Xbox Boss Responded to the Starfield and Redfall Delays

Xbox head Phil Spencer recently took to Twitter to comment on the news of Bethesda's decision to delay the launches of the highly anticipated sci-fi RPG Starfield and Arkane Studio's vampire shooter Redfall saying that Xbox "will continue to work to better meet [fans'] expectations".

On May 12, Bethesda announced that Redfall and Starfield had been pushed to the first half of 2023. The publisher noted that both development teams – Arkane Austin and Bethesda Game Studios – want to deliver the "most polished versions" of the games so as not to let the fans down.

Redfall was originally scheduled to release in the summer of 2022, while Starfield was scheduled to launch on November 11, 2022. Previously, the developers claimed that they would not have to postpone the release of the space RPG, and Microsoft promised it would deliver a first-party game to Game Pass "at least" once a quarter. So, the fans are, obviously, not happy with the decision.

Phil Spencer addressed the news on his Twitter account noting that such decisions are always difficult for teams, but personally he fully supports the delay of both titles in order to give the studios the necessary time. "While I fully support giving teams time to release these great games when they are ready, we hear the feedback," Spencer wrote. "Delivering quality & consistency is expected, we will continue to work to better meet those expectations."

Both games are now due out in the first half of 2023 on PC and Xbox. The two titles will be the first Bethesda games since Microsoft acquired Bethesda for $7.5 billion that will not be released on PlayStation, but to be added on day one to the Xbox Game Pass library.

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