Bethesda is already working on a post-launch story expansion pack for Starfield before the game has even come out. This expansion is titled Shattered Space and marks Starfield’s first foray into additional narrative content. Players who opt for the Digital Premium Edition or the Constellation Edition of Starfield will receive this story expansion DLC when the game comes out later this year. Starfield is going to be one of the biggest Xbox and PC releases of this year. Hopefully, it will be exactly what Microsoft needs at this point.
In an interview with IGN prior to the Starfield Direct event, Todd Howard, the development chief at Bethesda, detailed their ambitious plans to offer a substantial amount of add-on content for Starfield. The scale and scope of the game are already nothing short of impressive, but this shows that the world of Starfield will continue to grow over the coming years with DLC.
This commitment to post-launch expansions aligns with Bethesda’s track record of delivering story-based expansions for their games after release. So, to anyone who has been playing Bethesda games, this probably won’t come as a surprise. Older Bethesda titles like Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion received a number of expansions after launch. It’s only natural that Bethesda intends to follow a similar path with Starfield.
Starfield Post-Launch DLC Plans from Bethesda
Todd Howard stated:
“We’re going to be doing a lot of add-on content for Starfield. We love doing it. Our fans love it. We’re going to do a story expansion pack that’s going to be coming. Our plan is to do things of varying sizes, and we’ve done a lot of that in our previous games, so it’s something that we really like doing, our fans like.”
“So, despite the size of the game, there’s still things we want to add as far as features in the future or stories and things like that. Hopefully it’s going to continue for a long time that way.”
Starfield is scheduled for release on September 6 and will be available on PC, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S platforms. No release date has been announced for the Shattered Space DLC expansion at this time. Microsoft’s event from yesterday showed off a ton of games, along with some hardware announcements. If you missed the Xbox Showcase, you can check out our roundup of all the announcements made during the event.