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Why Starfield is an Accessibility Embarrassment

If you're a disabled player, Bethesda's space RPG is a huge let down.

InUrFoxHole972d ago

Yeah... Maybe every game isn't for handicapped people? Sucks foe you but that's life man. Maybe next time. Or maybe they'll patch it in? Who knows.

Inverno972d ago

Accessibility options don't take much to include, and it's a standard everything should strive for. Ya know most people don't choose to be handicapped one way or another…and it doesn't remove anything from the rest of us if anything it's made some things better for all. Like inclines and handicapped accessible bathrooms stalls, we all enjoy those things.

InUrFoxHole972d ago

I'm aware not most people choose to be handicap but if you're handicap you have to accept that not everything is for you. Bum wrap but that's the truth.

Ashunderfire86972d ago

Don’t understand why people disagree with you, when gaming should be accessible to everyone. Every company knows that. Plus that leads to more sales. Ignorance of people don’t make a company profitable, and the ignorance don’t pay your bills.

anast971d ago

"it's a standard everything should strive for."

This is the actual truth.

mkis007972d ago

If it's a possibility, why not help each other out? And this case is especially trivial too...accessibility options are not a huge project.

InUrFoxHole971d ago

I agree but people need to accept. Everything isn't for you

Seraphim971d ago (Edited 971d ago )

@InUrFoxHole - people who become or are handicap definitely know everything isn't for them. They will no longer be able to hop in the shower, drive a car, walk, etc. Depending on the severity of this disability each person will have various things he/she isn't capable of. However, when something can be done easily enough to help these people, it should, and they greatly appreciate it.

You're take is a ignorant and asinine viewpoint. I mean should we start building sidewalks with curbs instead of wheelchair accessible ramps and tell those people, tough luck, you need to learn not everything is for you. Stay at home. No. Accessibility in games, as others have pointed out, is easy enough to implement and has zero affect on functioning gamers. However what it does do is allow certain people the ability to play and enjoy games. Imagine if you were basically stuck at home all day and couldn't play games, you couldn't really do much of anything. Wouldn't you want developers to implement some simple solutions so that you could enjoy gaming.

gold_drake971d ago

yea, godforbid people wanna pursuit their hobbies despite their physical shortcomings.
idiot

anast971d ago

People that defend Bethesda are usually not the wisest people out there.

anast971d ago

This comment reminds me of the toothless beggar lady praising her king in those cliched period movies.

senorfartcushion971d ago

It's the law for public buildings to be accessible. For crappy AAA companies, they hoover up money like they're a fat pig and the money is lines with as much cake as it is cocaine. They WANT as many people playing as possible.

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Terry_B972d ago

Another injustice is that it is not translated into every language ever..so there are many people that can't understand its story.

H9972d ago

Translation takes way more time and money than accessibility options as far as I know, I stand to be corrected

DOMination-972d ago

The two first party games I have played this gen (FH5 and MSFS) have been really great in this regard and MS have generally been fairly cutting edge in this area, so this would be a disappointing backstep if true.

Hopefully they can improve on it over time.

tbagmonster972d ago

oh f off with these negative articles nitpicking at anything just so there are more negative floating stories about starfield, what next, the air doesnt resemble what air would look like in space?.

CappyBlack972d ago

Starfield is, by and large, a massive success. It's pretty much unanimously praised, though it isn't without its faults. The biggest detractors really are just those who only own a Playstation, therefor they're barred from playing it. I've been loving the game, and I'm actually pretty critical on Bethesda releases over the years.

shinoff2183972d ago

Well I own a ps and an xbox. You can do that. Anyway around here xbox fans won't take anything negative(and it has its negatives) about starfield not all but alot seem to get pretty butt hurt. Same way when I say ff16 kinda eh , doesn't hold up to past titles at all, zero. Ps fans get butt hurt(again not all) in the end its all opinions.

What's not an opinion is bethesada really did drop the ball on this front, no way around it.

mkis007972d ago

There are enough non outliers in both directions that it is not unanimously praised. Balders gate is unanimously praised. I have 40 hours into the game; its a bethesda game that doesn't do much new for the modern era besides a better physics system. It has its great quests and some great gunplay, but the collectibe parts are not good enough to put it in the realm of a masterpiece.

It may be a massive success. That has no bearing on how critical the reviews are. You are allowed to love a game that isnt a critic darling. I know i have a bunch like that.

The loading screens killed it for me personally...it just became too much to be acceptable for next gen. These are NVME drives not simple sata ssd's, there is no excuse to have this much loading or loading screens.

anast971d ago

The game was phoned in. If they write positive things about a sub-par game the they are just showing their shill-card.

anast971d ago

Look at the dead eyes in that thumbnail. This is what Bethesda thinks of their fans.

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Starfield Update 1.000.004 Released on PS5 to Mitigate Crashes; Players Still Reporting Crashing

Starfield on PS5 has just been updated to 1.000.004 to fix crashing issues, but players are reporting it didn't take.

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Starfield Was the Best-Selling Game in the US Following PS5 Release

Senior Director and Video Game Industry Advisor at Circana Mat Piscatella has revealed Starfield was the best-selling video in the US based on dollar sales for the week ending April 11th.

