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[In Cold Blood]

The last game I can remember that had this type of hype leading up to its release was Red Dead Redemption 2.
It's trending on twitter every day. Forums and social media are all about Starfield, and MS hasn't advertised jack shit for it.

I haven't really been a Bethesda guy, but I am a space guy, so this game is for me, but was the hype like this when the last Elder Scrolls came out?

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Yeah. I can't wait to play it. Took some vacation time from work on that week

 

[Valonquar]

MEH

 

[liquidzr0]

The last game I can remember that had this type of hype leading up to its release was Red Dead Redemption 2.
It's trending on twitter every day. Forums and social media are all about Starfield, and MS hasn't advertised jack shit for it.

I haven't really been a Bethesda guy, but I am a space guy, so this game is for me, but was the hype like this when the last Elder Scrolls came out?

Cyberpunk 2077 had similar amounts of hype leading up to it's launch. Definitely gonna play Starfield after some patches

 

[ByWatterson]

 

[fallingdove]

The last game I can remember that had this type of hype leading up to its release was Red Dead Redemption 2.
It's trending on twitter every day. Forums and social media are all about Starfield, and MS hasn't advertised jack shit for it.

I haven't really been a Bethesda guy, but I am a space guy, so this game is for me, but was the hype like this when the last Elder Scrolls came out?

I think it's overblown - it's trending because every Xbox fanboy won't let the world forget about it. They need this to be a success, even changing their avatars to a Starfield logo a year before gameplay was shown.

 

[The Lunch Legend]

So is my chode.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

 

[Chupanibre]

I don't know anything about it and I don't really care. I haven't even looked at a trailer or preview for the game. Nobody I know is talking about it at all.

I'm sure the hype exists. Just not around me.

 

[LordCBH]

Starfield gonna be fun. But where exactly is the hype? I see it here sure. But on Twitter? It's mostly a bunch of Xbox fans tweeting "lol PlayStation" instead of actually hyping up Starfield.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Where's the hype?

 

[anthraticus]

Look at that pic....fukin fangirl

 

[Guilty_AI]

I'm not seeing much of it tbh

 

[GigaBowser]

More people talksing about Balder Gates and Zelda buuuuuuuut when it releases it could explode my friends

 

[NeonGhost]

 

[bender]

I could be out of the loop but BG3 feels like it's had a biggest hype wave this year.

 

[Pimpbaa]

Not for those that only own a PS5 and/or Switch. Probably a significant amount. Xbox owners alone wouldn't be a whole lot, but there is probably a huge amount of PC gamers looking forward to this.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

You misspelled concern.

 

[Sentenza]

I mean, I expect the game to be a big hit, so no surprise here, but I'm not really seeing this "MASSIVE HYPE EVERYWHERE"the OP is talking about.

 

[Icymanipulator]

Baldurs Gate 3 had hype, this doesn't seem anywhere near that. Hardly anyone talking about it from what I see. Nice try tho.

 

[Guilty_AI]

I could be out of the loop but BG3 feels like it's had a biggest hype wave this year.

Google trends agrees with you at least

 

[Northeastmonk]

I've heard more people talk about BG3 IRL than Starfield. That's not trying to water down anything. I only have coworkers to relate to and they're all talking BG3. I don't even feel like Starfield is coming out.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[Kilau]

Xitter trends somewhat tailored to your interests. I never seen Starfield trending.

 

[ReBurn]

That preload thread is up to like 7 pages I think.

 

[nial]

...?

 

[Kenshin775]

A lot of people in the gaming community are talking about it for sure. But I dont see a lot of commercials. I am sure they will go all out soon.

I am personally more hyped for Like a Dragon Gaiden. From the gameplay clips I have seen we get to play as Kiryu with much better crowd control combat abilities which is what I have been saying these games need.

 

[NikuNashi]

Im not feeling or seeing much hype, where are you seeing this?

 

[TonberrysKnife]

I'm not seeing much hype around it personally. Maybe when it's closer to launch when we'll see more of it. At a whopping 130gbs on PC, it's definitely a hefty game.

 

[anthraticus]

Starfield need to show off some hot space sex to get popamolers hyped more

 

[Saber]

Not sure where this hype is from, which also seems to reflect the sales in preparation for the game, which is non existant. Still I'm happy for you guys being hyped for the game though, hope its good and hope you guys have fun with it.

 

[Slothbeing1209]

i think you just don't know how twitter algorithm works..

 

[Apocryphon]

Literally just the algorithms on the platforms you are using. I haven't seen anything at all yet.

 

[Crayon]

By any chance have you been liking starfield tweets recently?

 

[tmlDan]

where? i've seen nothing

Mostly still see BG3 stuff and a tweet or two about people having the game for review

 

[Danjin44]

I hope it delivers for people who excited about it but I personally waaaaaaaaay more excited for Armored Core VI and we are so close…..

 

[fart town usa]

I'm really looking forward to all the goofy clips that will come out. That's not a knock either, it's Bethesda, gonna be awesome in that regard.

 

[Clintizzle]

Thats what she said.

Spoiler

to me

 

[ManaByte]

 

[Pagusas]

I feel BG3 pushing forward its launch stole a ton of hype from Starfield. Such a smart move by that dev!

As for Starfield, I think we'll see peak hype on Sept 1 when reviews drop and early access starts.

 

[Robb]

I haven't seen much hype around it but I barely use social media, I'm starting to get pretty pumped myself though.

 

[Lokaum D+]

The level of self afirmation that starfield fanboys need is getting out of hand geez.

Take it easy guys, go outside a little.

 

[Leviathicus]

There is basically no hype for the game, specially in a year like this with so many great ones. The few people I heard talking about the game did it with more concern and cautiousness than anything else.

 

[Crayon]

I hope it delivers for people who excited about it but I personally waaaaaaaaay more excited for Armored Core VI and we are so close…..

Way more hype for ac. A lot of it is that I want to wait for starfield to do some post launch development, though. Paid off for cyberpunk but that was a long wait.

 

[Windom Earle]

The comparisons to Baldur's Gate will be brutal, very unfortunate timing.

Baldurs Gate 3 had hype, this doesn't seem anywhere near that. Hardly anyone talking about it from what I see. Nice try tho.

And in this case the hype came mostly after release when people realized how good the game is. Can Starfield pull off the same feat? I will press X on that one.

 

[mckmas8808]

So clearly it should do over 3 million unit sales in September WW right?

 

[Raonak]

Maybe it's just me, but ever since the trailer hybe wore off, there seems to be no real buzz around it (except for the xbox fantatics)

BG3 felt like it had a bigger hype wave.

 

[Vox Machina]

Agreed OP. A lot of the streamers I watch on Twitch are very excited about it. Even ones that don't traditionally play RPGs and ones that skipped BG3.

Edit: as of this post there are 4 threads about the game on the front page of this very forum!

 

[k_trout]

gamers lol...too much hype, not enough hype
hype is in your heart, you nurture it like a seedling, you water it, help it grow untill it blocks out all the sunlight, drags you into the basement and kills you with your own expectations

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]