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Starfieldplayers on the Xbox Series X are having the worst experience imaginable with a disastrous patch involving the game’s performance and visual quality. The players have been begging for a performance boost since launch, and Bethesda finally delivered with a few caveats.
Despite being the most powerful console of the current generation, it seems like the Xbox Series X is struggling to run first-party titles at a stable rate. This is a gut punch for users who want the best experience but are getting the opposite and that encourages them to jump ship.
The Starfield Update Is Not Helping the Game at All
It wasn’t long ago when Todd Howard, the CEO of Bethesda Game Studios and game director,announced that an update would roll out in the middle of the monthfor the game and it promised some quality-of-life improvements like customization options for the space shuttle and theinclusion of a world map. The game launched without a map, which is bizarre for a massive open-world game but the developers managed to remember to add one this time around.
Starfield 60fps patch for Xbox Series X is a total disaster! 😭
Performance Mode = 900p @ 40fps most of the time and only keeps @ 60fps indoors. Huge downgrade visually.
Visuals Mode = 1440p @ 40fps experiencing planets, FRS blur is bad!
PS5 Pro version will be 4K PSSR/120! 😎pic.twitter.com/Migiv7Nk25
— RGB #Xbox3rdParty #ProjectLatitude #WholeSlate 😎 (@RGamerB_)August 11, 2025
Some players were able to boot up the game and test the new update forperformance and visuals, and the results are harrowing. It is safe to say that either the developers dropped the ball and made the game even worse than before or the hardware is not cut out for it.
Starfield Shattered Space Expansion Gets Exciting Update that Bethesda Probably Hopes We Missed
Players are now hoping thatthe rumored PlayStation 5 portwouldbenefit the game as it did other first-party gamesthat were ported, likeSea of Thieves. The rival platform managed to receive a higher score than initial review scores of first-party games on native hardware, which is quite ironic and humiliating for Microsoft. The Xbox may have higher horsepower but it is clear that PlayStation knows how to better optimize their games.
The PlayStation 5 Could Do Starfield Justice
There were rumors of a potential PlayStation 5 port months ago, which makes it a questionable move for Microsoft. The company went on an aggressive acquisition spree to bolster the lineup of first-party games but decided to shut down several studios in the process, which made their output even slower.
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Recently laid-off employees even received an awkward severance packagewhich makes matters even worse. The developers promised a massive improvement for players on the flagship console but they failed to meet expectations yet again, and it is unfair to early adopters.
The mighty have fallen and Bethesda Game Studios is struggling to give the players the experience they deserve. The update was meant to be a hook for older players to return right in time before theShattered Spaceexpansion but the damage is too severe.
These visuals may not bother an average player but it can be annoying for those who want a definitive experience. Xbox may not be the answer, and the community might have to wait for the rumored PlayStation 5 port to deliver what Microsoft couldn’t.
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Rouvin Josef Quirimit
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Piqued by his interest in superheroes during the early days of Marvel movies, Rouvin fell in a rabbit hole of pop culture. His passion for movies led to video games and he fell in love with God of War, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Red Dead Redemption, and more great single-player games that paved the way for his career as a gaming writer.
