Starfield Interview: Todd Howard on Fulfilling His Vision, Xbox Performance, and More!

Starfield game director Todd Howard joins us for an exclusive interview to discuss realizing his vision for Bethesda's imminent outer-space exploration RPG after all these years, how it performs on Xbox Series X|S, his favorite organic moments from the game, and more!
#IGN #Gaming #Starfield

[@somakun1806]

When todd said Elder Scroll VI could be his last...I felt that

[@mrmaxter5556]

got tears in my eyes at that point.

[@Nikblaster1980]

Actually made me sad af

[@sjones8832]

Timestamp?

[@mohthesage7673]

​@@sjones8832 22:08

[@MrWar2050]

Bro, that's sad. He is one of the most important people in the gaming industry

[@tronam]

He actually said it! We haven’t heard a Skyrim sales number since 2016. “Over 60 million copies”

[@ioasisyumich]

Not as much as I'd expect to be honest 😂😂

[@FDENZ]

The Witcher 3 has 55 million copies sold on just ps4, xbox one and pc Skyrim has 6 different versions over 10 years

[@tronam]

@@FDENZ The Witcher 3 just passed 50mil a week ago, Mario Kart 8 passed 62mil and GTA 5 has sold 180mil copies; all equally irrelevant to my comment. The point is that the last time we heard a Skyrim sales number was back in 2016 at 30mil.

[@hawken796]

@@FDENZ Tbf, most of witcher 3's later sales came from the TV show's popularity

[@xvaderxkiller5190]

@@hawken796facts.

[@KarlRock]

Todd speaks well. Thanks for all the updates. I’m very excited for Starfield!

[@thatindiangamerguy72]

karl why dont u put up gameplay videos from wht u play, would definately loved to see u play games like starfield! cheers

[@somakun1806]

Ram Ram ji karl Bhai ....didnt know u also love playing games.

[@fireburn95rs]

nahi chahiye ji

[@bentucker2301]

Okay bot

[@aayushdas19]

Damn, you like Bethesda games? Had no clue. What system you play on?

[@outlaw8041]

When he said the next elder scrolls is probably gonna be his last that hit me hard 😞 Cant imagine the gaming industry without this man..

[@vxvx7560]

He didn’t say it’s his last he said it’s the last of elder scrolls

[@frogman72davitto94]

​@@vxvx7560No? He said he would *probably* not being directing another elder scrolls again because he's not getting any younger. That means Bethesda will continue the Elder Scrolls without him when he retires

[@HALFSQUASHED]

@@frogman72davitto94 TBF he will probably be 97 yrs old when the game comes out

[@WigfridoftheWood]

the last of his kind lol

[@ShishakliAus]

The next Elderscrolls will be the last elderscrolls for anyone that started with Arena. We don't have another 25years to wait for another

[@ancientvirus]

As a gamer for over 35 years, this is one of,if not the best interviews about an up and coming AAA title that I've seen. Asked all the right questions and gained really detailed answers and insight into not only the game but the behind the scenes of the development and future for the new IP. Best 25 mins or so I've spent in a long time.

[@ThePCDealer]

get a life

[@gulanhem9495]

Yes, this interview guy has experience and great judgement, and Todd is just a very pleasant person.

[@mtlmkshp9323]

When a video gamer is the interviewer, you can see the difference 👏👏

[@ShidaiTaino]

You can’t hear the lack of socialization as well

[@pocketsand76]

@@ShidaiTaino😆 I remember some interview where Todd said he was getting sensory overload in a grocery store because he wasn’t able to get out much while working on Fallout 4.

[@seancolorado]

The only question though that might have not been necessary was talking about Starfield 2

[@joelcedeno8493]

This one

[@jef_choy]

Except this "videogamer" gave alien isolation a 5.9 lmao

[@occasionalfeelgood23]

Love Todd Howard. "Speed isn't the goal". This should be the mantra of all gaming studios. I'm happy to wait as long as it takes for games that are as special as the ones Howard and his team delivers.

[@mrmaxter5556]

Todd talking about the approaching end of his career made tears in my eyes.

[@MrMightyZ]

Yeas I’m really going to miss that lying weasel who hasn’t worked a day in the last 10 years. His influence will especially be missed by Arkane Studios whom he destroyed.

[@PedroGomes-cx7ku]

​@@MrMightyZFriend, you need help, hate is consuming you. Todd has nothing to do with Arkane, it's a sister studio inside Zenimax/Bethesda Studios, it's unrelated to Todd's Bethesda Game Studios.

[@MrMightyZ]

@@PedroGomes-cx7ku Pedro, it is absolutely related to Todd’s Bethesda and the management at Bethesda one of whom is Todd.

[@catzor4795]

​@@MrMightyZNot true.

[@numalesoybea1348]

​@@MrMightyZWhat did he do to that studio?

