Starfield (Xbox Series X|S) News Articles
Tuesday17th Mar 2026
News Starfield Gets Major Free Update & New Expansion Next Month, Alongside PS5 Release
Say hello to Free Lanes & Terran Armada
After months of rumours and speculation, Bethesda has today lifted the lid on its next batch of content for Starfield - with a huge free update, a new premium expansion and the game's PS5 release all landing on April 7th, 2026. First off, let's talk about the broader update, dubbed Free Lanes and set to bring...
News Bethesda Says Starfield Looks 'Amazing' With Nvidia's DLSS 5, But Don't Expect It On Xbox
"We've played it..."
Yesterday, Nvidia lifted the lid on its DLSS 5 technology, and it's safe to say that the company's newest AI-based visual fidelity "breakthrough" hasn't exactly gone down well with the internet so far. Here at PX HQ, we're trying to reserve full judgment until the tech is out there and in the wild - but one man that's already...
Monday2nd Mar 2026
News Starfield Is Reportedly Launching For PS5 On April 7th, With Pre-Orders Starting This Month
Reliable leaker gives us some fresh details
We've all heard about these Starfield PS5 rumours for ages now, but today, we've gotten our most concrete details on the release yet. According to the ever-reliable billbil-kun over at Dealabs, Starfield launches for PS5 on April 7th, and pre-orders are set to go live later this month. Indeed, the leaker...
Thursday19th Feb 2026
News Bethesda Says Starfield's Next Update Will 'Change The Game' But 'It's Not Starfield 2.0'
Todd Howard talks the future of this sci-fi RPG
In recent months, we've heard a lot about Starfield and its next Xbox update, which has been rumoured for a while now to coincide with a PS5 release of the Bethesda RPG. Very little of that information has come directly from the team though, but this week, Todd Howard has been speaking with Kinda Funny...
Thursday5th Feb 2026
News Three Xbox Games Dated For Nintendo Switch 2, Starfield Also Rumoured For PS5 In April
First-party giants heading to other platforms
We've got more Xbox first-party games heading to other consoles in the near future, with three of them being featured as part of today's Nintendo Direct showcase — those being Fallout 4, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition...
Wednesday14th Jan 2026
News Star Wars Genesis Creator Explains Why Viral Starfield Mod Is 'Never' Coming To Xbox
Never say never!
Over the past few days, you may have heard about a Starfield mod called Star Wars Genesis — it's been going viral and getting a lot of traction on the likes of YouTube — and unfortunately the official line is that it's not coming to Xbox. Star Wars Genesis is actually described as a "Star Wars modlist", which means it's not...
Thursday18th Dec 2025
Rumour Starfield Set For Eventful Year In 2026, Including Multiple New Releases
Sources divided on whether it'll be a "Cyberpunk 2.0" moment
It's been pretty quiet for Bethesda's Starfield in 2025, but it sounds like 2026 will be a different story for the epic Bethesda RPG, with multiple new releases in the works along with new content that could make a significant impact. The folks over at Windows Central are reporting that,...
Tuesday21st Oct 2025
Rumour Xbox Won't Announce Starfield For PS5 Until 2026, It's Claimed
"Unless plans change..."
Back in August, we heard separate rumours to do with Xbox's Starfield - both relating to the game expanding to more platforms in 2026. First we heard about a PS5 version coming in Spring, before leaker NateTheHate added that a Switch 2 version was also planned for some point next year. Now, that same insider is claiming that...
Wednesday27th Aug 2025
News Starfield Dev Teases New DLC, Free Updates And 'Features Players Have Been Asking For'
Plenty of content in the works
We've got official confirmation that a bunch more Starfield content is in the works! This was revealed as part of a new Bethesda Game Studios Developer Spotlight earlier today, in which lead creative producer Tim Lamb hinted at various content coming to the game in the future. Lamb mentioned free updates, a new DLC...
