The Starfield bugs are everywhere and I’m loving it

Starfield might not be that buggy for a Bethesda game, but they’re definitely there. LOTS of them.

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Starfield has now been in the hands of players for a few days. We rated it very highly inour reviewand even though Xbox claims this isthe most bug free game that Bethesda has ever made, there sure are a lot of them floating around.

From landscapes not loading in, to the ground flickering for no reason, NPC’s sinking into the floor and even Vasco floating up through the ceiling. It has everything you could want from a Bethesda title! Of course, we had to show you some of these because they’re pretty funny.

Speaking of our trusty companion Vasco, there seems to be quite a lot happening with it. Here it is just walking on air for no particular reason.Woodicjust can’t keep it under control!

#Starfield Vasco can Fly SKILL BUG! pic.twitter.com/yfM9qaUFpcSeptember 1, 2023

Sarah is an important character that you meet early on as you visit New Atlantis for the first time. You’ll meet her at the Lodge, and she’s the leader of Constellation. Here she is doing her best slo-mo impression, courtesy of YouTube channelDarkSiv.

iTzSTU4RTon X encountered another floating glitch where the character Walter isn’t bound by the mere constraints of a building or any kind of physics at all. Who needs a spaceship to explore the stars, right?

#Starfield bugs are hilarious 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/pCcVDHoHflSeptember 1, 2023

A video from another Twitter user called…Fuck_off_Matthad an amazing glitch where bodies wouldn’t load correctly, sometimes leaving just the eyes and mouth along with some of the clothing. It’s so freaky, but I love it. Weapons also wouldn’t load in correctly, so combat just looks like random things happening.

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There’s more amazing bugs being shown by players every day, and this is only expected to ramp up with the general release. Fortunately, many of them can be fixed with a save and reboot of the game if they’re hindering your progress, and to be perfectly honest I can’t wait to see more. We’d love to see you share your Starfield bug experiences with us.

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Starfield boasts one of the most impressive, interactive worlds galaxies we’ve seen in gaming, but that level of sandbox freedom may come at the cost of frames-per-second on console. That won’t stop me from playing, though.

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