Whether you've been playing it for 200 hours or decided it was boring after 200 minutes, Starfield is nonetheless one of the most important video game releases this year. Since it's Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda's first new IP in decades, the intergalactic role-playing game was born wearing giant shoes to fill and debuted to ecstatic, unquenchable fanfare.
Those expectations might intimidate some game studios, but Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer wouldn't have it any other way. Speaking at the 2023 Comic Con Experience in São Paulo on December 2, Spencer said he was confident Starfield could match Skyrim's longevity.
