🎮️ Bethesda's "plan" to save Starfield...

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Bethesda’s back at it again, trying to convince us Starfield isn’t a glorified PowerPoint with loading screens. Their “master plan” involves paid mods, reheated DLC, and a possible PS5 “Complete Edition”, because nothing screams confidence like slapping a new label on old leftovers.

In this edition, we’ve got:

• Bethesda’s bold(?) scheme to save Starfield

• A $2.6M cozy Kickstarter that ghosted its backers harder than your ex

• The long-awaited Deus Ex remaster (yes, it’s finally happening)

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Bethesda’s “Master Plan” to Save Starfield (Again)

Remember Starfield? Yeah, that game that was supposed to be Skyrim in space but instead landed closer to Spreadsheet Simulator 2077. Two years on, the player base has plummeted, the mods community mostly bailed, and Bethesda has spent more time writing cryptic “we’re still working on it” posts than actually fixing things.

But don’t worry, Bethesda has a plan.

Here’s the short version:

• Paid Mods Are the Future (apparently): Bethesda thinks the way to win fans back is… by charging them for mods. Yes, the same community that saved Skyrim with free mods is now being monetized. Because nothing says “reviving our struggling space RPG” like nickel-and-diming the 3,800 people still playing.

• Another Expansion (same team, same vibes): The folks behind Shattered Space (which everyone hated) are back at it. Expect more DLC that costs money but fixes very little. Think of it like a reheated space burrito, technically food, but no one’s excited.

• Space Travel Overhaul (sort of): Dataminers spotted code for a “cruise mode” that might let you actually fly between planets instead of watching another loading screen. Cool idea… but knowing Bethesda, it’ll probably mean you get to walk around your ship while it secretly loads. Groundbreaking.

• The PS5 Gambit: Rumor is they’ll drop a Starfield: Complete Edition on PlayStation 5, banking on a new audience to forget the last two years of mediocrity. Will it work? Probably not, but hey, never underestimate the power of fresh hype.

Here’s the kicker: Bethesda execs still claim Starfield is one of their “best games ever.” Which is like a chef burning your steak to a hockey puck and then bragging that it was really hard to cook.

Look, we’ve seen comebacks (No Man’s Sky, anyone?). But Bethesda’s “plan” feels more like squeezing cash from what’s left of the player base while pretending the game is fine.

Will Starfield get its redemption arc? Maybe. But for now, it’s floating in the black hole of meh, and Bethesda seems content to sell you mods as life rafts.

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