[@4Usuality]

If Bethesda allows it, the mods for this are going to be legendary, like actually might change the world of gaming

[@xaviercomputer5890]

There is no IF. There is actually start up happening right now in the modding community. Beyond Skyrim imperial will come out sometime in the next two years and that will be it for Skyrim

[@shqiperia60]

Did no man sky change the world of gaming? 😂

[@BoolyK]

@@shqiperia60 is that a serious question? Look at all the comparisons online between NMS and Starfield. That should tell you how important NMS is

[@sathlasdalaraynidridlendar6875]

its bethesda of course there will be mods

[@valkhem]

Can't wait to highjack or blow out of the sky the greys (Fallout 3 Zeta Mothership); flying the SSV Normandy SR-1 (Mass Effect series); jetpacking like Mando and Bobba Fet; fighting cylons (Battlestar Galactica); fighting borgs, klingons, and romulans (Star Trek); fighting draconians and praying mantis aliens.

[@ChrisbeFoSerious]

Starfields first trailers killed my hype for it… This direct left my jaw dropped. Cannot wait!

[@ivanexell-uz4mv]

Tbh, the first trailers raised my hype

[@vincenthamilton9042]

That game is just damn!!!

[@mschulmeister6519]

The only thing that got me 😬😕 is the lack of possibility to make something like a stardestroyer from Star Wars(as example) and then deploy smaller ships to be your fighters... instead, does not matter the size, scale or shape of your ship, looks like you will only be able to pilot it as if it was a plane at space instead of a battle cruiser (Im assuming it by all what was shown and spoke of in the conference, and the lack of said content being shown too...)

[@theblueexorcist8731]

Cannot wait for that 30fps

[@MrGhostTheBigRoast]

take a second and think back to all the promises of content, stability and performance were handled and then set expectations accordingly.

[@jhank0cean]

Damn it's been 8 years since Fallout 4? That's wild lmao

[@Nikkska]

We’re getting old 😅

[@johatho1122]

and its gonna be another 8 years till Fallout 5 probably. though some of the stuff he stated in this interview make me hopeful to potentially see something like a New Vegas 2 before then

[@russelllapua4904]

I've only just started it lol

[@hestiashearth478]

i'm replaying it lmao doing the Sanctuary leveling

[@childofvenus3781]

Because it hasn't actually been 8 real years. After 2016 time sped up alot and after 2020 it's gotten so fast that every year is really like 4 to 6 real months. And its getting faster still.

[@ryanblanchard2508]

That random event that happened dynamically that Todd mentioned sounded pretty amazing.

[@XOPNYE]

Not if you just wanted to quietly mind your own business and spend the afternoon picking some space plants.

[@jamesdominguez7685]

@@XOPNYE - Adventures can just happen to you. Just ask Bilbo Baggins! :)

[@iforgot87872]

@@jamesdominguez7685 sidequest where dwarves invite themselves over or we riot

[@elpiedra1596]

@@XOPNYE 🤓

[@schmecklin377]

​@@XOPNYE don't leisurely pick space plants on a dangerous planet with extreme weather lol

[@andrebillups4079]

Mentioning Redfall was courageous af love it lol

[@GhettoTako]

And Todd “expertly” dodged 😂

[@mrmacho41]

​@GhettoTako because it had nothing to do with him. Google exists you know.

[@radicalxg8282]

Bethesda is the publisher while bethesda game studios is company developer where Todd works, he had nothing to do with it and talk about it would come as a disservices to his colleages at Arkane

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

​​@@GhettoTako Ah yes Todd Howard, well known developer on... arkane studios? No, sorry that's not reality. He didn't make Redfall he has no responsibility to it

[@Kimera92]

@@GhettoTako He didnt point out Redfall so that Todd could give his opinion about the game. He pointed out redfall so that Todd could say what to expect from Starfield on launch day. And Todd asnwered it

[@MeltWithU]

To think that Todd thought about the idea of this game towards the beginning of his career, it’s just amazing. Especially since now it’s coming to light. He always said that he wouldn’t want to make the game unless he felt the technology was there to back up his ambitions. even now, I’m sure there are things he would love to see in the game that just aren’t possible yet. Todd is the difference between a corporate warrior who lives and breaths to see dollar signs… and a Gamer first who’s mind is always dreaming about what’s possible and what he would want to see in a video game. Who is always thinking about how he can push the boundaries and make the game that he’s always dreamed of since the arcades of the 1970s and 80s. Someone who doesn’t just make games, but plays them. Still enjoys the same things he did as a kid. Some thing that is not only rare in this world, but commendable. As you can see that inner light in him shine when he talks about this game. Can’t wait to play it.

[@ethantwolfe]

This was a beautiful write-up and tribute to the man

[@kabardino1337]

He's the balance of a corporate warrior and a gamer

[@jimmycarpenter6612]

Todd will always have a special place in my heart. Both because it was his games that got me into rpgs and because he looks almost identical to my favorite uncle lol

[@tamie341]

Why don't you marry him then, Jimmy?!

[@jimmycarpenter6612]

@@tamie341 is he available lol

[@Daniel_WR_Hart]

@@tamie341 Would you marry someone that looked like your favorite uncle?

