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After two and a half years as an Xbox console exclusive, Bethesda’s sci-fi RPG “Starfield” is finally coming to PS5. Starfield is launched together with two large pieces of DLC, and comes to PlayStation 5 on April 7.
According to the PlayStation Blog, “in-game audio logs and non-local ship intercoms will stream through the DualSense controller speaker” while the light bar tracks your health and ship’s integrity. There are also special profiles for PS5 Pro players, which allow you to prioritize between higher FPS or nicer graphics.
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Starfield is also getting a permanent price drop to $49.99 on all platforms to match the PS5 launch price, as Bethesda says it wants to “make it easier than ever for new players to jump in.” That’s a welcome one, given that this is a two-year-old game now.
It feels like we’ve been waiting for the “Starfield” PS5 release for well over a year now, and we’re really not sure what took Bethesda so long. We actually interviewed “Starfield” developers back in 2025 to talk about the space combat systems in anticipation of a rumored PS5 release date that never came.
But wait, there’s more!
As we referenced earlier, along with the PS5 release, Bethesda has announced two major DLC releases for Starfield, which will also be released on April 7th. The first of these is called the “Terran Armada”. This paid DLC will add a new major questline that sees players travel across Settled Systems. You’ll visit new locations, meet new characters, fight new enemies, and of course capture new loot.
“Terran Armada” will cost $9.99, but existing Premium Edition owners on Xbox and Steam will receive the Terran Armada DLC at no additional cost.
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Alongside the paid offering is also the aptly named “Free Lanes” DLC, which will be free for all players, and honestly, this is the more exciting of the two for me. It adds a bunch of features and systems to “deepen the core Starfield experience”. What does that mean?
Well, for one thing, players can finally manually travel from planet to planet within a star system, instead of just warping there. Why would you do this? For immersion, of course, but also because there are meetings and activities for you to tackle on your interplanetary flights. You can also use the trip as a good excuse to hang out with your crew.
The other features coming in “Free Lanes” are:
- New locations – A number of new encounters, points of interest and dungeons, resulting in a significant increase in variety for players to discover
- X-Tech – A new resource used to upgrade weapons, ship modules and more
- Enemy Modifiers – New enemy teams with performance modifiers, such as extra shielding, more frequent attacks or elemental damage
- Moon Jumper – New land vehicle
- Outpost Improvements – Storage of outposts and pets from Milliehval
- New Crew – Muria and the mini-bot
- Starborn Enhancement – Ability to bring a limited number of items through Unity to a NG+
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Starfield is coming to PlayStation 5 on April 7, alongside the launch of the “Free Lanes” update and the “Terran Armada” DLC for players on all platforms.
