Close Menu
Sirus Gaming
    • News Stories
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Previews
    • Guide
    • Review Policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
    What's New in Sirus?

    007 First Light Gameplay Revealed At PlayStation State of Play 2025

    September 6, 2025

    Updates for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 and Kingdom Hearts 4 Revealed By Tetsuya Normura

    September 6, 2025

    Trails in The Sky 1st Chapter Reveals A New DLC Trailer

    September 6, 2025
    Facebook X (Twitter) YouTube
    Sirus Gaming
    Sirus Gaming
    Featured

    Starfield Has No Seamless Flying from Space to Planet

    By Christian PepitoJune 14, 20222 Mins Read
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    Bethesda Executive Todd Howard has recently made clarifications on Starfield gameplay mechanics specifically on flying the spaceships.

    Starfield Flying Ships Mechanic Difference

    In an interview with media outlet IGN, Howard clarified the spaceship flying mechanics in the game. According to him, the game will not allow players to fly seamlessly from space to its 1,000 explorable planets. He notes that this particular feature is “really just not that important to the player”, justifying the engineering work involved. It seems flying from space to planets take a lot of time to do.

    Todd Howard Philosophy

    Howard did say that his philosophy is “saying yes to the player”, he did reveal that the team said NO to some ideas that they did not think were important to the experience. It did pave way to other ideas that they deemed very important though like procedurally generating 100 solar systems.

    “People have asked, ‘Can you fly the ship straight down to the planet?’ No. We decided early in the project that the on-surface is one reality, and then when you’re in space it’s another reality.”

    Seamless Flying Mechanic Not Important

    Howard explained that time spent in making seamless flying mechanic work did not offer the pay-off the team was looking for in terms of quality.

    “If you try to really spend a lot of time engineering the in-between, like that segue, you’re just spending a lot of time [on something] that’s really just not that important to the player,” Howard explained. “So let’s make sure it’s awesome when you’re on the surface and awesome when you’re in space, and those realities look and play as good as they can be.”

    Comparisons with No Man’s Sky

    Many fans have already made comparisons with Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky, which has seamless flying from space to planet and vice versa. It is interesting that Bethesda have abandoned this idea and just went for cut ins to transition from planet to space. If gamers are looking for a big difference from No Man’s Sky and Starfield, this is it.

    starfield todd howard

    Starfield is planned for next year. It will be available on Xbox Series X/S and PC.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Christian Pepito

    Meet our dedicated gaming news writer, a true aficionado of hardcore JRPGs, PS1 Classics, and the thrill of stealth-action games. He enjoys playing the games he collects, friendly or competitive tabletop card games, and is constantly on the quest for the ultimate ramen experience.

    Related Posts
    9

    DOOM: The Dark Ages – Review

    May 9, 2025

    New Trailer Released for ‘DOOM The Dark Ages’ Ahead of May 15 Launch

    April 22, 2025
    Starfield Shattered Space DLC Revealed at Gamescom 2024 Featured Image

    Starfield’s First Expansion ‘Shattered Space’ Takes Players to the Secretive Homeworld of House Va’ruun

    September 17, 2024
    Sirus Exclusives

    Borderlands 4 – First Impressions

    September 4, 2025

    How Borderlands 4 Evolves the Looter-Shooter Formula

    September 4, 2025
    A Sony PlayStation 5 console on a table with a large red tag showing a price increase from $499.99 to $549.99

    Sony’s Price Hike Isn’t Just Greed, It’s the End of an Era

    August 21, 2025

    GTA 6 Might Be $100 and Why I’d Still Buy It

    August 14, 2025
    About Us
    About Us

    Sirus Gaming is a team of passionate gamers delivering the latest news, reviews, and insights on the gaming industry.

    Find us on OpenCritic, and we're proud to have been a voting jury in The Game Awards since 2022.

    Contact us: [email protected]

    Check Our Reviews
    8

    Super Robot Wars Y – Review

    September 2, 2025
    Supermarket Simulator Review Featured Image Alt
    9

    Supermarket Simulator – Review

    September 2, 2025
    Discounty Review Featured Image
    7

    Discounty – Review

    August 20, 2025
    Exclusive Content

    Borderlands 4 – First Impressions

    September 4, 2025

    How Borderlands 4 Evolves the Looter-Shooter Formula

    September 4, 2025
    A Sony PlayStation 5 console on a table with a large red tag showing a price increase from $499.99 to $549.99

    Sony’s Price Hike Isn’t Just Greed, It’s the End of an Era

    August 21, 2025
    Facebook X (Twitter) YouTube
    • Privacy Policy
    • Review Policy
    • Contact
    © 2025 Sirus Gaming. Designed by Sirus Media Digital.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.