PlayStation Logo Pops Up on Work-in-Progress Starfield Creation, Sparking PS5 Release Speculation

Speculation about Starfield coming to PlayStation 5 intensified over the weekend after fans noticed a PlayStation logo on Bethesda's official Creations website. The logo was linked to a work-in-progress ship decals Creation for Starfield, which was subsequently removed. Despite the removal, this has led fans to believe that Bethesda’s sci-fi game, currently exclusive to PC and Xbox, may soon be available on PS5.

They have added the Playstation logo to a creation. (I think they are beta testers, the logo only appears on one creation)
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The discovery has sparked discussions about whether Bethesda might be planning a significant content update or even a new expansion to coincide with Starfield's potential PS5 release. Following the lukewarm reception to the Shattered Space expansion, there's been little news about Starfield in recent months. Microsoft, Bethesda's parent company, is expected to host a summer showcase this year, which could be the perfect opportunity to announce more about Starfield.

Bethesda has hinted at "exciting things" planned for Starfield this year, amidst growing discontent from players regarding a lack of communication and updates. In June 2024, Bethesda reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Starfield and confirmed at least one more story expansion following Shattered Space. In an interview with the YouTube channel MrMattyPlays, Bethesda Game Studios' Todd Howard mentioned that the studio aims to release an annual story expansion for "hopefully a very long time."

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Starfield was launched in September 2023, marking Bethesda's first new intellectual property in years and its first mainline single-player game since Microsoft acquired parent company ZeniMax Media in March 2021. IGN's review of Starfield gave it a 7/10, stating: "Starfield has a lot of forces working against it, but eventually the allure of its expansive roleplaying quests and respectable combat make its gravitational pull difficult to resist."

In January, Microsoft's gaming boss Phil Spencer did not rule out the possibility of Starfield coming to PS5. Reports from as early as March 2024 suggested that both Starfield and MachineGames’ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle were being considered for PS5. Indiana Jones was later confirmed for PS5 with a spring 2025 release window, following its initial release on PC and Xbox Series X and S. However, Starfield has yet to be officially confirmed for PS5, though Spencer’s comments indicate it might be in the works.

Several Xbox games are already available on PS5, including Rare’s Sea of Thieves, Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush, and Obsidian’s Grounded and Pentiment. Microsoft also publishes Minecraft games on PlayStation consoles and other platforms and plans to release Doom: The Dark Ages and Ninja Gaiden 4 on PS5 later this year. Playground’s Forza Horizon 5 is also set to come to PS5 soon. There are even rumors that Microsoft might release Halo on PlayStation after decades of Xbox exclusivity.

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Spencer has explained that Xbox's multiplatform strategy is partly aimed at boosting Microsoft’s gaming business revenue, especially following the massive $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the makers of Call of Duty.

“We run a business,” Spencer stated in August last year. “It’s definitely true inside of Microsoft the bar is high for us in terms of the delivery we have to give back to the company. Because we get a level of support from the company that’s just amazing and what we’re able to go do.

“So I look at this, how can we make our games as strong as possible? Our platform continues to grow, on console, on PC, and on cloud. It’s just going to be a strategy that works for us.”

Bethesda Game Studios, with its 450 employees, is currently managing five teams: Starfield, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 76, mobile, and external development partnerships.