[@TrKz_m]

@@Daniel_WR_Hart the fact u said favourite then yes, it just works......... if he looked like just and old uncle nah im keeping that engagement ring Todd

[@IskenderCaglarM41B441]

@@jimmycarpenter6612 ask him?

[@bigbang3224]

This interview feels magical, with that music and Todd's ambition.

[@WilliamJR123]

@@minbari73 The “modern hardware” was advertised to do both.

[@nixlad]

You must be new here.

[@ultrabear1583]

yea 16 times the magical.

[@tsmith8082]

@@minbari73 30 fps is ok as long as they’re honest about it.

[@crappytrails7617]

One for the books

[@k0hum]

I'm okay with starfield being supported over the next 10 years with yearly expansions. In the middle somewhere, if it gets a graphics and performance upgrade, that would be awesome too.

[@gilgameshricardo3867]

Think of skyrim back in 2011 and skyrim now with mods.

[@casiteal]

Even tho your point is 100% valid, already talking about starfield getting a graphics update is just hilarious to think about.

[@ioasisyumich]

​​@@gilgameshricardo3867 oof. Like the garbage "official" mods they permitted on console? Or the mods Bethesda stole and sold as "creation club" products?

[@sub-jec-tiv]

@@ioasisyumich so salty in these replies, did Bethesda hurt you? Show us on the doll where Bethesda touched you.

[@troyreactsmuzic]

@@ioasisyumich you’re obviously not on PC lol. It’s a totally different experience (Skyrim).

[@Daveybutter]

My dude really went there with the "Starfield 2" question. You could feel Todd's look.

[@daizenmarcurio]

We're gonna have grand kids by the time Tes 6 comes out. So Howard would be dead by the time starfield 2 is even conceptualized

[@NavidIsANoob]

This guy is great. He asked some really solid, albeit uncomfortable questions.

[@Dredgeon]

"What are your plans for Starfield 7: Entropy?

[@EggEnjoyer]

@@NavidIsANoob Nah thats a sensless question. Bethesda has said and keeps on saying that it is going to be at least a decade before you get anymore sequels. Because theyre trying to cater to all of their franchises. But for some reason people keep bugging them. Dude is asking about a sequel to a game that hasnt even come out yet. Why? So caught up in consumerism that you are focused on the next product to buy instead of the one that hasnt even released yet. Its very sensless,

[@NavidIsANoob]

@@EggEnjoyer He's not asking for a sequel. He's rightfully questioning Bethesda's development schedule and how a new IP will fit in that schedule, or if they are considering changing the way they work. At the end of the day, it's the people who want more Bethesda games, and the reporter is asking what people want to know.

[@GameoftheYear-fx4mq]

TES6 most likely being Mr.Howard's last game better have him an NPC to immortalize this great man. He has changed open worlds and western rpgs forever. We don't have many games from the last 25 years without him. And that's awesome. He deserves a peaceful life.

[@Graestra]

Pretty sure he's saying it will be his last elder scrolls game, not game in general

[@troy8420]

@@Graestra Yeah, he's not that old lol

[@deanbadger7163]

@@troy8420 52

[@eboethrasher]

@@deanbadger7163 which is why he isn't going to quit, that's not even going to be his last TES game. They don't need to make another Starfield, they will have done that. And creatives don't retire, they are pushed to continue creating, even if he isn't leading the studio himself.

[@GameoftheYear-fx4mq]

@pyropulse you're acting like he hasn't already worked for 3 decades and doesn't deserve a break. He's evolved the rpg genre into what we know today, he can retire peacefully after TES 6.

[@fizola88]

Combat looks much better than in earlier gameplay footage. It used to look slow and boring, now movement, shooting and everything looks awesome.

[@Anonymous-ex3wq]

totally agree, except that jumping and shooting at 0:47 😂. that looks pretty weird.

[@Blabernaber]

Ai is looking mediocre though which is gonna make it all fall apart.

[@Real_JKDOS]

@@Anonymous-ex3wq That's not weird, he's using a boost pack. If you played No Man's Sky, you would know what that's like in First-Person

[@Anonymous-ex3wq]

@@Real_JKDOS thats not the Problem. but Look how the bullets are coming out of the gun 😄. cant unsee that 🙈

[@blitzball4lyfe823]

The moment Todd said “I’m not getting younger”, it shows the skeleton 💀 IGN knows what they’re doing hahahahah

[@charlieb308]

Howard will be 65 years old when elder scrolls 6 is released

[@apolashimself]

Cameradude is sus 😂

[@waketp420]

​@@charlieb308 That's sad to think about. He might only have a game or two in him for all we know.

[@metaldiceman]

8:34 😀

[@nicholasadams2374]

Can't wait for him to be replaced. He peaked a long time ago.

[@Thomas-yf1ve]

Ryan McCaffrey is an underdog of the industry. He’s just been in it for so long, it’s nice to see a presenter who you know really knows and cares about the business.