Wednesday20th Aug 2025
Rumour Bethesda Is Bringing Another Xbox Game To Switch 2 In 2026
Shooting for the stars
Yesterday evening, we brought you the news that Xbox is porting Indiana Jones and the Great Circle over to Switch 2 in 2026 - and now a well-known leaker has revealed that it's not the only Bethesda game planned for Nintendo's hybrid system next year. According to insider NateTheHate, Bethesda Game Studios' Starfield will...
Wednesday6th Aug 2025
Rumour Starfield Could Be Getting Interplanetary Travel Ahead Of Expansion 2 On Xbox
What has Bethesda been working on?
Last week, we shared a report that Starfield could be getting a new expansion alongside a PS5 release in 2026 - and a new game update from Bethesda hints that more big features could be coming in the meantime. Basically, last night, a tiny Starfield patch went live on Xbox and PC - containing some changes to the...
Friday1st Aug 2025
Report Starfield PS5 Port Planned For Spring 2026 Alongside New Expansion
But don't expect a shadow drop
Things have been a little quiet on the Starfield front as of late, but a new report suggests that might be about to change. Outlet MP1st is today reporting that the game's second expansion — alongside a PS5 port — is due out in Spring 2026, and we could be hearing about it all much sooner than that. The site says...
Wednesday23rd Jul 2025
News Bethesda Has 'Exciting Things Planned' For Starfield As Beta Update Goes Live
More updates are coming
Bethesda has again pledged support for further Starfield updates as the Xbox team continues to work on its space-faring RPG. A new Steam Beta update has just gone live on PC, with "exciting things planned" for future additions to the game after this minor update comes and goes. We'll chuck the team's PC update notes down...
Tuesday15th Jul 2025
News Starfield DLC Reportedly Still In The Works Alongside The Elder Scrolls 6
An update on Bethesda from Jez Corden
One notable absence from this year's Xbox Games Showcase was Bethesda's Starfield, despite an update from the team back in March stating that "a lot of exciting things are planned for the game this year". While those things clearly weren't ready to be shown off this summer, it's claimed that Bethesda Game...
Tuesday10th Jun 2025
News Starfield Fans Voice Their Concerns About Future Support And Updates
"Starfield fans are on absolute life support"
It's now officially been a few years since Bethesda's Starfield made its debut. This was followed by the Shattered Space expansion in 2024, and earlier this year, the team released an update along with details about future development plans. Unfortunately, though, it seems the latest Xbox Showcase has...
Friday23rd May 2025
Rumour Xbox's Starfield Is Moving To PS5, Should Be Announced This Year
"It's just a matter of when"
At this point, it's actually somewhat of a surprise that Xbox hasn't moved Bethesda's Starfield over to PS5 yet given everything else that's been ported to the console - but it sounds like the plan is for that to change in the near future. According to prominent leaker NateTheHate — who was heavily involved in all the...
Thursday22nd May 2025
News Starfield May 2025 Update Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
There's a cool new "Watchtower" Creation as well!
Bethesda has released the May 2025 update for Starfield across Xbox and PC today, which is primarily focused on bug fixes for both the main game and the Shattered Space DLC, although there are a few cool new features too. For example, you can now pick "Very Low" graphical settings when using a poor...
Friday7th Mar 2025
News Bethesda Provides Update On Starfield DLC & Future Plans For Xbox RPG
"The team has been hard at work..."
It's getting on for six months now since Bethesda released Shattered Space — its big DLC expansion for Starfield — and fans are getting restless to hear about what's next for the Xbox RPG. Well, this week, Bethesda has responded to one of those restless fans - giving us a vague but interesting update on the...
Wednesday5th Mar 2025
News Starfield Has Possibly The Best Single-Player Narrative Of All Time, Says God Of War Director
"I adore this game"
It's been a long time since Starfield made its grand debut back in 2023, and everyone had an opinion to share about it back then - including the original God of War director David Jaffe, who said it was one of his top games of all time. Nothing's changed in the years since, as Jaffe has taken to social media once again this week...
Wednesday5th Feb 2025
News Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Standard (February 5)
Including a massive first-party addition
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, Microsoft is bringing three more titles to it's Game Pass Standard tier - all three of these games are already available in the XGP Ultimate library. Without further ado, here are your new Game Pass Standard
Sunday26th Jan 2025
News Xbox On Keeping Games Off Other Platforms: 'That's Not A Path For Us'
Starfield's exclusivity window could be ending...
