Starfield is finally getting a PS5 version, and a big price drop

Bethesda Game Studios' space RPG comes to PlayStation alongside a major update After months of speculation, leaks, and more than two years of Xbox console exclusivity, Bethesda Game Studios is bringing its 2023 sci-fi role-playing game Starfield to PlayStation 5. Starfield's PS5 version will be released on April 7, alongside the "biggest update to the game since launch," Bethesda Softworks announced Tuesday. The PS5 release of Starfield will take advantage of the PlayStation console's distinctive features. The game will support the DualSense controller's light bar, adaptive triggers, and touch pad. On PlayStation 5 Pro consoles, Starfield will feature two graphics options: a Pro Performance Mode to prioritize a higher-target frame rate or Pro Visual Mode. Starfield's leap to PS5 signals a shift for Bethesda, which became a first-party Xbox studio in 2021. In a 2020 interview with Kotaku, before Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda was finalized, then head of Xbox Phil Spencer said the company did not need to put The Elder Scrolls 6 on PlayStation to recoup that investment, suggesting games developed and published by Bethesda would be Xbox console exclusives. Starfield's release bore