Starfield Is Already on Sale for £37 on PS5 Following a "Lukewarm" Launch and Technical Issues

Starfield does tend to feel like a marmite game; you either love it or hate it. I, personally, love it, and have sunk hundreds of hours into the game even before the recent Free Lanes content update (which has been like a breath of fresh air for my new playthrough). If you're looking to pick up the game now it's available on PS5, the best deal going right now can be found at Amazon in the UK. It's down to £36.99, which is a considerably big drop from both its original £69.99 RRP on Xbox and £44.99 RRP on PS5, especially since the PlayStation version only launched earlier this month. Starfield’s early performance on PS5 is reportedly off to a fairly muted start. According to analyst Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics, the game had sold around 140,000 copies on PlayStation 5 within its first week on sale, a figure he described as “lukewarm”. That contrast is already being used to question Microsoft’s broader strategy of bringing first-party titles to PlayStation after a significant delay. For comparison, Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 5 has reportedly sold an estimated 5.7 million copies on PS5 since its April 2025 release, despite launching more than three years after its Xbox debut.