Starfield is Bethesda's most promising game yet, but if it weren't for some of Microsoft's most important games, we would undoubtedly have seen a special year in the industry. Especially with the release of big games like Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok, and while we don't know, an exact release date for Microsoft's next exclusive is needed. But now we know we won't see it before Redfall.

Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, on the Friends Per Second podcast, is very straightforward about when Starfield will be released, and at the same time, it's annoying that we still don't have an exact release date for Redfall.

Having had the opportunity over the last year and a half to spend more time with Todd Howard and see how the game works and what it brings, I'm confident it won't be stuck in what's been built before, so there will be a lot happening. This game is very advanced, and from my perspective, the first thing that excites me is the visuals.

As I said, we don't know an exact date, but at least we know from Microsoft since the announcement that both games will be delayed into the first half of 2023. This goes back to "both teams at Arkane Austin and Bethesda Game Studios have incredible ambitions for their games" and want to give us a perfect experience in every way.

Starfield and Redfall are coming exclusively to XBOX and PC. And if you're a Game Pass subscriber, you'll get both for free.