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[ManaByte]

If true, it'll definitely be making its November release date if they're at this stage in January.

 

[Hobbygaming]

I wonder if we'll see a new level of polish from Bethesda

 

[nightmare-slain]

I wonder if we'll see a new level of polish from Bethesda

part of me hopes that MS is forcing them to have it launch in a better quality but then part of me is like Bethesda gon Bethesda.

if the game launches in a buggy mess i dont think MS will be happy about it but who knows... it'll be interesting.

 

[ManaByte]

part of me hopes that MS is forcing them to have it launch in a better quality but then part of me is like Bethesda gon Bethesda.

if the game launches in a buggy mess i dont think MS will be happy about it but who knows... it'll be interesting.

I think the game probably could've released in 2021 in "Bethesda" state, but MS had them push it a year for this polish.

 

[elliot5]

Todd will give us some bugs, as a treat

 

[Von Hugh]

Ah, yes, the good old Bethesda polish, the gold standard of the gaming industry.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Bethesda level polish is fine.

CD Project Red level of polish would be an issue.

 

[Flutta]

Fallout 76 was a broken unfinished mess during release, it’s still fresh in my mind. Why should i believe this will be any different? Their track record doesnt make them any favours either. People should wait for trusted reviewers to Review the game before giving these companies their money. That’s the only languege they’ll understand sadly.

 

[Alexios]

So it's basically as good as released?

 

[Patrick S.]

Ah, yes, the good old Bethesda polish, the gold standard of the gaming industry.

All of this just works.

 

[Kusanagi2086]

Bethesda polishing and optimizing a game ?

 

[VN1X]

So considering the state of the industry these days it needs another 2 years then. Gotcha.

 

[Metnut]

Hopefully it’s a better result than their last effort. They have a lot of prove after the Fallout76 debacle. They better take all the time they need.

 

[Bigfroth]

Life of a typical Bethesda game tester lol. The bugs and jank of Bethesda games are white boarded into the design doc of every game they make it's just what it is.

 

[Warnen]

No bug check on the list, sounds like a Bethesda game

 

[PropellerEar]

Fiddeling those knobs to get it running on XSS...

 

[Boneless]

Bethesda polish

 

[Loke]

Can't wait for the jank.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Might be the first polished game from Bethesda lol

 

[kyliethicc]

 

[jasondefaoite]

16 times the polish.

 

[mansoor1980]

16 times the polish.

 

[BusierDonkey]

Good. It'll still likely release a complete bug-fest but if they can at least get the game-breaking ones sorted that would give the community bug fixers a head start.

In any case I can't wait.

 

[kingpotato]

Nobody just polishes a game for 11 months if it's finished.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Bethesda might just be the only studio I forgive the bugs. No ones makes games like them.

 

[Deerock71]

Don't be disrespectful; you should capitalize the 'p' in Polish.

 

[mansoor1980]

i just hope that the PC version is scaleable and does not end up like halo infinite campaign for that platform

 

[Lt.Calley]

does anyone actually think this game will be as big as Obsidian or Skyrim? development time seems kinda short for a new IP.

 

[Haggard]

Bethesda level polish is fine.

Ah, so you were one of the two people that thought Fallout 76 was "fine" when it released.

 

[ManaByte]

does anyone actually think this game will be as big as Obsidian or Skyrim? development time seems kinda short for a new IP.

Seven years of development is short?

 

[Riky]

Seems pretty certain it will make the release date they wanted, next generation gaming is coming and I can't wait.

 

[Kilau]

You are reading this wrong, it’s actually been outsourced to Poland.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Ah, so you were one of the two people that thought Fallout 76 was "fine" when it released.

Different studio IIRC. I also say Skyrim/Fallout 3+4 polish is fine for a game like this.

 

[Stuart360]

Bethesda might just be the only studio I forgive the bugs. No ones makes games like them.

Well thats why they have always 'got away' with the bugs in their games, becaue the games wre so good. Fallout 76 put a spanner in the works with that though.
Its obvious there will still be bugs with Starfield (what game these days doesnt?), but hopefully any major ones will be sorted for release.

