We have a 2023 of ordago. Among the surprising successes that few predicted, as is the case of Hogwarts Legacyand those who were sung as The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom either Diablo IV, It’s going to be difficult to decide which of them will end up being proclaimed GOTY. And with Starfield In the meantime, things get even more complicated and the range of potential candidates opens up.
And it is that since last Sunday Bethesda held its special conference for the Summer Game Fest together with Microsoft, it has become clear that everything that surrounds the space role-playing game is going to become an event. What are its accessories that you already have for sale –gamepad and headphones–, what are its special edition with which it comes with a smart watch and everything and, ultimately, it is his own Starfield the one that has managed to place itself in the center of the expectations of millions of gamers.
Starfield will be on Game Pass
No need to remember that Starfield is a Bethesda title, and therefore a Microsoft title, which means that automatically It will be a Game Pass game from day one. Something that prevents us from having to drop the 79.99 and 69.99 euros that it costs to start on Xbox and PC (although you already have it cheaper for Windows) and that justifies many of us paying every month for that Ultimate variant that includes, not only titles for consoles, but also those for computers.
Now, do you think that by being in Game Pass Starfield will it stop selling? We already announce that no. There is a type of game that, due to the enormous amount of dust it raises, and expectation, it ends up being sold in the same way no matter how much we have other alternatives cheaper. It is in those moments when that feeling of ownership arises, of wanting to have in your possession, yours, a release like this from Bethesda.
What’s more, at least as far as PC is concerned, since There are indicators pointing in that direction.with sales estimates that are well above what other exclusive Microsoft games for Xbox or PC have achieved and that do not have adaptations for PlayStation.
On Steam it is already emerging
Starfield It is one of those games that are capable of breaking the barrier of what we understand what is profitable and what is not, because they have the ability to make us think that instead of having it borrowed within Game Pass, We will only feel safe when we know that it is ours.. Especially in the case of users who like to collect special editions or have a physical box to hold on to when playing something.
Starfield on Steam, for example, It has already been in the top four on a regular basis, going up and down depending on the day, so we understand that reservations in the Valve store are going from strength to strength. Maybe the Steam Deck is working its magic because it’s going to allow buyers of the Bethesda game to take it anywhere and squeeze it away from home and desktop PC?
Be that as it may, Starfield will make it clear that Game Pass is not a jail that denies the possibility of a game being sold. The problem comes when those titles are not good enough to break our resistance to paying for it. free within a subscription like Game Pass. And the development of Bethesda looks like it will be one of them.
