s a quality machine for the Xbox exclusives, brehs is it worth it and I don’t care for 4K just 60 fps?

Don’t do it, brother

 

[Leasy]

GOAT game

 

[RickyGQ]

Nothing wrong with waiting for reviews. I would say go ahead and grab the x if you decide you still want starfield after reviews come in.

My reasoning is longevity. The magnitude of these games increases across the console lifespan. There’s a possibility that a future game you may want will be made specifically for the X, may have X exclusive features, or may run so poorly on the S that you wish you had the X. I’m not saying that’s a guarantee, but you never know.

As far as I know the S should run starfield just fine.

Plus if some goes come by, and happen to hate video games, you can always tell them the Series X is a custom mini fridge or something.

Lol props

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Depends on his own situation.

S is good if you don’t have the money or preference for 4K gaming.

The S is for Switch right?

 

[Loose]

XBrehs… Is a Series S worth it? Might have to cop…

I own one for my bedroom, its worth it if you domt care about graphical fidelity.