Recording summary · September 2023
Why I Regret Buying Starfield
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Overview
Daniel spent £130 on early access for Starfield, purchasing a £31 upgrade and a £99.99 edition after skipping school to play at launch.
Daniel experienced severe disappointment with Starfield due to barren randomly generated planets, repetitive quest loops, loading screens, and avatar creation limitations.
Daniel encountered severe technical problems running Starfield on a Razer Blade laptop equipped with an RTX 3060, seeing frame drops to 10–15 FPS on low settings despite Cyberpunk 2077 running on ultra settings.
Daniel criticized early access pricing models that extract large sums from players and expressed regret regarding the £130 expenditure.
Themes
Starfield early access pricing and purchase experience.
Starfield gameplay design, planet generation, and quest mechanics.
Technical performance and optimization issues on RTX 3060 hardware.
Developments
Daniel woke up at 6:30 AM, made coffee, watched the countdown reach zero at 7 AM, and attempted to start Starfield.
Daniel bought the £31 upgrade and subsequently the £99.99 edition to unlock early access.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether Starfield's poor Nvidia performance results from AMD sponsorship, prioritization of Xbox optimization, or an effort to drive AMD hardware sales is uncertain.
Whether the technical glitches and performance flaws in Starfield will eventually be fixed remains uncertain.