Starfield leaks suggest a reveal is coming soon

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Starfield is shrouded in mystery also every bit an abundance of rumors, since nothing about the upcoming game has been officially confirmed yet. Nonetheless, contempo leaks advise that Microsoft may denote a release date some time afterward this twelvemonth.

One of the leaks in question revealed what looks like a concept fine art of Bethesda's upcoming sci-fi game and has a lot of fans debating over the design including spaceships, smartwatches, and more. At that place was also speculation surrounding the declared ad purchase for the game listed for 2021, which also hints at a sooner release engagement.

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The leaked concept art was initially spotted on the Starfield Reddit page, though the post was deleted quickly later. However, at that point users had already taken it to Twitter to share the images, which were and then circulated all beyond the Cyberspace.

The photographs bear witness what appear to be sketches of multiple assets that are expected to be featured in the upcoming game, including designs of a watch, a spaceship and some sort of solar organization. Notwithstanding, information technology is unclear whether this blueprint leaked from a reliable insider source or if it was just a mockup. Fans are already coming up with theories as to what the designs could mean for the game.

(Leaked) Starfield concept image leak reportly shared through Bethesda CDN according to a deleted reddit post 👀Source:https://t.co/8FM9rQao0O pic.twitter.com/opMQFNZdidMay eight, 2021

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Prior to that, a rumor surrounding declared advertisement purchases came afloat, after they were first mentioned past Sikamikanico, Spheshal Ed and Filly Eastwood during the Xbox Era podcast. Speshal Ed claimed that Microsoft has reportedly purchased advert fourth dimension for Starfield to exist circulated in 2021, speculating that the game'south release might be some fourth dimension shortly.

This isn't the first time we've heard about a 2021 release engagement. Nosotros've seen reports that Bethesda has reportedly filed a new copyright reservation for Starfield, which appears to be dated for 2021.

Other than a short teaser for the game, Bethesda hasn't shared or confirmed anything since the initial proclamation. However, there are enough of other rumors surrounding the big release that are difficult to ignore. Simply and so again, the studio is known for not giving a lot of the details abroad prior to the official launch.

Starfield: An Xbox sectional?

We've previously spotted rumors around Starfield existence an Xbox exclusive and about it being included in the highly-praised Xbox Game Pass. Non so long ago, another podcast host Rand Al Thor shared the following:

"I've been told, past very reliable people, that Starfield [is] 100% an Xbox exclusive," the tipster said. "I'm really, really confident that Starfield is merely releasing on Xbox when it does and I've been told as well that Microsoft is trying their hardest to become the game out for this holiday."

This doesn't come every bit a big surprise since Bethesda was recently caused past Microsoft following the buy of ZeniMax Media.

The leaker too speculated that the studio is plainly wrapping up the game already: "The game'south basically finished. Information technology's in, like, bug-squashing mode right now, QA stuff very much like Halo Infinite. It would be a large boon for Game Laissez passer and Xbox if they could both launch Halo and Starfield this fall."

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