Phil Spencer Says Starfield “Is More Oblivion Than Skyrim”

As the massively anticipated release of Starfield finally nears, Xbox head Phil Spencer has swooped in to offer some perspective on what players can expect from the game. Comparing it to Bethesda Game Studios’ other works, he notes that the game is closer to The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion than its follow-up entry, The Elder Scrolls IV: Skyrim.

“So I think I’m on my 15th playthrough,” Spencer started. “I start, we change save game formats, blah blah blah, all that stuff. So I started in November, but I’m playing — I think — my final character playthrough. Total space pirate. I’m a total space pirate. I think it’s more Oblivion than Skyrim — for people who’ve played, maybe they’ll get that. It is an epic, epic game.”