The release of the highly anticipated sci-fi RPG,Starfieldis nearly upon us and as we edge closer to its release date, new details are arriving thick and fast.WhenBethesdashowcased the ‘Starfield Direct’ presentation there was a lot of information to digest during its45-minute deepdive, so you’d be forgiven if some details were missed. I know that I had to watch the event twice over, which only got me even more hyped for its release.Check out the Starfield gameplay trailer below!One additional detail that was shared recently on Reddit is the ability to pickpocket unsuspecting NPCs in real-time and it looks incredibly tense.Advert“This is the first Bethesda game that features pickpocketing in real-time,”saidOkPain2022, opening up the discussion on the thread. Previous games such asThe Elder ScrollsandFalloutdid feature pickpocketing, however, the gameplay would pause during its process.InStarfield, when pickpocketing an unsuspecting NPC, the gameplay will not pause and it will continue in real-time. During theStarfieldgameplay reveal in 2022 (as seen in the video above at just after five minutes), we also saw thatStarfieldfeatures lockpicking in real-time too.AdvertReal-time pickpocketing means that I’m going to get caught more than not and my intergalactic sticky finger shenanigans will soon be over. As Reddit user HiNooNDooD1544 so eloquently put it: “I was an adventurer like you until I took a bullet to the knee,” and that will be the end of my pickpocketing career.In related news, somepre-orders are being cancelledandStarfieldfans are feeling understandably concerned, and it seems thatXboxchief Phil Spencer is alreadyplaying Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPG.Starfieldwill be released on 6 September 2023 for PC and Xbox Series X|S. Unless you pre-order the Premium or Constellation Edition, in which case it will be 1 September.Starfieldwill also launch day one on Xbox Game Pass.Featured Image Credit: BethesdaTopics:Starfield,Xbox,PC,Bethesda

Starfield features real-time pickpocketing, and it looks tense af

The release of the highly anticipated sci-fi RPG,Starfieldis nearly upon us and as we edge closer to its release date, new details are arriving thick and fast.WhenBethesdashowcased the ‘Starfield Direct’ presentation there was a lot of information to digest during its45-minute deepdive, so you’d be forgiven if some details were missed. I know that I had to watch the event twice over, which only got me even more hyped for its release.Check out the Starfield gameplay trailer below!One additional detail that was shared recently on Reddit is the ability to pickpocket unsuspecting NPCs in real-time and it looks incredibly tense.Advert“This is the first Bethesda game that features pickpocketing in real-time,”saidOkPain2022, opening up the discussion on the thread. Previous games such asThe Elder ScrollsandFalloutdid feature pickpocketing, however, the gameplay would pause during its process.InStarfield, when pickpocketing an unsuspecting NPC, the gameplay will not pause and it will continue in real-time. During theStarfieldgameplay reveal in 2022 (as seen in the video above at just after five minutes), we also saw thatStarfieldfeatures lockpicking in real-time too.AdvertReal-time pickpocketing means that I’m going to get caught more than not and my intergalactic sticky finger shenanigans will soon be over. As Reddit user HiNooNDooD1544 so eloquently put it: “I was an adventurer like you until I took a bullet to the knee,” and that will be the end of my pickpocketing career.In related news, somepre-orders are being cancelledandStarfieldfans are feeling understandably concerned, and it seems thatXboxchief Phil Spencer is alreadyplaying Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPG.Starfieldwill be released on 6 September 2023 for PC and Xbox Series X|S. Unless you pre-order the Premium or Constellation Edition, in which case it will be 1 September.Starfieldwill also launch day one on Xbox Game Pass.Featured Image Credit: BethesdaTopics:Starfield,Xbox,PC,Bethesda

The release of the highly anticipated sci-fi RPG,Starfieldis nearly upon us and as we edge closer to its release date, new details are arriving thick and fast.WhenBethesdashowcased the ‘Starfield Direct’ presentation there was a lot of information to digest during its45-minute deepdive, so you’d be forgiven if some details were missed. I know that I had to watch the event twice over, which only got me even more hyped for its release.Check out the Starfield gameplay trailer below!One additional detail that was shared recently on Reddit is the ability to pickpocket unsuspecting NPCs in real-time and it looks incredibly tense.Advert“This is the first Bethesda game that features pickpocketing in real-time,”saidOkPain2022, opening up the discussion on the thread. Previous games such asThe Elder ScrollsandFalloutdid feature pickpocketing, however, the gameplay would pause during its process.InStarfield, when pickpocketing an unsuspecting NPC, the gameplay will not pause and it will continue in real-time. During theStarfieldgameplay reveal in 2022 (as seen in the video above at just after five minutes), we also saw thatStarfieldfeatures lockpicking in real-time too.AdvertReal-time pickpocketing means that I’m going to get caught more than not and my intergalactic sticky finger shenanigans will soon be over. As Reddit user HiNooNDooD1544 so eloquently put it: “I was an adventurer like you until I took a bullet to the knee,” and that will be the end of my pickpocketing career.In related news, somepre-orders are being cancelledandStarfieldfans are feeling understandably concerned, and it seems thatXboxchief Phil Spencer is alreadyplaying Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPG.Starfieldwill be released on 6 September 2023 for PC and Xbox Series X|S. Unless you pre-order the Premium or Constellation Edition, in which case it will be 1 September.Starfieldwill also launch day one on Xbox Game Pass.

The release of the highly anticipated sci-fi RPG,Starfieldis nearly upon us and as we edge closer to its release date, new details are arriving thick and fast.

WhenBethesdashowcased the ‘Starfield Direct’ presentation there was a lot of information to digest during its45-minute deepdive, so you’d be forgiven if some details were missed. I know that I had to watch the event twice over, which only got me even more hyped for its release.

Check out the Starfield gameplay trailer below!

One additional detail that was shared recently on Reddit is the ability to pickpocket unsuspecting NPCs in real-time and it looks incredibly tense.

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“This is the first Bethesda game that features pickpocketing in real-time,”saidOkPain2022, opening up the discussion on the thread. Previous games such asThe Elder ScrollsandFalloutdid feature pickpocketing, however, the gameplay would pause during its process.

InStarfield, when pickpocketing an unsuspecting NPC, the gameplay will not pause and it will continue in real-time. During theStarfieldgameplay reveal in 2022 (as seen in the video above at just after five minutes), we also saw thatStarfieldfeatures lockpicking in real-time too.

Advert

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Real-time pickpocketing means that I’m going to get caught more than not and my intergalactic sticky finger shenanigans will soon be over. As Reddit user HiNooNDooD1544 so eloquently put it: “I was an adventurer like you until I took a bullet to the knee,” and that will be the end of my pickpocketing career.

In related news, somepre-orders are being cancelledandStarfieldfans are feeling understandably concerned, and it seems thatXboxchief Phil Spencer is alreadyplaying Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPG.

Starfieldwill be released on 6 September 2023 for PC and Xbox Series X|S. Unless you pre-order the Premium or Constellation Edition, in which case it will be 1 September.Starfieldwill also launch day one on Xbox Game Pass.

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