# Starfield - November 11, 2022. How excited are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328 "2021-08-22T21:23:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/121 "2023-08-29T01:27:16Z")
TODAY (August 28, 2023 at 8:30p CST) the price is $40 on Steam. You can see it in the post just above yours. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/122 "2023-08-29T01:28:27Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > TODAY (August 28, 2023 at 8:30p CST) the price is $40 on Steam. Yes, I understand that. It’s this part that is completely out of touch with reality: > [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Skyrim came out in 2011 and it is still $40-50. > > You are not going to save money unless it really sucks. You’re saying there’s no chance whatsoever it’s going on any kind of sale before June? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/123 "2023-08-29T01:29:12Z")
It is…literally…$40. Right now. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/124 "2023-08-29T01:29:49Z")
It has been literally much less than $40 many times. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/125 "2023-08-29T01:34:24Z")
What a weird thing to be stubborn over. If his goal is to wait to save money, then he’s going to wait for a sale. That is the obvious implication of what he’s saying. There will be a sale by next summer, and thus, he will indeed save money, even if the non-sale MSRP does not drop. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/126 "2023-08-29T01:39:33Z")
Here is the price history for Skyrim on Nintendo Switch (which was said what is used) on Amazon. [![](https://i.imgur.com/gVuKVsp.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/gVuKVsp.png) The main point is the price I quoted above is, almost always, the actual price. Not $10. What’s weird is your post trying to say otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/127 "2023-08-29T01:51:25Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > $40…right now. Today. I do not see a cheaper version available on Steam. You can get Skyrim for half that price without a sale on a 3rd party store that gives you a steam key. > **[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Info](https://isthereanydeal.com/game/elderscrollsvskyrim/info/)** > > When the price is right, you will play all night. > [@SenorBeef](#): > > Oh give me a break, you know this is disingenuous, This. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/128 "2023-08-29T01:54:52Z")
I’m very excited for Starfield, but not enough to interrupt my Baldur’s Gate 3 playthrough. I estimate I’m nearly 2/3rds of the way done with the game, but it’s going to take my full attention for at least a few more weeks. Once that’s done I can dive into Starfield. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/129 "2023-08-29T02:01:26Z")
Maybe we can have 10 or 15 more posts about how the MSRP for a game that isn’t Starfield is 40 dollars but sometimes it’s less than 40 dollars? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/130 "2023-08-29T02:04:54Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Here is the price history for Skyrim on Nintendo Switch (which was said what is used) on Amazon. No, I played Skyrim exclusively on PC. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/131 "2023-08-29T02:05:21Z")
Me too. Although there is no way I will finish BG3 for another month or so at least. Not sure I can wait to give Starfield a spin. I’ll wait for reviews to see if I will stop my BG3 playthrough (temporarily) and play Starfield. I think the Larian CEO made a genius move when he decided to release BG3 a month earlier than planned to avoid competing with Starfield. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/132 "2023-08-29T02:06:22Z")
Confused: > [@Mahaloth](#): > > I have a Switch I take to work for after the students leave. I wait at school 45 minutes then before picking up my son and I play Switch games since they are mobile. > > For PC game like this, I’d have to cart my laptop up there. I _might_ do that, but probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/133 "2023-08-29T02:13:16Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Confused: That quote literally talks about having a laptop for PC games, why the confusion? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/134 "2023-08-29T02:14:40Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > That quote literally talks about having a laptop for PC games, why the confusion? > No, I played Skyrim exclusively on PC. > For PC game like this, I’d have to cart my laptop up there. I _might_ do that, but probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/135 "2023-08-29T03:10:20Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > For PC game like this, I’d have to cart my laptop up there. I _might_ do that, but probably not. Playing the game _at school._ > [@Mahaloth](#): > > I’m a teacher. I wait until June for the biggest games. Mahaloth prefers to bring a Switch for after hours at school because the laptop is too cumbersome, which is why big games played on PC (which are time-consuming) wait until school is out. Seemed pretty clear to me. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/136 "2023-08-29T03:11:54Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > That quote literally talks about having a laptop for PC games, why the confusion? Yes, I have a Switch for portable games, but I have a gaming laptop. I can take it to work, but it is more laborious and so forth. I will play Starfield on PC either at Christmas break or May-July or so next year. Not for the pricing deal. 1. It’s just more convenient for me to play it then. 2. It will be patched up and reviews will be out to really see how it is. I didn’t play Skyrim at release, either. Didn’t have a PC to run it. Did by 2012-2013 and played it then. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/137 "2023-08-29T04:14:24Z")
Not the hill to die on. I bought it for \< $20 more than 5 years ago.I already owned it from pre-steam days but I had a new computer and it was on sale on steam so I bought it again. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/138 "2023-08-29T04:29:29Z")
So, Starfield… There’s already a build planner (no story spoilers on it). Anyone played with it or anything similar? > **[Character Build Planner & Calculator | Starfield | Nukes & Dragons](https://nukesdragons.com/starfield/character)** > > Plan your Starfield character build. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/139 "2023-08-29T07:14:49Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > The main point is the price I quoted above is, almost always, the actual price. Not $10. And the Titanic almost always had no holes in its hull. What’s your point? The reason Skyrim costs $40 is so that they can say it’s 75% off when they sell it at its actual price of $10. $40 is the opening price, not the price anyone pays. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfield-november-11-2022-how-excited-are-you/949328/140 "2023-08-29T12:24:13Z")
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