Gamesindustry.biz journalist Christopher Dring revealed this on X (formerly Twitter). He monitors game and hardware sales figures in the UK every month. The new game from Bethesda Game Studios currently occupies the top position in terms of physical sales this month.

However, Starfield was not the most successful physical release of the year in the country. Hogwarts Legacy, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Resident Evil 4, Final Fantasy 16 and Dead Island 2 have performed better so far. According to Dring, Stafield’s physical sales figures are comparable to Diablo 4.

According to Dring, Starfield, combined with digital sales and players on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, may be the biggest release of the year. Although that is purely speculative. He does not yet have exact figures regarding digital sales and the number of players on Xbox Game Pass.

Starfield releases on September 6 on Xbox Series X and S and PC. This game reaches six million players in a day. This makes it Bethesda’s biggest release of all time. However, this figure was not actually achieved in one day. Players can play five days in advance via a more expensive version of the game or an expansion to the Game Pass version.

Starfield received a score of 9 on Gamer.nl from editor Lars Cornelis. “‘Skyrim in space’ doesn’t do Starfield justice, but at the same time is a perfect description of the total package. Starfield is so large, diverse and detailed that it’s hard not to get lost in this world. Not everything is perfect, but the downsides are negligible completely. overshadowed by the positives. In short, a typical Bethesda game. But in space,” he wrote in his review.