Xbox boss Phil Spencer also spoke about Starfield and Bethesda in an interview with Axios reporter Stephen Totilo.

Spencer said his goal was to make Starfield the most played game ever in Bethesda.

Bethesda legend The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has sold 30 million since 2011. But Skyrim has been on almost every platform, adapted to them as new platforms come in, and thus has managed to grow its player base.

However, unlike previous Bethesda games, Starfield will not be released on PlayStation consoles, which in theory means a significant reduction in the number of players.

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That’s where Game Pass comes in. Microsoft recently announced that the number of Game Pass subscribers has exceeded 25 million.

Halo Infinite, which joined Game Pass from day one, had the best opening in the series and reached more than 20 million players. Another new game, Forza Horizn, has more than 5 18 million registered users.

Spencer “I love the statistics of Forza 5 and Halo… I also like to compare the number of players who play Psychonauts 2 to Psychonauts 1,” he said.

“Halo and Forza’s new games have been the most played in these series because we’ve made them the most screenable ever,” Spencer said, adding that he thinks we’ll have the same situation in Starfield.

Spencer is very ambitious not only for Starfield, but also for activision blizzard games that will join Microsoft. “I want the number of players playing WoW in five years to be greater than it is today. In five years, I want the number of players playing Call of Duty and Candy Crush to be greater than they are today because we will make these games available to many more people.”

Starfield will be released on November 11, 2022, for PC and Xbox consoles.