Starfield Had The Biggest Launch Ever For A Bethesda Game

Starfield is finally out for everyone after an early access launch on September 1 with a premium price tag (or Xbox Game Pass upgrade) and on September 6 for everyone else. Starfield has already become Bethesda Game Studios’ biggest launch ever, beating previous releases like Fallout 76, Fallout 4, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. 

That’s thanks to 6 million Starfield players who had began their journey in space by 6 p.m. ET on September 7, which is when the official Starfield Twitter account tweeted that the game had become the company’s biggest launch.

On that day, and in the leadup to the game’s launch, other game industry companies tweeted fun, custom art in support of Starfield, including other Xbox studios. Here are a few of our favorites: 

For more about the game, read Game Informer’s Starfield review and then read about why we think Starfield is surprisingly great using remote play. After that, check out why we believe Starfield is more like a sci-fi theme park than an open world adventure, and then read our spoiler-free tips for beginning Starfield. If you plan to play the game on PC, check out the PC specs required to run Starfield. 

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