[@muchacamara]

Nope

[@WackoWambo]

Do you know what an underdog is? Ryan is one of the most established journalist in the space and gets exclusive access constantly. He’s the opposite of an underdog, he’s the incumbent.

[@Darkmistis13]

people still haven't forgiven him for the Alien: Isolation review from ten years ago 😂

[@Thomas-yf1ve]

@@WackoWambo well…. Yeah hes established now, but it just seems like a lot of other journalists get more attention, where he has been in the space for forever just doing his thing and keeping it going. Idk. Just a feeling

[@Thomas-yf1ve]

@@muchacamaraepoN

[@RoyConwell]

Todd hit the nail on the head. When my great great grandkids are playing Half Life 3 the day it drops it will do amazing.

[@claymationnation5221]

Todd is so charming. Definitely one of the rockstar developers. Cheers to both of you for this excellent interview!

[@mhm6]

Different company. He’s definitely one of the Bethesda developer

[@scudbucket_]

@@mhm6I will literally never forgive Rockstar for what they did to my boy RDR2. Literally had so much online potential bro.

[@LJTofficial]

He is for sure he’s got that superstar energy

[@Zach-xf5my]

@@mhm6I don’t think he meant rockstar games

[@siccs7]

And the crazy part with how great the game already looks keep in mind the fact that this game will be mod friendly, imagine all of the tweaks and improvements across the board that gamers want that Bethesda might not be willing to do or not think of doing that will give you the option of having and experiencing, simply "out of this world" potential with this game.

[@devinadams7479]

Guardians of the Galaxy content is basically guaranteed. Love it.

[@tengu8187]

I’m new to all this. How crazy can mods get what’s so cool about it? Everyone in the comments keep mention mods . Are mods only for PC?

[@bloody4698]

@@tengu8187 Search mods about Skyrim and you will understand the true power of mods in Bethesda games.

[@infiniteclutchgaming8206]

@@tengu8187mods are gameplay tweaks that the community makes available peer to peer. On console, Skyrim and Fallout have mods available however, they are limited compared to PC. Essentially, PlayStation won’t allow mods that adds content to the game for free. Assuming mods will work the same way as they always have for console

[@huytran2632]

Applause 👏 to Todd and his team. Respect his answers, and a S tier interview which in this day and age is rare coming from gaming companies…🙏

[@mattswank]

24:25 may have been my favorite comment Todd made haha.

[@FrankRiverfr]

​@@mattswankhe seen some things 😳

[@oooo1110]

Man this Todd guy loves his games you can see the passion in his words talking about his new and older games the man is so passionate about his work.

[@TotalWarDesigner]

Starfield looks amazing. Honestly at this point, you're just nitpicking if you're hating.

[@blueestarr9529]

exactly

[@muchacamara]

Bland gameplay.

[@basementality4924]

Wait for reviews. Is the randomly generated stuff just cut and paste planet to planet. I’m optimistic but very hesitant with randomly generated stuff. It hasent worked out in the past.

[@adamlouis3725]

nitpicking? HAVE YOU EVER MET A BETHESDA RELEASE? on your 50th crash on launch day, think of me, will you?

[@WafelixRox]

I'm guessing in your tongue/language, hating=opinion so there's no need to worry about you right??

[@ArticulateDesignASMR]

The flash to the Skelton at 8:33 after he says "I'm not getting younger " is hilariously tongue in cheek, bravo :D Excellent interview and certainly revitalised my interest for the game

[@Richy-]

Fantastic interview! Not afraid to ask bold questions. This is what an interview with Developers should be like. These are the questions gamers actually want answers to. And not a single idiotic question was asked about when players can expect to play the game, or what systems it's on, as if this information isn't already out there.

[@punkyllama420]

so like... an actual conversation. What universe is this?

[@VioIetteMolotov]

@@punkyllama420 Your mom

[@Richy-]

@@punkyllama420 Right, but have you seen how atrocious 99% of Press interviews are?

[@MandosCulture]

Todd Howard does gaming right, long term plans. No other company does this in order to shell out more money, take your time and thank you for making these incredible games.

[@pinguman13]

Only Nintendo 😅

[@MandosCulture]

@pinguman13 they are demons though lol and they make less copies to create more interest, also the games aren't as big or unique or centered around adults

[@dranzerjetli5126]

You mean buggy games with the same bug being present in every rerelease

[@diamondlion47]

Rockstar comes close but they make fewer games than Bethesda now it's sad.

[@MandosCulture]

@@diamondlion47 this is true, Rockstar has been hitting 100 for while

[@jonaspetty8767]

Hopefully, the game turns out great. Bethesda is really trying to push the game industry to the next generation, people think that everything is about graphics, but what really matters are the possibilities

[@fortyozsteak]

Starfield has awesome graphics… Nintendo and Tears of the Kingdom are the ones pushing the game industry with unique game mechanics

[@Bruno_Haux]

​@@fortyozsteak Tears of The Kingdom? Dude...

