A scene from Starfield.

We finally get a deep dive on Starfield

Starfield, Bethesda’s epic new science fiction game, got an hour-long deep dive for fans at the Xbox Showcase today in an online presentation.

Microsoft revealed a lot of the gameplay during the Xbox Showcase today. Todd Howard, director of Bethesda Game Studios, and members of the team have been working on the game for the better part of decade. Now it’s finally coming home after some delays and lots of anticipation. The game debuts September 6, 2023.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.