Will Xbox unique Starfield undergo the identical destiny as Redfall?

Xbox unique Redfall is among the largest surprises of 2023, though not like Dead Island 2, it is stunning for all of the fallacious causes. Developed by the studio behind Prey, Redfall launched to disappointing critiques earlier this week. Originally considered one of many main promoting factors for Xbox Game Pass, Redfall was criticised for its bland world and uninspired gameplay. Needless to say, some Xbox followers are fearful that upcoming unique Starfield will undergo the identical destiny when it launches for Xbox Series X/S later this yr. However, in accordance with head of Xbox Phil Spencer, Microsoft has assigned extra assets to Starfield.

Indeed, in an interview with the Kinda Funny XCast, Spencer mentioned that Microsoft did not actually have interaction with Redfall studio Arkane Austin.

“When we acquire studios, there are games that are in development, and then there’s things that are either really early in development or not even conceived yet,” Spencer explains. “I think we need to improve in engaging with games that are mid-way through production when they become part of Xbox.

“We didn’t do a superb job early on in participating Arkane Austin to essentially assist them perceive what it meant to be a part of Xbox and a part of first-party, and use a few of our inside assets to assist them transfer alongside that journey even sooner. We left them to work on the sport.”

According to Spencer, Microsoft could have helped Arkane Austin take better advantage of the Unreal Engine during development. Arkane’s previous releases had been built using different game engines, which potentially caused issues with the final build.

“We ought to’ve been there for [Arkane studio director] Harvey [Smith] and the workforce earlier,” he continues. “I feel that’s on us.

“And then through the process. It’s an Unreal game, we have a bunch of studios that have done some really great work on Unreal over the years, and I think we were too late to help in that when they had certain issues.”

On the plus aspect, Spencer believes that Microsoft engaged much better with Bethesda in the course of the making of Starfield.

Spencer means that Microsoft “did a better job” with Starfield as a result of it was earlier in growth when the corporate bought Bethesda.

Fingers crossed Microsoft’s involvement ends in a a lot better launch for Starfield, which is shaping as much as be one of many largest video games of the yr.

A model new role-playing sport set in house, Starfield lets gamers discover a whole lot of planets in an epic journey.

“In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.”