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jznrpg33d ago

For the week that nothing else of note launched.. I’m sure it will sell some copies but look at what released that week

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z2g32d ago

It’s not a requirement to buy games every month or whenever one is released. I don’t think people are going to spend $70+ on something they don’t care about.

GotGame81832d ago

I have talked about not being able to get into this game at launch. I still haven't given it another go, even though I think it looks great and has come a very long way since launch. Some people just want it to fail, even if it is a great game. I know why, we all do.

Starfield didn't just have the best sales for a week, but it was pre-ordered on PS store, with very nice numbers. I really need to start it again, on my PS5 though. So I can see how it is now. It has had some major updates.

I am looking forward to it all over again now.

Huey_My_D_Long32d ago

Its not that people want the game to fail. Its that Bethesda wont ever improve their games if you guys keep calling slop like starfield great games. Pure as that. Formulaic, chasing the trends, slop.

Like Bethesda has fallen off since FO4.

Ive a PC 4070, no interest in Starfield since the beginning since despite Bethesda owning some serious FPS legacy within their ranks...They just like seem to hate good shooting mechanics.

I dont see whats the appeal and thats ok. But how can you guys call it great? By what metric? The story? The Gameplay? The package all together? Hell I'm enjoying Crimson Desert, but I've got my issues with some design choices, but I do think the game is better as a whole than its individual parts. Is that the case for Starfield?
To be honest alot of you starfield stans dont make a great case for yourself, since I've never heard a starfield say what it is they enjoyed about it other just it being another Bethesda game that feels familiar yet new to them. Yall dont make the case on whats so great about starfield that keeps you coming back.
What does it do that makes it great that everyone like me is missing?

Like I wanted to like the Starfield, but after seeing its first trailer, it pretty much came out like I thought it was. Bethesda has been coasting off prestige for years now. and honestly starfield is proof of that.

CrimsonIdol32d ago

I'm fine with the game being janky Bethesda-core etc. For what it's worth it's more polished than previous games have been and the shooting mechanics are fine, feels pretty good even.

What I'm not fine with is it just being completely dull in every way. Even if they managed to resolve the structure of the game constantly sending you back and forth through maps and loading screens it's still going to be dull. The original The Outer Worlds did Fallout in space better, and that was hardly perfect (I haven't played the second one so I can't comment on that). At least The Outer Worlds had some interesting characters, enemies and locations. Starfield has none of that. They can argue that it's more grounded/going for realism or some nonsense (yet it's still doing Star Wars/Firefly style space travel) but it's fundamentally dull.

I dropped loads of money on a copy of this game at launch and I've no desire to get my money's worth out of it, I pretty quickly cut my losses and moved on. I don't know what happened to the writers for Bethesda, I presume they all moved on and have since been replaced by Jenny from accounting.

sweatyrich32d ago

I agree with @CrimsonIdol
I played the game to completed, but it's version of NG+ simply didn't appeal to me, so I never went back to it.
There's base-building, but it really serves no point, other than, there's base building. If you're into that, you have it, but I didn't touch it at all, as it wasn't part of the story ... At all.

The main character models are "ok", but the NPCs are just bad.

And IMO, people shouldn't be OK with a Bethesda game being janky. They're a big company, and should be jank-free by now!

MrBaskerville31d ago

I've given it another go and with the new more modular difficulty i managed to balance it a bit like Stalker 2 and it has been a lot more enjoyable this time around. The free roaming in space also helps a bit. Still prefer older Bethesda games, but it's growing on me
ever so slowly.

Jin_Sakai32d ago

Curious gamers. They’ll soon find out soon enough how trash it is.

Reaper22_32d ago

I dont think so. The games has been well received on PS5. Getting good scores too.

Jin_Sakai32d ago

Digital Foundry showed how bad the game runs even on PS5 Pro and crashes. It can’t even hold 60fps and not a looker to begin with. 🤷‍♂️

Grilla32d ago

I found out. I loved FO4 and wanted to judge Starfield for myself. I should have waited for a sale.

Putte32d ago

It's still as Bad as it was on Xbox. Of cause some playstation user's are curious and because there is a lot of them then the sales are gonna be somewhat okay for small time period. But still a very sad story what starfield turned out to be. Maybe the biggest disappointment in my gaming life.

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Starfield: Free Lanes Trophy Guide & Roadmap

The Free Lanes update has arrived! Earn every Trophy in the DLC with the help of our Free Lanes Trophy Guide & Roadmap!

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phongtro123_com33d ago

Solid, practical guide overall. The roadmap structure makes it easy to plan a clean run, especially by separating missables from cleanup. I also like that it flags potential grind points and suggests when to tackle them.

A couple of things that could make it even stronger:

Clarify any missable trophies/achievements more explicitly (and whether manual saves are recommended before certain choices).
Add estimated time for 100% completion and note difficulty settings if they affect progress.
Include brief build/loadout suggestions for tougher segments or challenges.
If applicable, call out any bugs or tracking issues in the update that players should watch for.

Overall, helpful for both newcomers and completionists, just needs a bit more detail in a few areas.