[@fortyozsteak]

@@Bruno_Haux yea TOTK aka game of the year… have you heard of it?

[@Bruno_Haux]

@@fortyozsteak ok, fanboy. Go back to your pitt

[@CIARUNSITE]

This is the exact kind of empty marketing nonsense that Todd deals in.

[@freiteez]

Always enjoy Ryan’s interviews with some of the top players in the industry. Excellent job and it just makes me even more excited for Starfield!!

[@PrecisionCalc]

Todd Howard has been a gem in the gaming industry all his career. Its reassuring to know that even in 2023, where big games designed with passion are almost non existent, there is still Todd Howard leading the development of beautiful amazing games with true passion. For this reason, he will be very missed when he retires.

[@drewg17]

This not only has potential for game of the year but seems it can be on the level of RDR2. Not surprised Todd mentioned it. Also great interview IGN. These are questions we wanted asked!

[@464batman]

Game of the year potential… that’s what some said about Redfall.

[@nicholkid]

They need to release in 2024 to dodge totk

[@drewg17]

@@464batman no one ever said that about redfall💀

[@cowboyd5673]

Tears of the kingdom and Starfield will make this years GOTY competition stiff

[@patricksheehan1073]

No game with 30 fps cap deserves any kind of award in 2023

[@joestayslit7701]

I’m so thankful for Todd Howard and his team.

[@MrGnuh]

16 times the detail!

[@heavyartillery-qm5hu]

Todd Howard is up there with Alexander and Caesar.

[@YA-kr4fr]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pinguman13]

Best comment!!

[@catzor4795]

You mean Avgvstvs.

[@tsmith8082]

😂😂😂😂

[@hulkhogan12345]

Yup.. they destroyed things aswell

[@oooalonsonacho6935]

His comparison to RDR2 took me by surprise. I’m glad to hear it though. The interactions in RDR2 are wild.

[@tonylance8303]

More dialogue then Skyrim and fallout 4 combined is INSANE considering I’ve been playing both for years and am still discovering new things every day

[@Realistic_Management]

No one's talking about how this game covers all the great sci-fi archetypes: expenditionary, wild west, cyberpunk, and cosmic horror. This game is gonna be epic!

[@ginxxxxx]

is how buggy the game engine is part of the horror?

[@idoxxy5468]

​@@ginxxxxxpotentially

[@yellowstalk6653]

@@ginxxxxx honestly man if you're going into a bethesda game mad about the bugs before it even releases that's on you, i'll be eating them up like grubworms provided it's playable

[@shoelacedonkey]

No ones talking about it? Apart from just about everyone that's been commenting on this game for the past year or so...

[@ginxxxxx]

@@shoelacedonkey i've only heard "nasa punk" and never cosmic horror :(

[@cosmicpuma]

After watching the Showcase and Starfield Direct... I'm simply speechless. Cannot wait. The amount of work that had gone into this is mindbending....Massive Respect 🙏

[@thatgregguy]

Agreed! This is the game I've been waiting for

[@AdamLAD]

We all know todd will hang up his boots one day. Im sure he will make his last potential game of each franchise a worthy one to end on. And by the looks of it starfield is looking absolutely incredible

[@vergbrizzle9563]

Great interview! Starfield 🔥

[@fcczx4458]

You haven’t even watched it tet

[@ShakyChess]

Really great interview! Got loads of extra details from it and great to see how genuinely excited Todd is about it

[@WAMIV]

What makes me very happy is how Starfield is going to keep getting content for years to come

[@MukiMuki688]

Starfield's Xbox's best shot at redemption, let's hope it's amazing/

[@cadizking8161]

Xbox will be ok. Xbox has alot of games and something for everyone.

[@iamartist1796]

@@cadizking8161 so you’re saying it has a little something for everyone

[@muchacamara]

Wait until the reviews come out. Many people thought Redfall would be great.

[@sjc7776]

@@muchacamaragonna be honest didn’t know redfall was a thing until it came out

[@etrusco2898]

@@muchacamara Literally no one thought that.

[@jimmymaher6778]

Starfields new gameplay actually impressed me has Bethesda learned from fallout 76

[@dannypassion]

Just Microsoft wallet 😂

[@Rauzwel]

This team didn't make 76

[@thelocustgrappler513]

@@Rauzwel yes they did

[@dannypassion]

@@thelocustgrappler513 nah they didn't it was another team

[@DrakeDHDerr]

⁠@@dannypassion people like you would be told earth is flat and believe that

[@Angel-uc1ps]

This might become my fav game of all time

[@WackoWambo]

Mate, wait for the reviews.

[@dillonbanks609]

@@WackoWamboreviews are biases and best off of opinions. No way Zelda deserves a 9. Something when it mainly runs at 20fps and it looks worse than redfall. Yet they said redfall looks bad but Zelda looks amazing lol

[@taio1388]

For me this is their chance to earn the trust back from 76

[@JacksonWithaJ]

@@dillonbanks609 dude Zelda is genuinely fun, and redfall looks terrible when you think about the fact that it is on the most powerful console ever

[@ioasisyumich]

​@@taio1388 So you give them another chance for each of their next releases then? So when this flops you're going to give them another hance for ES6?

