Bethesda has been quiet on Starfield all year, with no new DLCs announced, along with a lack of headline-grabbing updates. As it turns out, Bethesda may be saving up for 2026, with plans to re-launch Starfield as a multiplatform game.
Starfield first launched in 2023 and while the game was a lot of fun, it is limited to a much smaller market with no PS5 or Nintendo console availability. According to one reliable leaker, Nate the Hate, Bethesda is now planning to bring Starfield to PS5 consoles and Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026.
Initially, rumours predicted that Starfield would launch on PS5 this year. However, now that the Nintendo Switch 2 is out and developers are finally starting to get hold of dev kits, the plan appears to have changed. Now, Starfield should come to both new platforms in 2026, assuming the current rumours are true.
It is unclear if Starfield will also get new DLC next year alongside this re-launch. We also don’t know what major changes Bethesda will have made for the game to address launch-day criticisms. One rumour claims that soon we will be able to fly off and on to planets, removing the ‘loading screen’ moments that many fans took issue with when jumping into Starfield for the first time.
KitGuru Says: Starfield in its current state isn’t a particularly exciting product, but a true Starfield 2.0 would be a big deal for the game on all platforms.
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