Bethesda’s new title, Starfield, is presently solely accessible for gamers who purchased the premium version, however that hasn’t stopped it from being performed by over 200,000 concurrent customers.

There are extra folks taking part in Starfield proper now than there are populating the town I stay in. That’s not completely stunning, because it’s one of the crucial anticipated releases of the yr. It’s all the time a giant occasion when Bethesda drops a brand new open-world title, whether or not it’s Elder Scrolls, Fallout, or a brand new IP like Starfield.

Nonetheless, for comparability, proper now as I write this, final month’s massive recreation, Baldur’s Gate 3, has over 400,000 concurrent gamers. Counter-Strike: World Offensive, then again, has 1.2 million folks on its servers proper now. That’s obscene. Does this imply that Starfield isn’t as nova-hot as many anticipated? No. Proper now, lots of people are ready for the Xbox Recreation Move model to play or had been merely unwilling to pony up for the Premium Version.

I certain as heck wasn’t. I’ve not performed the sport but, although I hear it’s improbable. I’m simply not that hyped for it. I most likely can be over-jazzed if it was Elder Scrolls or Fallout, however these are universes I’m already well-invested in. I’ve performed house exploration video games earlier than and nonetheless do often. I’ve by no means thought to myself, “this could be higher if it was extra like Elder Scrolls.” That’s to not say I don’t suppose Starfield will probably be good, or that I’m in no way desirous about taking part in it – I’ll positively be firing it up as soon as it’s on Recreation Move.

What I’m saying is that I’m extra prone to be discovered taking part in the video games I’ve pulled out of a dumpster than one which clocks over 200K customers without delay. In different phrases, I’ve no style.

Starfield will probably be accessible for PC and Xbox on September 6, 2023. Nonetheless, you might be just like the 200,000 folks taking part in it proper now in case you pay for the Premium Version.