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[Chukhopops]

Low hanging fruit clout chasing to boost reaction score.

And you know there will be fake concern whenever a plate wobbles on a table during release week.

Yeah modders can inprove the game on PC...but on the XboxseriesX ore on the XboxseriesS on the other hand....they have to wait on Bethesda to fix the game...maybee

There are mods on the console version…

 

[SJRB]

It’s a Bethesda game, so…

 

[Dick Jones]

Not a hope. While there will be the Bethesda bugs, it won't be in any way to serious damage the game. I expect the game to be reviewed well in mid to high 80s

 

[Aenima]

All they gonna say is:

- Is not a bug, its a feauture.
- You see that bug over there in the distance? Thers a mod for it.

Outside of the usual Bugthesda bugs, hopefully the game release in a decent state enough to not require an apology. I think 2023 already got too many of those.

 

[Robb]

I had to vote the middle option because that’d be hilarious.

Hopefully all the delays have resulted in a fun and functioning game from day one though.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Lol no, not really. I mean, they may say something. But it be like. Do t worry we be dropping patch’s thru the year. You knew what u was getting. I know what I’m getting. It’s day one. Todd Howard hadn’t fell me yet. I can always just get lost in his games. Yet it fun doing so and never get boring.

 

[splattered]

Depends on your definition of an apology... "It just works"

 

[Pedro Motta]

16 times the apologies.

 

[Drizzlehell]

No, but not because the game will be well polished but because Todd Howard doesn't give a fuck. He will give you a buggy mess, make you pay for it, and then to seal the deal he will steal beer from your fridge, slap your wife's ass, put his aviators back on, and piss on your boots on his way out the door.

 

[KillaJamm]

I predict a lot of 9 and 10's across the board, in line with previous ES and mainline Fallout releases. Yeah it will be buggy but it's a Bethesda RPG, in other news water is wet.

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[BootsLoader]

Tell me lies tell me sweet little lies.

 

[ElCasual]

At least is not a game as service or a CGI "trailer" of a new PvP, right Sony?

 

[Drizzlehell]

 

[AGRacing]

 

[German Hops]

I don't think you know who Todd Howard is. This is the same guy who released a PS3 version of Fallout 3 that was nearly unplayable. He does not give a fuck!

 

[AGRacing]

Draft 2 is also really nice!

 

[Umbasaborne]

10000 percent.

 

[Dick Jones]

I don't think you know who Todd Howard is. This is the same guy who released a PS3 version of Fallout 3 that was nearly unplayable. He does not give a fuck!

It's still more playable than the PS5 version of Starfield

 

[StueyDuck]

I don't think the game is gonna release in a bad state where an apology is needed. Just usual Bethesda jank.

I do however think people have way to high expectations for the game to be amazing. I imagine it's gonna be good to great and people are going to lose their temper and bowels because it's not getting 10s across the board

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Denial
Anger
Bargaining <------- Ponies are here
Depression
Acceptance

 

[Denton]

No, Todd does not apologize for anything.

 

[Flutta]

 

[hyperbertha]

Just wait for modders to fix the game.

By that time phil, xbox and all its fans will be in the grave.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

The apology will probably be glitched and need a patch too.

 

[TheDreadLord]

I can see that some here are rooting for the game to be a broken mess. What a sad life it must be.

 

[rodrigolfp]

What? Bethesda says it's features.

 

[Stuart360]

Nope, not unless the game has numerous literal game breaking bugs. They know eveyone expects the game to be filled with smaller bugs, like all their past games at launch (and pretty much any game these days lol).

 

[simpatico]

The apology is going to have insane scope and sense of scale. Overloaded with wonderment and gaming magic. Many will take time away from exploring the barren rocky wastelands of Starfield to go back and reread it.

 

[Skifi28]

The apology is going to have insane scope and sense of scale.

16 times the apology..!

 

[Skifi28]

I can see that some here are rooting for the game to be a broken mess. What a sad life it must be.

Wanting it to be broken and expecting it to be broken based on past releases is different.

 

[Krathoon]

Bethesda does not apologize. They just leave it up to the modders to fix it. That is why you always get the game on PC.

 

[SF Kosmo]

I'm gonna say yes, but it's gonna be more like Jedi Survivor levels of issues than Redfall/Cyberpunk.

