Xbox has a big week planned, but one game that won’t be present at the Xbox Games Showcase is Starfield. Instead of sharing the stage, one of the biggest games of 2023 is instead getting its very own dedicated livestream ahead of its upcoming launch in September. This will be the showcase where more details are revealed on Starfield, as Bethesda says that it’ll have plenty to share on its first original IP in decades. Here’s everything that we know about the Starfield Direct so far.
When is the Starfield Direct?
This livestream will take place directly after the Xbox Showcase ends on June 11. Xbox hasn’t mentioned just how long this livestream will be, so there are no exact times just yet. If previous Xbox Showcases are an indicator, you can likely expect the show to run for between 60-90 minutes, which would put the Starfield Direct presentation in the range of 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 6 PM UTC at the earliest. We’ll update this list as soon as a proper time has been confirmed.
We also don’t know how long the Starfield Direct will be, but if it’s getting its very own showcase, it’ll likely be a decent length to justify its main event status.
How to watch the Starfield Direct
Like the Xbox Showcase, you’ll be able to tune into the Starfield Direct on the Xbox YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook channels.
What to expect from the Starfield Direct
Bethesda has been slowly revealing more about Starfield’s themes, music, and art direction throughout 2022 and 2023, but concrete details on how the game will play and what you’ll actually be doing inside of that galaxy have been minimal so far. When the Starfield Direct was first announced, Microsoft said that it will provide “much, much more” information on Starfield, including “tons of new gameplay, developer interviews, and behind-the-scenes insider information.”
What we do know is that the game has some weird post-sex dialogue, that players will be able to visit over 1,000 planets throughout the game, and according to game director Todd Howard, Starfield is more of a hardcore RPG than you’d think. Starfield will also allow players to customize the look and performance of their guns and spacecrafts, as well as construct their own outposts, but very little footage of this has been seen so far.
For more details, you can check out everything that we know about Starfield, and for some of the other big livestreams taking place this week during Not-E3 season, you can check out our guides on how to watch the Xbox Showcase and the Summer Games Fest 2023 showcase.
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