Debut of Starfield on PS5 is marked by serious flaws

What was supposed to be Bethesda's grand redemption within Sony's ecosystem is turning out to be a complete disaster of galactic proportions. Just days after launch, the Reddit forums flooded with enraged players describing Starfield as "unplayable" on the PS5. The scene is bleak: the game crashes every two minutes, whether on the main menu or in the middle of the tutorial, affecting both the original PS5 and the advanced PS5 Pro. It's one of those situations that makes us question how a project of this scale passed quality control without raising immediate red flags.

Users' patience wore thin quickly, and understandably so. Beyond the unexpected shutdowns, a critical error emerged, preventing the creation of new save files—the infamous "unable to create saved game" message. Imagine losing hours of space exploration because the system simply decided your progress wasn’t worth the disk space. Many players are already demanding direct refunds from the PlayStation Store, drawing inevitable parallels with the disastrous launch of Skyrim on the PS3. It seems Bethesda has a certain tradition of delivering problematic experiences on Sony platforms, and this "tribute" to the past is not sitting well with the community.

"I've tried everything: disabling autosave, switching between 30 and 60 FPS modes, deleting old saves, even reinstalling the game. Nothing seems to work," report various desperate users attempting, unsuccessfully, to stabilize the experience on their own. It's frustrating to see consumers acting as "beta testers" for a finished product. Although Microsoft and its subsidiary have promised an urgent "hotfix" in the coming days, the damage to the game’s reputation is already done. Claiming the issues are limited to a "small number of causes" seems like a feeble attempt to downplay the chaos within the player base.

Amidst this whirlwind, the promise of a quick fix is the only solace. The technical team claims to have isolated the crash causes and assures that an update will arrive this week to set things right. Only time will tell if this quick patch will be sufficient to regain the trust of those already filling out return forms. The truth is, for a title bearing the responsibility of being the brand's major ambassador on rival territory, Starfield began its journey on the PlayStation 5 with engines burning and not enough fuel for much more.