Todd Howard and the ''upgrade your pc'' comment

 


Starfield has only been officially out for a single day and the game is already making waves across social media. It is clear that the game has made a great amount of money for Bethesda. Some five million copies have already been sold and the game is selling like hot cakes. This is a testament to the Bethesda's ability to actually ship a game on time instead of being like Star Citizen and milking the funders for the project by having people buy spaceships that do not have any real purpose outside of giving the creators more of your hard-earned for no reason.

However, there seems to be some controversy surrounding a comment that Todd Howard made about the game. He stated that people who are having trouble playing the game should upgrade their computer. Now, I understand what he is trying to say. Starfield is a very demanding game and people should not expect miracles when trying to play it on poorly optimized or outdated hardware. 

I have a MSI laptop when playing this game and I am getting 40 to 60 fps with this game at High settings. It is one of the best experiences that I have ever had with a gaming computer. I totally agree with Todd Howard that in order to play this game properly, you are going to need some reasonable specs. The Steamdeck is too weak to play this game so I recommend trying it out on the Xbox and the PC. I believe that both experiences will greatly meet people's expectations.

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