"Would it have been better if it was some years from now and we just go, 'Surprise, we're making a game called Starfield , and it's out X months later?' Yeah. For sure," said Hines. "But at the same time, there is also value in every day between there people aren't freaking out about us making Fallout 76 as an online-only game as a service and this is all they're ever maki

The tweet links through to a blog post on Bethesda.net that at least confirms fans will get a closer look at Doom Eternal . The release reads, "We want to 'Be Together' with all of you this year and with that in mind we are planning to invite more of you, our biggest fans, to join us on our biggest night of the year." It definitely sounds like things will be bigger and better for Bethesda at E3 2

Bethesda’s 2018 E3 showing was one for the ages; Doom Eternal, Rage 2, Starfield , Fallout 76 , and The Elder Scrolls VI were all shown in some capacity, and, when it came to topping last year’s efforts, Bethesda certainly had their work cut out for them. Were we destined to get a look at the Maryland-based developer’s new, mysterious science fiction IP? No, of course

Recently, Howard took part in a Develop:Brighton Conference . During a conversation with James Batchelor of GamesIndustry.biz, Howard revealed that while Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 are still a ways off, they'll be available on Xbox Game Pass on the first day of their respective releases. This confirms speculation on how Bethesda would handle its future releases . Howard also dropped a few more tidbits about the two anticipated titles, including that Starfield will eschew multiplayer in favor of a singleplayer format and will be in a universe even bigger than Fallout

Boasting some of the best gaming franchises out there, Bethesda has carved a name for itself with the likes of Fallout , Wolfenstein , The Elder Scrolls , Doom , and more. Hoping to continue the success of last year's expo, there's sure to be plenty of new announcements alongside updates on the projects Bethesda unveiled at last year's showc

Howard remained as tight-lipped as ever about a release date for either title, only saying it'll " be a while. " This could mean years, but it could very well mean months, considering Howard's been historically blasé about release dates that ended up happening less than a year later. The implication of two major titles being available on the very first day of their release makes a pretty strong case for the notion Game Pass subscribers will have immediate access to all future Bethesda titles. It's just as possible those same subscribers will essentially never have to pay outright for a Bethesda game in the future, as long it's an Xbox exclusive (which quite a few of them will

Todd Howard has promised that Bethesda's upcoming titles Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 will be running on technology that represents the company's biggest engine overhaul since the release of Oblivion back in 2006. This bold claim comes in the wake of Microsoft's massive buyout of ZeniMax Studios and all of its associated studios, including Bethesda. The buyout cost Microsoft $7.5 billion and results in the company owning the rights not only to Elder Scrolls and Starfield but to Doom , Fallout , and many other franchises as w

"What systems we put it out on - what's the hardware requirements - is still to be determined. We're pushing it; we're thinking very, very far in future so we're building something that will handle next-generation hardware. That's what we're building on right now, that's where our mind is, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't exist on the current systems as wel

Todd Howard attempted to answer some of these questions, in an interview with Eurogamer . When asked about what gamers could expect from Starfield , Howard was quick to emphasize Bethesda's devotion to developing unique, high-quality games, weblink while avoiding direct comparisons to either The Elder Scrolls or Fallo

Yet, some are speculating that Starfield ’s development could be further slowed by Bethesda’s refusal to move on from the dated Creation Engine. The system, which was used to develop The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in 2011 and was based on the incredibly old Gamebryo engine, is really beginning to show its age, and it could very well be that even a heavily modified Creation Engine will struggle to support such an ambitious project. We know that Fallout 76 could hardly handle the demands of online play, let alone Todd Howard’s infamous "sixteen times the detail" lark, and it’s hard to imagine that something fantastically larger in scope and scale could possibly keep up on an outdated framew

If that is indeed the case, it may herald a gradual overhaul of how players purchase and play games. It could lead to a phase out of physical and digital one-time purchase copies in favor of monthly subscription streaming services. Bethesda's status as a prolific studio with a considerable degree of clout may make it the standard bearer for such a revolution, or at the very least, the forerunner in Microsoft's ongoing studio acquisition campa