At IGN Summer of Gaming, we were able to sit down with Starfield director Todd Howard for an exclusive interview about the upcoming Bethesda RPG. After years of rumors, teases, speculation, and a high-profile delay, Bethesda is finally ready to launch Starfield into the stratosphere on September 6, 2023 . Howard visited IGN and Ryan McCaffrey after the Xbox Showcase and Starfield Direct to go in-depth on what was announced and to try and explain the sheer breadth of all that was revealed during the show. During the interview he discussed its delay, its performance on Xbox, the surprising influence of Red Dead Redemption 2, and much more. "[W]e have put so much into this game, and it is, as you said, our first new IP in over 25 years," Howard said. "It's our first major release in about eight years. So for us, we have just put so much into it that we're just doing everything we can to make the best game that we can. Hope that everybody loves it. Howard's