 

[DAHGAMING]

This fucker guna be gleeming come release, the mandem in for a treat.

 

[ManaByte]

Different studio IIRC.

No, you're right. But people will argue with you because they don't understand how Bethesda game studios is made up of four separate developers (Rockville, Montreal, Dallas, and Austin) and because FO76 has the main Bethesda studio logo on it, it's all the same.

Rockville is the core FO/TESO studio where Howard is. Austin did FO76, and Dallas hasn't actually published a Besthesda title yet and has just been a support studio for Starfield.

 

[adamsapple]

I wonder if we'll see a new level of polish from Bethesda

With less SKUs to develop for, you would think so. Neither is this cross gen, nor is this gonna be developed for PS5.

But let's see.

 

[kingfey]

I love Bethesda, but Polishness is not their slogan.

I am expecting 10/10 game, with fun bugs. not like the Witcher 3 bugs.

 

[Stuart360]

Just came for the "its not coming to Ps5 so Bethesda sucks" crowd and im not disappointed

Yep lol, memes, gifs, 'bugs', and Rivet smilies. The circle is complete.

 

[Riky]

With less SKUs to develop for, you would think so. Neither is this cross gen, nor is this gonna be developed for PS5.

But let's see.

Yep they are working on one GDK, that was a very smart move from MS.

 

[Lt.Calley]

Seven years of development is short?

cyberpunk also had 7 years of dev time...but was it 7 years of full team?

 

[ManaByte]

cyberpunk also had 7 years of dev time...but was it 7 years of full team?

Bethesda Rockville began full development on Starfield as soon as they shipped FO4 in 2015. It's the only game they worked on as Austin made FO76 and I think Montreal did Blades.

 

[Stuart360]

There were strong rumours last year that the game was going to release last Fall, then rumours of early this year, then we got the official release date of Fall 2022.
I think Microsoft know they have a potential monster on their hands with Starfield, a real 'system seller', and they have given Bethesda the time to get it right.

 

[adamsapple]

cyberpunk also had 7 years of dev time...but was it 7 years of full team?

If I'm not mistaken, FO76 was not developed by the main team, so looks like developing Starfield was their main focus for a bunch of years.

 

[ManaByte]

If I'm not mistaken, FO76 was not developed by the main team, so looks like developing Starfield was their main focus for a bunch of years.

FO76 was done by Bethesda Austin. Starfield is Rockville with support from Dallas.

 

[Zeroing]

Let me look into my crystal ball, yes yes they are polishing it. 2 more coats and it’s finished!

 

[adamsapple]

FO76 was done by Bethesda Austin. Starfield is Rockville with support from Dallas.

Exactly, so lack of dev time is certainly not an issue.

I think we're only talking about it cause we haven't seen the game outside of the one trailer and concept stuff.

Bethesda seems to be keeping this one close to their chest before they inevitably do an E3 blow out this year.

 

[Stuart360]

Exactly, so lack of dev time is certainly not an issue.

I think we're only talking about it cause we haven't seen the game outside of the one trailer and concept stuff.

Bethesda seems to be keeping this one close to their chest before they inevitably do an E3 blow out this year.

Todd has said numerous times that he doesnt like showing his games off until the E3 before release. We are lucky really that we even got the teaser, we got nothing of Fallout 4 until E3 before release.

 

[ManaByte]

Todd has said numerous times that he doesnt like showing his games off until the E3 before release. We are lucky really that we even got the teaser, we got nothing of Fallout 4 until E3 before release.

People are just used to seeing the same game at 4 E3s before it finally releases.

 

[Concern]

There were strong rumours last year that the game was going to release last Fall, then rumours of early this year, then we got the official release date of Fall 2022.
I think Microsoft know they have a potential monster on their hands with Starfield, a real 'system seller', and they have given Bethesda the time to get it right.

Im not really interested in Starfield but there's definitely a market for it, judging by the hype. Im more interested in seeing Avowed.

But at least if I change my mind on it, I can always just download it from Gamepass, "the best deal in gaming" (sorry I couldn't help myself lol)