Bethesda says Xbox, PC title Starfield is more ‘grounded’ than past games

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What you need to know

Bethesda Game Studios' upcoming titleStarfieldis widely considered one of the most anticipated games of 2022, with mystery surrounding the world, characters and story. While things are still being kept vague, Bethesda is continuing its drip feed of information, with a new roundtable discussion from game director Todd Howard, studio director Angela Browder and art director Matt Carofano.

These three discuss Bethesda’s history and approach to the future, noting that Starfield is a more “grounded” experience than past Bethesda Game Studios titles. You can watch the full discussion in the video below:

Bethesda has been sharing other small bits of information on the game over the past year, includingconcept art, lore of theSettled Systemsand part of thesoundtrack, which is being handled by Israeli-American composer Inon Zur.

Starfield is currently scheduled to launch on Nov. 11, 2022, exclusively onXbox Series X,Xbox Series Sand PC. Like all Xbox first-party titles, it’ll also launch into Xbox Cloud Gaming and Xbox Game Pass.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.