Following Starfield’s appearance during Gamescom, hopes that the game would release outside of the Xbox and PC platforms were once again reignited by people looking for wiggle room in comments made by Bethesda. Pete Hines, Bethesda’s SVP of global marketing, said during the event that it wasn’t as though people on platforms other than Xbox and PC would never be able to play a Bethesda game again, a sentiment that’s been reiterated more than once before. That statement doesn’t apply to Starfield, however, which Bethesda and Xbox have both since said is indeed an Xbox and PC exclusive.

No, that isn’t what I was suggesting. pic.twitter.com/fkoXql9FkI

Starfield will be an launching exclusively on Xbox Series X|S and PC on November 11, 2022. Game Pass members can play it day one as well on Xbox & PC. I know we have said this all before and none of that has or will change. pic.twitter.com/CcNBcOKBeg