Microsoft promises Starfield has “fewest bugs” of any Bethesda game
arstechnica.com
Xbox exec: "Every QA person in our... company [is] playing Starfield right now."

Given I’ve been going through and playing my old Bethesda games recently, I’m gonna have to call shenanigans here. It’s in their DNA at this point.

    • TrousersMcPants@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      tbf, fallout 76 was also made by a different studio under bethesda. It was basically the Mass Effect Andromeda treatment, they handed it to the team that previously only did the multi-player for DOOM 2016 and made them add multi-player to the creation engine while adding “16x the detail” and it was too much for them.

      • TurboHarbinger@feddit.clEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        So, Bethesda publish a crap game with their brand, but it’s not Bethesda’s fault.

        Yes, very fair /s

  • OverfedRaccoon@beehaw.orgEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I’ll believe it when I see it. I don’t doubt it’s gone through extensive testing. But every Bethesda title needs a good patchin’, which may come sooner or never, in the case of community patches decades later. That said, I expect it, but hope it’s nothing game breaking.

  • sunaurus@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    At this point, will it even feel like a Bethesda game if NPCs don’t walk into objects/walls while talking at you?

    • sarsaparilyptus@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      No, they’re just going to say gamers are entitled for complaining about the bugs. They’ve already got the “guys we’re doing our best, please stop sending us death threats” PR statement ready, and they probably already registered the throwaway Twitter and Reddit accounts that will post the manufactured hate they can victimize themselves with.

  • jcg@halubilo.socialEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    These exec guys just straight up lie. Different company but remember when Cyberpunk was coming out soon and the exec said it was surprisingly stable on next gen consoles? What a load of shit. What’s more, this game is on a new iteration of the same old engine. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are even old bugs that are still there.

  • CarnivorousCouch@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I know buggy Bethesda games have become a meme at this point, but I feel like it’s very possible that this will be no more buggy than FO4 or Skyrim. Those games had their bugs, but I had way more trouble with bugs in Morrowind, Oblivion, and FO3. Now, janky physics or mechanics? I’m sure we’ll get some of that… And I can’t wait!

    • jcg@halubilo.socialEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Definitely a difference. Fun bug: getting yeeted across the room (or seeing others get yeeted). Unfun bug: crashing in the middle of the game and corrupting all your saves.