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has been doing press interviews this week following Xbox's big Developer Direct broadcast and during a chat with Destin Legarie, he's been asked if Starfield will be "staying put for the time being" on Xbox. The short answer is "no" and according to Phil - there's...
Monday23rd Dec 2024
News Bethesda Games Would Be 'Better' On UE5, Claims Former Skyrim Artist
Is it time to make the switch?
Xbox's Halo team announced in October it would be swapping from its in-house engine to Unreal Engine 5 - allowing the series to grow "more quickly and organically" than before. With this in mind, former Bethesda artist Nate Purkeypile (Skyrim, Fallout) believes Bethesda should maybe consider following a similar...
Wednesday18th Dec 2024
News Ex-Bethesda Dev 'Surprised' At The Amount Of Load Screens In Starfield
Some were added later on in development
Starfield may provide Xbox players with a big old world to explore across multiple planets and zones, but it still contains a bunch of loading screens as players move through different areas of the game world - something that "surprised" ex-Starfield developer Nate Purkeypile. The Bethesda vet — who worked...
Tuesday19th Nov 2024
News Starfield Update 1.14.74 Out Now, Here Are The Full Xbox Patch Notes
Uncapped frame rate returns on Xbox Series X
The next Starfield update is officially on the way! Bethesda has pulled back the curtain on Starfield update 1.14.74, which is rolling out now for members of the "Beta" program on PC, and getting a public release in the near future. In terms of big highlights, the main one from an Xbox perspective is the...
Wednesday9th Oct 2024
News Starfield Design Director Defends Shattered Space DLC After Mixed Reviews
"I’m also very proud of Shattered Space. We all are."
Bethesda's first big DLC pack for Starfield arrived at the tail end of last month, and in the wake of some mixed reviews, the studio's design director has responded to some of the criticism levelled at the Shattered Space expansion. In a lengthy exchange over on Twitter, Bethe
Monday7th Oct 2024
News Starfield Taught Us That Fans 'Really' Want Elder Scrolls 6, Jokes Bethesda
But the team also feels great about Starfield's future
It's been over a year now since Starfield became arguably the biggest first-party launch of the entire Xbox Series X|S era, and obviously we've seen the arrival of the first major expansion (Shattered Space) this month as well. As a result, Bethesda has been talking to various outlets about the...
Tuesday1st Oct 2024
News Xbox Drops New Starfield Dynamic Background For The Arrival Of Shattered Space
Free for all players!
Bethesda's new Starfield: Shattered Space expansion is out now, and to coincide with the launch of the game's first major DLC pack, Team Xbox has dropped a brand-new dynamic background for Series X and S users to enjoy. Just like any other Xbox Series X|S dynamic background, this is free for all players, and available now via...
News Here's What Players Are Saying About Starfield Shattered Space So Far
"This is an absolute must play"
Despite some teething issues yesterday following its launch, Starfield Shattered Space is now getting played by a whole bunch of Xbox and PC users, and we thought it'd be a good idea to bring you some early impressions! It's definitely nice to see so much positivity out there already. Looking at the Starfield Reddit...
Monday30th Sep 2024
News Starfield Shattered Space DLC Launches To Zero Reviews Across Xbox & PC
We're working on one though!
Update: Sadly, it hasn't been the best launch for Starfield Shattered Space so far, with many players reporting that they haven't been able to access the DLC. We've covered more about this elsewhere on Pure Xbox: Original story: The time has arrived! Starfield's Shattered Space DLC is now live across Xbox and PC, but...
Monday16th Sep 2024
"Uncover the many mysteries..."
Starfield: Shattered Space is out two weeks today, and to mark the occasion, Bethesda has just dropped a brand-new deep dive on the DLC and its new "isolated, handcrafted world" coming to players on Xbox and PC. Naturally, we've thrown the team's new deep dive video up above, which goes into lots of detail on...
