Bethesda Game Studios has shared its end-of-the-year update for Starfield, and with it comes an infographic that shows off some of the impressive numbers that the sci-fi RPG from Todd Howard and his team has racked up since its release exclusively on Windows PCs, Xbox consoles, and Game Pass on September 6, 2023.
Here’s the infographic from Bethesda, which can confirm that Starfield has attracted as many as 13 million players:
And here’s what Bethesda had to say about what is coming to Starfield in 2024, such as new ways to travel, city maps, and greater levels of ship customization, including what players should find in the game’s first expansion, Shattered Space:
First, we’re targeting updates roughly every six weeks starting in February. These updates will include everything from quality-of-life improvements to content and feature updates. Join our Steam Beta branch to be the first to try these updates as they begin rolling out.
We’ve been reading all your feedback and are excited to start launching these new features. We’ll be adding new ways to travel and you’ll now be able to access city maps while exploring the major cities. For those of you who love ship building, we’ll also be expanding on ship customization with ship decorations, new ship building options, and more.
We’re also excited to be adding all new Gameplay options. With these new settings you’ll be able to alter your gameplay to allow for an easier or more challenging experience that will expand beyond our normal “Difficulty” setting. These will allow you to easily customize carry capacity, cargo access distance, ship damage, vendor credits, how you suffer afflictions, new survival mechanics, and more.
Next, official mod support will be coming to Starfield with the launch of Creations. Beginning early next year, Starfield will be getting its own exporter and you’ll have access to a new Creation Kit. Modding has always been an enormous part of our games, with incredible community-made content constantly bringing fresh new experiences. With the scale and systems in Starfield, we can’t wait to see what you come up with!
And lastly, the team is hard at work on the development of Shattered Space, our first major expansion coming next year. You’ll have new story content, new locations, new gear, and much more. We can’t wait to share more with you next year.
“Thank you so much for all the amazing feedback and please keep it coming,” Bethesda added. “We do read it all, and it guides us in what you really want to see in the game going forward.”