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Bethesda mysteriously deletes tweet claiming Starfield physical editions won’t have discs

Starfield fans were left shocked today as the Bethesda Support account, in a now deleted tweet, claimed the physical edition wouldn't include a disc.

The tweet was in response to one fan asking if the Standard Edition of Starfield for Xbox Series X would include a disc. In that tweet, Bethesda Support said, “Hello!, All physical editions include a code for the chosen platform. There are no physical discs.”

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Battlestar23341d ago

Hopefully the backlash from fans have made them decide to put an actual disc in the case.

RpgSama341d ago

"Why Starfield not including physical disc is the right choice" articles coming.

Futureshark341d ago (Edited 341d ago )

"Starfield physical release doesn't come with a disk ... And why I'm fine with that."

"Starfield physical release not including a disk is the right choice."

Abear21341d ago

It will be interesting to see sales data on console, more likely you’ll see, “X million players downloaded” stat instead of sales numbers.
Taking away the used market helps them sell more copies. Pretty shady.

gold_drake341d ago (Edited 341d ago )

oh god dont even start, i can alteady see them comng haha

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TheKingKratos341d ago (Edited 341d ago )

Kinda suspicious that out of no where comes the articles about why it's ok that Starfield is 30fps, no vehicles, no CD and it's always the right choice

I mean it's kinda obvious that Xbox fanboys have such low standards that they will get happy with anything Microsoft is doing at this point

Stuart5756341d ago

'Why purchased copies of Starfield 'physical and digital' don't let you actually play the game, at all, and I'm okay with this.'

Microsoft: 'The game never actually existed, GOTY Edition coming soon'

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Terry_B341d ago

Never..its pretty save to say there won't be any physical copies.

aconnellan341d ago

This comment aged pretty poorly, standard edition will come with a physical disc while special edition will be digital

Abear21341d ago

Unfortunately more likely corporate greed will win out

SullysCigar341d ago

More likely they're trying to stifle negative news, just as they did with Redfall's 30fps, always online and not even Unreal Engine 5 after everyone reported it would be for YEARS.

Redfall bit them hard, despite them sweeping all that under the carpet until shortly before launch. They'll up the ante and concrete over details like this for Starfield, rather than risk a repeat scenario.

TheKingKratos341d ago (Edited 341d ago )

Wait, it requires online too ?! 🤔😮😮

neomahi341d ago

But it shouldn't have to be this way. Xbox has consistently worked and operated this way. It's "let's see what we can get away with" and when they get caught it's "we're sorry" and then they try and ice the cake with "you see, we're listening" yeah, right after you tried to sneak around our back and screw us over. But Xbots are forgiving because Xbox is struggling right now (because of a lot of stupid decisions just like this) and they don't want to see them finished off. You know how SEGA fans felt when the beloved SEGA Dreamcast was let go and Sonic the Hedgehog appeared on a Nintendo console? You had to live in that era. It was a travesty but resulted from SEGA of Japan making A LOT of bad decisions and destroying the trust they once had with their fanbase. Their fanbase left and went to PlayStation that was doing everything right. Microsoft could face this same fate, but their fanbase doesn't want to see that so they'll forgive all day long no matter how much their abused. Like a beaten Labrador that keeps coming back to irs abusive owner, so are Xbox only consumers. Those that have all three and a PC enjoy a variety without fear of losing what they value most, it's just another day, but lots of other software options to go after

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Abear21341d ago

Buy day one and you get…the most buggy and least complete edition and now there’s no way to recoup part of that $70 you paid. Buying day one is the worst thing you can do, thankfully there is Gamepass and it eases that sting on console.

How do you combat slow sales and the used game market when most will play on Gamepass?? You take away the ability to trade it in and boom, more sales

-Foxtrot341d ago

“and now there’s no way to recoup part of that $70 you paid”

This

For people where money is more tight and people have to plan purchases carefully, if they can finish the game and get some money back then it’s a bonus for them

Digital does not have that benefit

It’s the same with collectors editions, it was easier for digital only people to trade their physical game inside a steelbook to their local trade in shop rather than the other way around, they don’t take codes.

aconnellan341d ago

“How do you combat slow sales and the used game market when most will play on Gamepass?? You take away the ability to trade it in and boom, more sales“

With the confirmation that standard edition will have a physical copy, and the Special Edition (which isn’t available via Game Pass), do you still think this?

Gameseeker_Frampt341d ago

@Abear21

Is that why Sony isn't including a disc with the Spider-Man 2 Collector's Edition?

DigitallyAfflicted340d ago

We need to start talking with our money, the only language understood by greedy corporate people!

S2Killinit341d ago

MS being very… clever with the consumer’s right to ownership.

I’ve lost all hope in xbox fan base

Lightning77341d ago

So are you sharing the same energy with Spider-Mans special edition? No just stutters and mumbles.
Lost hope? How do you have hope for a platform you don't even like?

