Overview
- Bethesda, which pushed a quick patch Thursday, says it fixes PS5 crashes tied to the Enhanced settings.
- The studio says a second hotfix is targeted for next week to address remaining crashes and freezes on PS5.
- Market firm Alinea Analytics estimates roughly 140,000 first‑week PS5 sales, a pace it calls middling compared with several recent Xbox‑published ports.
- Despite criticism of performance, PlayStation Store charts show Starfield in the top five best‑sellers in major regions including the US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Canada, and Japan.
- A Taiwan ratings board listing for Nintendo Switch 2 suggests a port is likely, though no Switch version has been announced.