 

[oji-san]

NO! it will be great and with 60fps option at launch (Please?)

 

[Krathoon]

That is what I learned with Bethesda. Always get the PC version so you can work around the bugs.

 

[balls of snow]

Running on hopium.
No.

I swear if the game is solid enough I buy it outright, hear that ms.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

100% yes. Bethesda has never made a game that did not rely on mods or the community to get fixed. Why would that change now?

No, because Bethesda doesn’t give a fuck if it’s broken or not, you are still going to buy it and outlets will give it 95 MC after bitching about bugs.
Tom doesn’t give a fuck.

 

[coffinbirth]

It's not exactly a big secret that Bethesda have thrown the world at this game. Their biggest team ever, poaching key id and Arkane talent for support, like seven years dev time...and they publicly said the game was in the polish stage in January of 2022. Rumor has it hundreds of additional people have been brought in during the last year for additional QA and bug squashing.

IF those things are true, we have two things on our hands here...either an unusually rock solid Bethesda game, or the buggiest shitfest Bethesda game ever. If we don't see another delay, I'm going with the former.

 

[Ozriel]

Looking forward to playing it day one while many bitterly share YouTube compilations of Starfield bugs.

“Bethesda games launch buggy and it takes the community to fix it to a playable state”

And yet reviewers that gave Skyrim a 90+ MC consensus score and numerous GOTY nominations managed to beat it successfully. Not to mention strong post launch sales from Word of mouth.

 

[Gamezone]

Yes, unless something has changed dramatically since the first gameplay video was released.

 

[Calverz]

I am of the opinion that these letters of apologies are written before the game is released. It’s like the “get out of jail free” card to essentially release a beta or unfinished product.

But luckily the gaming community is catching on so they will need to come up with some other method to appease people.

 

[01011001]

And yet reviewers that gave Skyrim a 90+ MC consensus score and numerous GOTY nominations managed to beat it successfully. Not to mention strong post launch sales from Word of mouth.

and that's why I completely ignore game reviews

 

[semiconscious]

no, bethesda will not. instead, they'll have a 5-minute long, over-produced apology video, running at an inconsistent framerate...

 

[Krathoon]

God. I really hope this is not another Redfall. That would be really bad.

 

[Saber]

I can see that some here are rooting for the game to be a broken mess. What a sad life it must be.

Lfmao, you talk as if this is on people.
My dude, thats Bethesda game for you. Its almost aways broken, regardless of you liking it or not. No amount of "rooting" gonna change that.

But back to reality, a sad life is people not demanding them to polish their games. They should learn with Nintendo.

 

[Fermbiz]

Yes, but it will be in a form of an easter egg that can only be found by a glitch

 

[Brigandier]

Almost a guarantee at this rate the industry is an absolute fucking state, It's all about shipping a product ASAP not when it's ready.

This industry needs a regulating body more than ever and publishers need fining and being held responsible for releasing broken messes.

It seems the Japanese Devs are surpassing Western Devs for shipping games that work as intended at least on consoles.

Until someone or something steps in it'll just continue, The customer needs more protection from these greedy fuck sticks.

Back on topic... I have zero faith that Bethesda will release a game that's not a janky bug ridden melt your PC/Xbox mess.

 

[BouncyFrag]

TODD NEVER APOLOGISES, BITCH.

And he never has to.

 

[Tokio Blues]

Yes it will.

I just watched again the gameplay reveal from 11 months ago. That didn't age well..

 

[Ozriel]

Lfmao, you talk as if this is on people.
My dude, thats Bethesda game for you. Its almost aways broken, regardless of you liking it or not. No amount of "rooting" gonna change that.

Their games have a history of launching with bugs.
But 'broken'? As in, completely unable to play through the game?

AFAIK, they didn't release a fervent apology for Skyrim at launch, so i'm not sure why this thread exists.

But back to reality, a sad life is people not demanding them to polish their games. They should learn with Nintendo.

Back to reality, their games are so massive and so open ended that it's extremely difficult to test every combination of actions players can take.
People want them to release their games with as much polish as possible. They seem to be on the right track - they've significantly overhauled their engine and delayed the game for a year to add further polish.

Almost a guarantee at this rate the industry is an absolute fucking state, It's all about shipping a product ASAP not when it's ready.

Yes, that's why the game got delayed for a year. /facepalm