Starfield won’t have land vehicles

There’s disappointment for anyone who thought they’d be able to trek around the planets of Starfield in a land vehicle, (perhaps while hunting for Starfield companions) as Todd Howard has confirmed there won’t be any in the game.

Speaking on the Kinda Funny Games Xcast, Howard was answering a number of questions on the upcoming space exploration RPG when asked if there’d be any rovers, or similar exploration-based vehicles for getting around on the planet’s surfaces. “There is not,” he said. “We do design it, we’ve seen this with our other games where we wanna design it where it feels good on foot, but we do have the boost pack, you have skills for the boost pack, so the boost pack almost acts like this vehicle, super fun, where you can fly through, and then the low gravity planets are really something special.”

While that may be disappointing to some, you can expect a lot of dangers while you’re exploring – “We have a lot of biomes – we do look at temperature, we look at the radiation, and we look at all of those things on a planet so that your suit and your protection… you can get certain ailments if you’re not ready, and certain weather things can come through with all of that.” So that means you’ll have to rely on your smarts and jetpack to get yourself out of any sticky situations.

When you’re not exploring the game’s planets (of which 90% won’t have any life on them), you’ll still have plenty on your plate to do, of course, with the recent Starfield Direct showcasing some of the cities, companions and so much more you’ll be able to get stuck into when the game launches. Between planets, of course, you’ll be able to build and travel in your own custom spaceship, in whatever shape you want and meeting a bunch of companions along the way.

Starfield is set to arrive on September 6, 2023 on Xbox Series X|S and PC. For more on the game check out our Starfield Neon City guide or if, like us, you have questions on just how much is a Starfield salami worth?

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