We're less than six months from the release of the Shattered Space expansion for Starfield, and already fans are eagerly looking forward to what's next for the game. Fret not, Bethesda Game Studios has assured fans they have "a lot of exciting things" planned for the game this year. They just aren't quite ready to reveal it.
"We know you're eager for an update, and we truly appreciate your passion for Starfield," the studio wrote on social media. "The team has been hard at work, and while we're not ready to share specific details just yet, we have a lot of exciting things planned for the game this year that we can't wait to talk about when the time is right.
Released in 2023, Starfield is a sci-fi action role-playing game that features thousands of open-world planets that you can explore as a member of the Constellation, a famed group of galactic explorers who search the galaxy for mysterious Artifacts. As Bethesda's first new intellectual property in 25 years, there was a ton of excitement surrounding Starfield.
The game launched to generally favorable reviews and was Bethesda's biggest release to date with over 6 million players at launch. The game had reached over 15 million players by November of last year. Most view Starfield as a success for Bethesda, but not at the same level as the publisher's other notable franchises, like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls. To be fair, those franchises have years of history around them while Starfield is relatively new.
But Bethesda is undoubtedly hoping Starfield will one day achieve the same level of success as its other franchises and part of that is supporting it with content regularly, be it expansions or full-fledged sequels. Bethesda had planned to release one major expansion for Starfield every year and with Shattered Space, they've so far lived up to that promise. But Shattered Space left a lot to be desired and received mixed response from critics and overwhelmingly negative reviews from the general gaming audience. It's Bethesda's lowest rated DLC.
With a sour taste left in mouths, fans are understandably eager for something new with Starfield. If new content is indeed coming this year, it hopefully won't be too longer before Bethesda reveals it. For what it's worth, Shattered Space was first announced during the Starfield Direct event on June 11, 2023 and released a little over a year later. It's unlikely any new content this year will be of the same magnitude of Shattered Space, but hopefully some free DLC could excite fans again.
In addition to Starfield, Bethesda Game Studios is also working on The Elder Scrolls 6, which is currently in pre-production. After Elder Scrolls, they've also got Fallout 5 on the roadmap.