Summary
Bethesda Game Studios' 1,000 planet space RPGStarfieldhas reached 10 million players within its first two weeks.Starfieldgives players the keys to a spaceship and tells them to go explore an entire galaxy’s worth of star systems, moons, and planets. With several factions to join, companions to romance, the freedom to build one’s own ships and settlements nearly anywhere in the galaxy, and more,Starfieldhas a ton for players to take part in.
As thevery long awaitedStarfieldbegan approaching its release day some felt its exclusivity to the Xbox ecosystem as a first party title may hinder its success. Closing the door to potential sales on PlayStation was a risky move for an Xbox who has been struggling up to this point to strengthen its own lineup of AAA console exclusives. In the days afterStarfield’s historic release this concern began melting away as Bethesda’s space RPG had reached the hands of six million players just one day after its September 6 release, becoming Bethesda’s biggest launch of all time.
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Now,Starfieldhas crossed yet another major milestone. On Twitter, the officialStarfieldaccount thanked a whopping 10 million players for playing the game. This comes just one day shy of two weeks since the game’s launch and is likely taking into account the players who’ve hadaccess to Bethesda’s latest RPGone week early.
In the age of subscription services it’s certain that a sizable portion ofStarfield’s 10 million players have picked the game up via Xbox Game Pass. While it surpassed Xbox’s ownForza Horizon 5in terms of physical and digital sales, it didn’t quite breakForza Horizon 5’s record of amassing 10 million players in just a single week. Still,Starfield’s newest achievement is quite impressive. In the context of some ofBethesda Game Studios' past games,Starfieldsoars by. It tookFallout 3seven years to reach 12 million players andThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivionnine years to reach nine million. In the decade plus since these older titles, Bethesda’s pedigree has grown withSkyrimandFallout 4, becoming a much more well known presence as a major western RPG studio. That, combined with the help of Game Pass giving more gamers access to title, and it’s not hard to see howStarfieldis enjoying so much success so quickly.
As well asStarfield’s player count numbers are performing two weeks after launch,TheElder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis still Bethesda’s largest record holder, with a mind-blowing 60 million copies sold over 12 years and across several console generations. Time will tell if or whenStarfieldwill ever reach that number, but it’s already a significant chunk of the way there.
Starfieldis available now on PC, and Xbox Series X|S.
