Starfield on Xbox is like Zelda on Nintendo, says Todd Howard
Todd Howard, sport director of Starfield and government producer at Bethesda, has shared a few of his ideas on the studio’s newest being an Xbox unique.
For some, the purpose of Starfield being unique to Xbox Sequence X/S is a little bit of a contentious one, as each Skyrim and Fallout 4 have been obtainable on PlayStation consoles. However in a brand new interview with the BBC, Howard touched on the console exclusivity, making comparisons with the methods folks affiliate Nintendo with its video games. “If you’re making one thing unique then the extra you possibly can focus,” Howard mentioned.
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“You already know that is the {hardware} or the factor persons are enjoying on, so the flexibility to concentrate on that at all times yields a greater product. You do need folks to have the ability to entry it after all. However being with Xbox means there’s an ease of entry for us and I am instructed we’re anticipating extra folks enjoying this launch than something we have ever carried out earlier than and that is regardless of the success of our earlier video games.”
Howard particularly referenced Zelda in his feedback, saying, “I do additionally suppose folks connect manufacturers to sure video games. If you consider Zelda you consider the Change and I feel there are occasions when that may be an actual profit.” On that time, you possibly can’t argue with Howard, as other than some very uncommon circumstances, there’s by no means been a Zelda sport on one other platform. Personally, I am not a fan of console exclusivity, together with Nintendo video games – to have the ability to play unique video games throughout all three main platforms, you are taking a look at spending at the least round a grand, which is only a bit extreme.
On the very least Starfield is accessible on PC, so you do not precisely must personal an Xbox with the intention to play it. But it surely’s fascinating that Howard sees the Bethesda model being so intently linked to Xbox. Microsoft solely closed its acquisition of Bethesda in 2021, making Starfield the primary sport from the developer to be launched as an Xbox unique, so it’s going to in all probability be a while till Bethesda video games are considered in the identical manner Zelda is to Nintendo.
