Starfield came out in September 2023, the first AAA title out of Bethesda Game Studios since Fallout 76. To say it didn’t hit it off with folks would be an understatement, but it did manage to grow a significant following in subsequent months and years, with many eagerly awaiting the studio to put the game out on the PlayStation 5 and end its Microsoft exclusivity (Windows and Xbox).
And that day, a stellar day indeed, could be just around the corner.
As Kotaku reports (via PPE), reputable leaker Graczdari, who previously leaked the PS5 release date of Microsoft Flight Simulator, supposedly got their hands on Starfield‘s PS5 launch day as well, April 7. It could also arrive alongside a massive overhaul to the game, the rumored 2.0 update, but that is also unconfirmed at the time of writing.
The game has spent years stuck on Windows and Xbox as a first-party Microsoft title, though as the company slowly moves ever closer to universal multiplatformity, so Starfield, too, is more likely to drop on the PS5. Microsoft has already shipped big first-party games to Sony’s platform, such as Forza Horizon 5 and Microsoft Flight Simulator to name just a couple, and it’s highly likely we’re going to see Starfield ported sooner rather than later.
Bethesda also plans to ship a new DLC, Terran Armada, but no concrete information about it exists at the moment. Starfield hasn’t fared so well with players, and its first DLC, Shattered Space, sits at Mostly Negative reviews on Steam, with many purchasing it because a popular Star Wars mod for the game requires it to run.
Bethesda could bundle the rumored 2.0 update and the new DLC with its PlayStation 5 port, making a big supernova story out of it, but given how poorly it has been received time and again, I honestly fail to foresee what the company will do. The port will come, but how and in what capacity is anyone’s guess.
