Starfield: A Bethesda Eulogy When Starfield – Bethesda’s first new franchise in decades finally hit the release calendar in 2023, Bethesda boys and girls like me prayed for a home run. After all, Fallout 4 had fallen short on the role-playing side, and Fallout 76 had completely whiffed – the trend was not a promising one. Still, they were saying all the right things – infinite choice, be who you want, “see that moon? you can fly there!” – and a masterwork seemed feasible.