S2Killinit341d ago (Edited 341d ago )

@Lightning77
Yeah, I dont like it when anyone squeezes consumers’ ownership rights, regardless of who is doing it. The difference is that I DONT do what you two are doing to save face for MS! Like WTF man, whats wrong with people. You guys have forgotten how to be gamers because you are so in MS’s palm. They buy entire publishers and you cheer them on for taking games we all should be having, they slowly take game ownership and you say its “clever” or “well Sony did it too so its fine”…

Lightning77341d ago

Explain how am I saving face? Why in the hell would I like companies taking Away options? The slow killing of the frog is literally across the industry with no disc on these premium editions of games some flat out don't have a disc (Alan Wake)

Hell GP is making things worse imo. You can spare all that save face garbage.

I can't tell what a trillion dollar what to do. I've even said I don't care about the ABK deal. MS showcase proves they clearly don't need ABK at all, not even close.

Save all that nonesense and don't lump me im with anyone. It's best to be a multi console owner, instead of wining about everything.

S2Killinit340d ago (Edited 340d ago )

You know damn well this was MS’s vision from back in the xbox one days. Now you make sure to comment that Sony did such and such in order to defend MS. If you had any shred of logic you would either speak against this conduct or at the least you would refrain from defending them. It has come to a point that they know they can do and say whatever they want.

Dont lump you in? Ade you not one of their biggest proponents? If anything others should complain for being lumped with you.

Lightning77340d ago

"You know damn well this was MS’s vision from back in the xbox one days."

Now everyone's slowly doing it so what are we gonna do about it?

"Now you make sure to comment that Sony did such and such in order to defend MS. If you had any shred of logic you would either speak against this conduct or at the least you would refrain from defending them."

Alas this is the problem with you ppl. When you have a strong track record trolling, trashing, every single thing thing MS even the good things you spin into a negative all day every day. My assumptions about you are correct in your fandom all you gotta do is look at your comments. In other words if MS does something like this it's "it's all Xbox and Xbox only! "Only Xbox is doing it! Anti this and that " taking things to the extreme. While completely ignoring your favorite company is doing just that and not holding them accountable either. Again spread the energy.

You have no "hope" for Xbox because you're not an Xbox fan why would you have hope for a console you dont even like? Please explain that weirdness. You have no self awareness in your comments and actions. I can see those things you can't at all. It's bad that MS and is doing it, it's also bad that's Sony's doing. It's not good that SF is 30 it's also not good that 16 dips to 720p during battle. I understand why it's 30 and I understand why it hits 720p it's a dev choice and sacrifices have to be made.

Anyway.

"Dont lump you in? Ade you not one of their biggest proponents? If anything others should complain for being lumped with you."

Proponents for what? You don't like facts that's all I post here. Ppl rather be lied to, purposely post misquotes, out of context quotes, flat out make up their own news I can go on. All I do is clear things up and ppl here can't stand it. I could care any less I'm here to post the truth. I don't know who you think is "with me??"

TheColbertinator339d ago

@S2killinit

Yeah yeah we are hypocrites. Live with it.

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Christopher340d ago

Becoming quickly an industry standard. *sad noises*

CobraKai341d ago (Edited 341d ago )

It’s so lame that this is the “case” for physical games. I’m still very much peeved that Halo Infinite doesn’t have the game on disc and that special edition Spiderman 2 doesn’t include the disc, but has a disc case, which doesn’t make sense. It’s not about holding an item in my hand, it’s about having a hard copy.

I also like how there’s people claiming it was possible that Bethesda misunderstood the question posed on Twitter. Both the question and the answer was pretty cut and dry.

PhillyDonJawn341d ago (Edited 341d ago )

Lies, I have Halo infinite on disk. Starfield is coming on disk. This was a misspoke. It's the special edition that comes with a code

RpgSama341d ago (Edited 341d ago )

Even worse if that's the case, you pay more money for the special edition and you do not even receive an actual physical copy of the game?

CobraKai341d ago

@Philly
I also have Halo Infinite on disc, but there’s no game. Just data to load onto the xbox.

@RPG
It’s what keeps me from considering special editions. It just doesn’t make sense that the standard edition comes with a game disc and the special edition steel book case has a voucher?

PhillyDonJawn341d ago

No no no, you're backtracking/changing your comment. You said there's no disk! There is one. All games are install in today's age im and been going on since last gen.

CobraKai341d ago

Ok. I reread it. I should have said it doesnt have the game on THE disc.

franwex341d ago

Strange. I was expecting them to at least do what they did with fallout and have a couple of MB on the disc to then download like 100 gb

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Sony shares big new PS Plus stat, but not the one we want to see

PlayStation Plus has improved the split of PS4 and PS5 players on its priciest tiers, but Sony continues to hide total subscriber numbers.

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mandf20h ago

lol acting like it’s equivalent to ms numbers

Mr Logic20h ago

Uh...They're definitely not equivalent.

"Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service now has 34 million subscribers."

"the total number of PS Plus subscribers across all tiers was 47.4 million"

darthv7220h ago(Edited 20h ago)

That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.

To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN.

bloop16h ago

That's not the "gotcha" you think it is Darth.

darthv7215h ago

^^it's not supposed to be bloop.... it's just an interesting observation.

Einhander197214h ago

darthv72

"That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.

To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN."

Have you ever heard of a PC before? I hear they are pretty popular.

fr0sty8h ago

MS started lumping gold subscribers in with those GP numbers... keep in mind.

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shinoff218319h ago(Edited 19h ago)

What. Definitely more os plus subscribers but that makes sense due to actual console sales

Darth the difference between the bases are huge your right but you gotta think. Ps players buy more games, where as the Xbox base relies on gamepass for their gaming. So it makes perfect sense

darthv7219h ago(Edited 19h ago)

What makes perfect sense though? You say PS players buy more games... so then logically there should be more PS+ subscribers given the increased number of online multiplayer games in the PS4 generation alone. The PS4 was the first time that + was required for online play much like Gold was for 360 users.

Keep in mind we are talking subscribers, not simply XB/PS users. I assume you meant to say offline single player games, which is most likely true as well. That gen also saw a significant increase in games with an online component comparted to the previous gen.

victorMaje18h ago

I for one will be going back to essential at the next renewal. When I feel a game is good & right up my alley, I’ll check trusted reviews & just buy it.

jznrpg17h ago(Edited 17h ago)

I have the top tier until 2028 as they gave me a massive discount for all the years I had left but I’ll most likely go to essential as well. I buy my games but my kids do use the service occasionally. They do prefer to own their games as well since any game can leave the rental service at some point and they don’t like that idea. They mostly use it to demo games then ask me to buy games if they really like it.

RedDevils13h ago

For me, I will cancel it all together but unfortunately I still have it till 2030 lol

meganick17h ago

I would like to see Sony add a fourth tier of PS Plus for people who just want to be able to play games online without any of the perks like monthly games, store discounts, or anything like that, and it should cost $20 annually, $30 maximum. There’s no way I’m paying $80 just to play games online. Even the original $60 fee was too much, and I would often wait for sales to re-up my subscription.

P_Bomb13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

Essential is too expensive, I agree. We’ve got one Essential and one Premium sub. Dropping the Premium when it expires.

gamerz9h ago

Just let my subscription lapse for the first time since 2010. Will sub again every now and then for a month or so to access my old ps+ games but for me it's the end of an era.

DivineHand1259h ago

Let those numbers continue to drop because it is now too expensive. $80 per year just to play online. I noticed they didn't offer any discounts on the subscription or controllers during this year's days of play for the first time in many years and they will feel it when people choose not to renew.

My subscription will lapse next month and it will stay that way until further notice.

KevtheDuff5h ago

There were savings on subs and controllers here in the UK? I bought a controller yesterday in the sale..
It would be weird if those deals were not in other territories too?

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Silent Hill Transmission Livestream

Konami has announced that a Silent Hill Transmission will take place on Thursday, May 30, at 4pm PT/7pm ET that will reveal game updates, a "deeper look at the film," and new merch. Join us at IGN to find out what's next for this beloved franchise.

RaidenBlack1d 15h ago

Hope SH2 gets more polish before release.

P_Bomb1d 15h ago

I’m not paying $94 CAD for what they’ve shown me. Looks rough as sin.

Fishy Fingers1d 14h ago

Ive seen better lip syncing during a Punch and Judy show

Sonic18811d 14h ago (Edited 1d 14h ago )

This looks terrible. Capcom should have done the remake 😂 The animations and gameplay looks stiff.

-Foxtrot1d 14h ago (Edited 1d 14h ago )

Okay. I was saying before in another article how SH2 looked better than the last trailer, which is true but damn this looks rough as hell.

I wanted RE4 / Dead Space remake quality

Sonic18811d 14h ago (Edited 1d 14h ago )

I wouldn't buy it for $70 dollars. Maybe when it's on sale.

-Foxtrot1d 14h ago

Yeah full price, deluxe editions, Konami are f***** tripping here.

CrimsonWing691d 14h ago

The characters look terrible to me… like it’s distracting.

repsahj1d 9h ago

I will give this game a chance!!! let's go!

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Cheat Provider To Pay Call Of Duty Creator Activision Nearly $15M In Damages

Cheat software provider EngineOwning will pay Call of Duty creator Activision nearly $15 million in damages and legal fees.

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Jin_Sakai1d 17h ago

Cheat providers for competitive games should be illegal.

Rynxie1d 14h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

This is what developers and manufacturers should do. I know going after cheat devices/makers is a cat and mouse game, and cost money. However, they can get that money back by sueing these manufacturers of cheat devices. Take a page from Nintendo's playbook.