{"id":2048583,"date":"2026-07-17T14:47:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048583"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:47:49","slug":"starfield-remains-an-important-part-of-our-future-says-bethesda-as-developer-pledges-continued-support-for-sci-fi-rpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048583","title":{"rendered":"Starfield &#8220;remains an important part of our future&#8221; says Bethesda, as developer pledges continued support for sci-fi RPG"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/starfield\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Starfield<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Starfield &#8220;remains an important part of our future&#8221; says Bethesda, as developer pledges continued support for sci-fi RPG<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Star&#8217;s the limit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/STARFIELD-SITE_aiZ8Li5.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"starfield key art showing a spacesuited person standing in front of a sky with a rocket in it\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"STARFIELD-SITE_aiZ8Li5.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bethesda\/Digital Foundry<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-17T14:47:49+00:00\">July 17, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfield-impotant-part-of-future-bethesda-future-support?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          9 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"7a7ef454-39ef-4913-83d3-5bab8c0a7646\" data-name=\"Starfield\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Starfield\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Starfield\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Starfield\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Starfield\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Starfield\" title=\"Follow Starfield\"><br \/>\n  Follow Starfield<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Bethesda has confirmed that its spacefaring sci-fi RPG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfield-main-story-walkthrough-9352\">Starfield<\/a> will continue to be supported by the developer, even after suffering layoffs and has refocused on core franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.<\/p>\n<p>This comes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/bethesda.net\/en\/article\/7wrffyXajE4BmCLJVpOkcN\/a-note-from-bethesda-game-studios\">staggering blog post from Bethesda Game Studios<\/a>, which addresses the future of all of its different RPG series. Starfield gets its own dedicated section, titled &#8220;Starfield Continues&#8221;, Bethesda revealed the game has been played by over 17m players for nearly a billion hours. It also says outright that Starfield &#8220;remains an important part of our future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Starfield - Official Free Lanes Update Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wOWDqn33cN0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wOWDqn33cN0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Starfield &#8211; Official Free Lanes Update Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the recent Starfield Free Lanes update trailer!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wOWDqn33cN0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This section also says that as part of Starfield&#8217;s third year of post-launch support, the game will receive &#8220;new stories&#8221;, gameplay improvements, and additional updates. There will also be more &#8220;Starborn content&#8221; coming next year, and additional support for the Starfield Creations modding system that the company says over 40 percent of players have made use of.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This post comes shortly after the studio was hit by layoffs, <a href=\"https:\/\/bethesda.net\/en\/article\/7wrffyXajE4BmCLJVpOkcN\/a-note-from-bethesda-game-studios\">as part of Xbox&#8217;s wider &#8220;reset&#8221; to the gaming company and the studios it owns<\/a>. According to reports, Bethesda lost key staff, morale was hit hard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elder-scrolls-6-morale-bethesda-xbox-layoffs\">and even the developer&#8217;s highly anticipated Elder Scrolls 6 was impacted<\/a>. In response, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-layoffs-bethesda-union-protest-plans\">Bethesda developer union announced plans to protest the cuts<\/a>, saying &#8220;they mean business&#8221; and that Microsoft would &#8220;think twice&#8221; before attempting similar layoffs again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfield-review\">Starfield launched to a mixed reception<\/a>, with Bethesda&#8217;s approach to a more optimistic space exploration fantasy falling short of expectations for players and critics alike. Still, over the past few years, the game has seen considerable improvements through consistent updates. While it may not have the same lustre as the developer&#8217;s other big franchises, it still has a keen audience. Its inclusion in this letter comes across as assurance that, despite the blow the company has taken, the game remains important to the studio.<\/p>\n<p>At the tail end of the post, Starfield is presented right alongside Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, which certainly implies its place in Bethesda&#8217;s long term plan. Time will tell if, and for how long, this will be true.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Bethesda has confirmed that its spacefaring sci-fi RPG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfield-main-story-walkthrough-9352\">Starfield<\/a> will continue to be supported by the developer, even after suffering layoffs and has refocused on core franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.<\/p>\n<p>This comes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/bethesda.net\/en\/article\/7wrffyXajE4BmCLJVpOkcN\/a-note-from-bethesda-game-studios\">staggering blog post from Bethesda Game Studios<\/a>, which addresses the future of all of its different RPG series. Starfield gets its own dedicated section, titled &#8220;Starfield Continues&#8221;, Bethesda revealed the game has been played by over 17m players for nearly a billion hours. It also says outright that Starfield &#8220;remains an important part of our future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Starfield - Official Free Lanes Update Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wOWDqn33cN0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wOWDqn33cN0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Starfield &#8211; Official Free Lanes Update Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the recent Starfield Free Lanes update trailer!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wOWDqn33cN0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This section also says that as part of Starfield&#8217;s third year of post-launch support, the game will receive &#8220;new stories&#8221;, gameplay improvements, and additional updates. There will also be more &#8220;Starborn content&#8221; coming next year, and additional support for the Starfield Creations modding system that the company says over 40 percent of players have made use of.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This post comes shortly after the studio was hit by layoffs, <a href=\"https:\/\/bethesda.net\/en\/article\/7wrffyXajE4BmCLJVpOkcN\/a-note-from-bethesda-game-studios\">as part of Xbox&#8217;s wider &#8220;reset&#8221; to the gaming company and the studios it owns<\/a>. According to reports, Bethesda lost key staff, morale was hit hard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elder-scrolls-6-morale-bethesda-xbox-layoffs\">and even the developer&#8217;s highly anticipated Elder Scrolls 6 was impacted<\/a>. In response, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-layoffs-bethesda-union-protest-plans\">Bethesda developer union announced plans to protest the cuts<\/a>, saying &#8220;they mean business&#8221; and that Microsoft would &#8220;think twice&#8221; before attempting similar layoffs again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfield-review\">Starfield launched to a mixed reception<\/a>, with Bethesda&#8217;s approach to a more optimistic space exploration fantasy falling short of expectations for players and critics alike. Still, over the past few years, the game has seen considerable improvements through consistent updates. While it may not have the same lustre as the developer&#8217;s other big franchises, it still has a keen audience. Its inclusion in this letter comes across as assurance that, despite the blow the company has taken, the game remains important to the studio.<\/p>\n<p>At the tail end of the post, Starfield is presented right alongside Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, which certainly implies its place in Bethesda&#8217;s long term plan. Time will tell if, and for how long, this will be true.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Starfield Starfield &#8220;remains an important part of our future&#8221; says Bethesda, as developer pledges continued support for sci-fi RPG Star&#8217;s the limit. 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