
A lot of changes came to Starfield as part of the Free Lanes update. Some are small, like refinements to customization and exploration, while others are far larger – such as the introduction of deep-space travel between planets in a star system. But no change is perhaps quite as profound as the one that's happened to Starfield's New Game+ progression system.
"I'm still used to saying this is a spoiler, but I don't think it is anymore," laughs Todd Howard, game director and executive producer. Let's err on the side of caution here and say for those of you who didn't finish Starfield (or are perhaps coming to the game for the very first time on PS5) you may want to turn away now. For the rest of you, let's dig into the Starfield ending.