[@deralbro6373]

It is pretty much confirmed that tes 6 wont be out for atleast another 5 years, which would be 2028. Thats 17 years after the release of skyrim, which is the same timeframe between the release of the very first elder scrolls (arena) in 1994 and tes 5 (skyrim) in 2011

[@NightOwlGames]

at which point did you decide to turn it into a loading screen simulator?

[@orionxtc1119]

lol

[@MisterDevos]

That makes 0 sense. Tiktok has really destroyed your generations brain. No patience or original thoughts.

[@shinjiikari5174]

​@@MisterDevos You keep talking about attention spans as if that was somehow the main problem, lmao - Buddy, the game has 0 real content, get off your high horse! 💀

[@FeelsGoodKek]

Thank you IGN! What a great interviewer. ✅

[@willsaenz6320]

Props to Ryan for asking Todd some tough but fair questions like performance on consoles.

[@galacticmaui2]

Kinda bummed no performance mode on console but am still looking forward to game.

[@RusUrtel]

Yeah, console players always get the shorter end for this type of games. But honestly, is to be expected, really. With random generation on the fly and sheer scale of things. This game is probably the most cpu heavy thing they ever tried and they wanted the cinematic graphics too. So not much to sacrifice for performance there.

[@Scratchy1992]

Resolution could easily be sacrificed, id honestly rather play a game at 1080p 60fps than 4k 30fps

[@memitim171]

@@Scratchy1992 It already runs at below 1080P, it's just upscaled to 4K and the performance hit for that isn't that large (in the single digits), if they went any lower it would look awful and you probably wouldn't see any extra performance anyway because you'd instantly be CPU bound.

[@dusermiginte4647]

​@@Scratchy1992its bot only resolution that needs to be sacrificed, far from it...

[@Scratchy1992]

@dusermiginte4647 yeah from looking at it more in depth it seems like the cpu is the main bottleneck

[@fatmstr97]

Must be difficult always hearing “what’s next” or “when’s this coming out” when you’re just trying to be excited about what’s going on right now. On one hand you have to appreciate the excitement and ambition of the community around your games but it does have to be frustrating sometimes. Todd handles himself quite well though.

[@armchairracer007]

This man really asked when Starfield 2 is coming out 😭

[@bombasticbadassbrigade3552]

Not having the OPTION available to us as gamers between Fidelity at 30fps, and Performance at 60fps is piss poor.

[@newa0nn]

Stop crying and get a PC already. Consoles will always be limited in terms of graphical options lmao

[@OrchinX]

@@newa0nn Bethesda hard locks their games’ frame rates EVEN ON PC because their outdated physics engine is tied to it. Fallout 4, Skyrim STILL run like slideshows on PC. Unacceptable

[@joepverlaan575]

​@@newa0nn please stop defending them in this negative way. As a fan you can still wish for more features! There are plenty modern console games that offer a choise, I'm also hoping for a future update with a 60fps or 40fps/120hz mode. Would gladly trade in some fidelity!

[@faultier1158]

@@OrchinX Skyrim and Fallout 4 are old. Back then, 120hz wasn't as widespread as it is today. Also, there are now mods for both games that patch the physics engine to allow more than 60 fps without glitching.

[@korniliosjs]

Props to Ryan, this was a great interview as always, you can tell he's really passionate and cares about these interviews. The game looks sick, I'm excited to play it

[@fortnight5677]

That specific 4chan leak talking about Todd, Spaceships and new animation system (in 2018), seems more true than ever. Todd is gonna support Starfield for a time, maybe upgrade the engine a little bit more and TES VI will be his Magnum Opus before retiring. Which means Todd knowing about CBBE and liking it is also true.

[@CHEWYLOE]

@@booshank2327 Don't worry about it.

[@ant.s]

30 fps what a shame

[@tman111195]

The best interview on video games I’ve seen, by a gamer, asking the questions a gamer would have…have always respected Ryan’s work!! Strong work brother!!

[@noobstalker1]

Hopefully you can stay on a planet and do things in that theme for a while, it’d be great to play an old western for a bit then to fly over to a medieval planet and play Skyrim for a bit

[@lambvindaloo]

I'm sure your wish shall be granted by the talented modding communities

[@grim86]

​@@lambvindaloo modders will have the entirery of tamriel on one of those planets lol

[@pleasure1689]

Hopefully after starfield the task of making one region of Tamriel will seem much easier.

[@ToastySofa]

Ryan the IGN GOAT.

[@jsullivan2112]

This dude's a great interviewer. We need more like him doing this sorta thing.

[@robbieburns3564]

It's hopeful for immersion's sake that Todd was inspired by Red Dead 2. If you want to play for ages just roleplaying as a cowboy, RD2 is perfect.. so hopefully this holds up just as well for that type of immersion.

