Bethesda’s Todd Howard has discussed the benefits of Starfield being an Xbox console exclusive.
In an interview with theBBC, the game’s director said the ability to focus on fewer platforms always resulted in better products.
“When you’re making something exclusive then the more you can focus,” he explained. “You know this is the hardware or the thing people are playing on, so the ability to focus on that always yields a better product.”
WhileStarfieldisn’t available onPS5asBethesdawould once have planned prior to its acquisition byMicrosoft, the game is also available onPCand other platforms viaXbox Cloud Gaming.
“You do want people to be able to access it of course,” Howard said. “But being withXboxmeans there is an ease of access for us and I’m told we’re expecting more people playing this launch than anything we’ve ever done before and that’s despite the success of our previous games.
“I do also think people attach brands to certain games,” he added. “When you think of Zelda you think of theSwitchand I think there are times when that can be a real benefit.”
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Howard’s comments echo those of Bethesda publishing bossPete Hines, who recently claimed that Starfield likelywouldn’t have been ready for release this yearif the game was also coming to PS5.
“Focusing on fewer platforms has been a big benefit to that team,” Hines said in June. Being on more platforms would mean “it’s going to take longer, it’s going to cost more. It’s just a far greater risk in my mind.”
VGC’sStarfield reviewcalls it “the ultimate Bethesda game”, saying it “takes what people loved about Fallout and Skyrim and casts it across an enormous galaxy”.
