Microsoft is reportedly planning to release Starfield for PlayStation 5 in 2026.
According to MP1st’s sources, PlayStation 5 [7,993 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/playstation/ps5/”>PS5 version of the game, which has yet to be officially announced.
The site claims the sci-fi RPG isn’t coming to PS5 this year, partly due to “weak” sales of its first expansion, Shattered Space.
The story DLC launched in September 2024, one year after the game’s original release for PC [11,329 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/”>PC, to mixed critical reviews and a poor user reception.
While Microsot’s plans could change, it’s claimed that at Gamescom this month.
A PS5 port of Starfield has been anticipated ever since Xbox [10,078 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/”>Xbox” in February 2024, which included plans to bring a wave of games to Nintendo [5,476 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/nintendo/”>Nintendo consoles.
The first titles to make the jump to new console platforms were Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and Grounded.
Others that have followed since include Indiana Jones and the Great Circle [77 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle/”>Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Phil Spencer [735 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/phil-spencer/”>Phil Spencer has said there are no red lines regarding which Xbox titles could be released for other platforms.
Asked specifically about the chances of Starfield remaining an Xbox exclusive in January, Spencer said keeping games off other consoles “doesn’t work” as a strategy for Microsoft.
It’s been suggested that ‘Starborn’ could be the title of the second Starfield expansion, after Bethesda was discovered to have trademarked the name last year.