[@sillylittlesheepjax6009]

Hell no. Rockstars boring,generic linear quest structure is one of the worse in AAA gaming

[@John-996]

​@@sillylittlesheepjax6009 Some quests give you loads of freedom while some are more linear to tell a story. The World in RDR2 really feels alive and feels like you are living in the world same With Kingdom come. Even Farcry primal if you play on hardcore.

[@DrPhil-kx3ci]

I’m sure Starfield will be amazing….it’s Starfield 76 that I’m worried about.

[@leanhoven]

Better than Star Citizen

[@t4ngo_kilo]

Sending you to the ranch

[@RyanLBC]

im more worried about star citizen being stuck in limbo

[@Koutchise]

@@leanhovenStar Citizen doesn’t even have an 1.0 💀

[@RustyPlug]

😂

[@barbleX_]

Why not 1440p or even 1080p at 60 on the series X, seems like Bethesda prioritized fidelity over performance.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

They have always done that, though. He has gone on record and said so in interviews. They have always prioritized world and interactivity on consoles. Because they make simulation-type environments, not ‘stage sets.’ You walk into a room in a BGS game and there are cups and food on the table. You can knock the table over and the food and cups scatter. You can steal the cups and sell them. You can eat the food. Most games, you walk past a table with a meal on it that you can’t touch, it doesn’t do anything, it’s an object glued to a table, and any time you go to that room there’s that same meal glued to the table. You can cast a fireball and that dumb chicken still stays on the table. If you’re a real RPG type player (which they are), that’s less fun than having fully interactive environments. Where you can go into a dungeon, and find a bunch of weird stuff absolutely everywhere to pick up, some of it quite valuable. Cast fireball and watch everything fly across the room. This is what BGS is talking about when saying they prioritize their world over the frame rate. If you don’t like the frame rate, sell your Xbox and buy a real gaming machine. 😉

[@idhindsight]

Just a little surprised there isn’t a “performance mode” like there is with Spider-Man and so many other games. Maybe some patch later …

[@thepot666]

@@idhindsight yea I’m thinking we can see a performance mode update down the line

[@strangestecho5088]

The game may be CPU-bottlenecked at various points, which is not something that can be fixed via a resolution drop. If that's the case then there could be no feasible solution to hitting 60fps. The engine and systems that Bethesda uses doesn't allow for the sort of performance tuning that Devs like Insomniac can do.

[@lukmanlukman6847]

​@@sub-jec-tiv give me example that define "real rpg game"

[@bfwebster]

I’m 70, so the whole age issue is even more significant for me. 😂

[@mikevegas87]

Gotta love Todd. Such a cool and grounded guy. Looking forward to play Starfield. Booked a week-long job-free time for that at the start!

[@civil_fellow2985]

6:53 the way the grenade rolls on the floor is soooo smooth.

[@weswhite6058]

@16:17 the unicorn in Oblivion WAS part of a quest. It was NOT a random encounter. Hircine’s Daedric quest was to hunt a unicorn. It was not random, it always spawned in the same spot.

[@aussie-elders]

It still spawned even if you didnt have the quest thou so technically for someone's playthrough it could have been random :)

[@leigel3]

People often use the word _random_ to mean simply _unexpected_ regardless of whether or not chance is involved.

[@romankok]

that was such a genuine, solid, well executed interview. Greatly appreciated.

[@horeckilarion3310]

Yeah, the whole direct was solid af, they really nailed it.

[@TheRealJackArthur]

Ryan asked all the right questions in a great way. Awesome interview!

[@dreadpirate.roberts]

This interview really drove home how important & influential Starfield is going to be for not just Bethesda but for the gaming landscape itself.

[@MongrelLord]

Looks amazing and im hyped for this but come on make it run at 60 or atleast give the option to switch between performance and fidelity mode

[@spikeroyy]

This 💯

[@skrukken]

Yes!

[@TezzyWhiskazINC]

👏

[@MMaRsu]

Buy a PC if you want 60fps in games starting from now.

[@azazel2843]

Great interview. The questions were well made.

[@onepunchman4444]

​@@minbari73 that's a great statement

[@azazel2843]

@@onepunchman4444 that's a great reply

[@relaxedberserker4156]

So they have 4K 30fps why can’t they have a 1080 p 60fps as a preference?

[@dangleberries992]

laziness is your answer

[@leonwilson8365]

so no 60fps "performance" mode with a lower res on the series x? might be just me but ill take higher fps over res any day :)

[@leviticus6105]

Todd, we're greatful for all you and your team do for the gaming community. Cant wait to play starfield

[@IskenderCaglarM41B441]

You enjoying your 16 times detailed game that looks like it's from ps2? Lol

[@shane1039]

Todd really stepped on my heart when he said "Half Life 3."

