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Hayes Madsen

'Starfield' "1000 planets" claim reveals the worst thing about Bethesda


Microsoft delivered a pretty stellar showcase this year, and as you might expect, Starfield was one of the big focuses of the presentation, with over 10 minutes of new gameplay. It looks like a vast and wildly ambitious game, as expected, but Bethesda’s Todd Howard made an interesting promise near the end of the presentation. As the camera panned out, Howard talked about how you can land anywhere on any planet in the game, and there are over 1,000 unique planets in the game. That’s a bold promise but one that likely won’t end up as great as it sounds, as evidenced by Bethesda’s long history.

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