[@MelissaAndAlex]

Starfield looks INCREDIBLE

[@youcantakemygoogleaccount2359]

Yeah boy

[@89190jprice]

2023 30 fps

[@The3ushido]

@@89190jprice The game is incredibly complex and your bitching that its only 30fps? Show me a game that does the things that Starfield is doing that runs at 60 fps. I'll wait

[@laflamethegoat7795]

@@89190jprice pc gang

[@tyler2102]

​@@The3ushido what does it do that's so much more complex than other games ? You can't even fly from planet to planet like no man's sky lol 30fps is a joke.

[@teewayde2491]

This game has me hyped. Playing Tears of the Kingdom until this comes out

[@busybee4443]

Exactly what I’m doing

[@andykod77]

Is that an RPG?

[@T3rr4T3rr0r]

@@andykod77 The legend of Zelda breath of the wild 2 basically

[@seanmcgonigle1182]

Totk isn't that big

[@TheLoneLlama]

@@seanmcgonigle1182 Let me guess you only played the tutorial

[@AGFuzzyPancake]

The interviewer is obviously familiar with BGS's prior works, and it's telling in his questions that he shares the same concerns and optimism as everyday fans.

[@huludical1]

Excited for this to come out, but 30 fps cap on next gen console is pretty disappointing. At least give us a performance 1080 60 option.

[@massam9343]

Watching this interview, Todd is almost as responsive as the Starfield npcs.

[@RyzzaAU]

Im going to need to take a year off to play this!

[@zechprime7114]

2-3 years my friend lol

[@ReadyF0RHeady]

Sabbatical

[@rudjauthority5791]

Todd make it happen 1440p 60fps on the series x.

[@pinguman13]

Honestly they should give us the option 😢

[@S4msungHD666]

It's not a VRAM problem bro. How is lower resolution solve anything?

[@rudjauthority5791]

@@S4msungHD666bro if you reduce the the resolution and detail you have more head room for frames.

[@S4msungHD666]

@@rudjauthority5791 that is if VRAM is the bottleneck. In this game the bottleneck is graphics processing. The bottleneck which is caused by the game not having a skybox and with space bodies interacting with each other with light and reflections while you are on a planet filled with items that you can interact with with their own physics all while the planet is rotating it creates a very demanding physics process which would cause similar bottleneck even in sub HD fidelity.

[@Ricolaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

​@@S4msungHD666 Object culling and render resolution actually does solve that issue.

[@DovahVokuna]

Love this man. His games got me into the RPG genres with Oblivion

[@killingjoke535]

I'm beyond hyped for this game. The presentation yesterday actually got me excited

[@ThalanorThornhale]

This interview is so nuanced and deep. Really well done how some of the more straightforward questions were blunted to get more detail out like the question about inspirations to the game.

[@gregorybrokaw5056]

Todd Howard will be the final boss in ES6

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Bethesda is aiming to make a game that never stops being played.

[@MrGnuh]

and never stops milking you

[@Iamfirebird360]

This was the last reason to own an xsx. 30fps is a deal breaker for me. Its 2023, we shouldn't be going backwards in performance.

[@angryjoe98]

Its either large scale ai systems or 60fps currently we cant do both sorry to break it to you.

[@user-br3oe1lc5y]

@@angryjoe98 cant do both on a console

[@owenjohnson5030]

A lot of PS5 games are 60fps only because they are 1440k. Give me 4k in a space sim.

[@angryjoe98]

@@owenjohnson5030 they are also scripted and linear

[@azrielmoha6877]

​@@owenjohnson5030 most of those PS5 also doesn't feature an open world with fully scaled planets, huge cities and procedural contents. So it make sense that they strive for stability

[@user-df2uu3qp3y]

*1000 planets: 1000 hour to fully explore EACH planet.*

[@jjno]

probably autogenerated from a template of maybe 20-30 worlds

[@davidsalazar2077]

Not even a 40fps mode for us 120Hz display owners 🥺 ? Or an unlocked mode for VRR ?

[@ShrimplessScampi]

Well damn! Guess it’s time to upgrade from launch Series X to PC.

[@lambvindaloo]

Get a super high end graphics card if you want 4k 60fps at ultra settings

[@TheActs2021]

And here I'm just wondering how this will run on just my Series S...

[@MrSidkhan1]

​@TheActs2021 did u watch the video?? 1440p at 30fps

[@thebadwolf3088]

​@@MrSidkhan1 yeah but how 30fps is it? Cyberpunk 30fps or fixed 30fps?

[@MrSidkhan1]

@@thebadwolf3088 from wat they said it gna be fixed.

[@Mycarisloose]

Think this just turned into my most anticipated game this year. It will deliver. Game needs to be great to balance the gaming universe. GO video games!!!!

[@pxolqopt3597]

Big expectations only make for big disappointments

[@mateuszanatta9152]

So, no option for 60 fps on the series x? Really? Not even a 1080p/60 fps option?

[@arcticlusher]

Glad to hear from Todd Howard!! Love your games. I’ve already pre order Starfield!! Definitely can’t wait for Elder Scrolls 6 though!!

[@u3vs62cja]

30fps is a bit of a let down