What's Next for Starfield

Updates Available Now

• Trackers Alliance Quests

  • Available now in Creations for 700 credits unless you bought The Vulture previously
  • Previously called The Vulture, it is now a complete series of quests with 5 new ones added
  • Includes new targets, new story content, and new rewards

Updates Coming Soon (April 7, 2026)

• Free Lanes Gameplay Update

  • Cruise Mode
    • Real-time travel between planets at light year speeds
    • You can get up and do anything you like in your ship: talk to crew, work at benches, decorate, etc.
    • Interdiction alarm will sound when your ship has encountered a space POI or engaged with hostile ships
    • Existing fast travel options are still available for those that want to use them
  • Weapons
    • X-Tech, a new commodity to collect, that can help in crafting weapons and ship upgrades
    • Use X-Tech to re-roll for new legendary traits on your weapons
    • Upgrade weapons into 2 new quality tiers above Advanced: Superior and Exceptional
    • All new legendary traits to add on weapons
    • More weapon skins like Constellation and Neon varieties
  • Ship Customization
    • New ship modules that enhance your ship's abilities EM Pulse Shielding, Repair System Overdrive, Buoyancy Insulators, Anti-Targeting System, Micro Reactor, Shield Refractor Unit, Extended Comm Array, Advanced Ship Scrap Unit, and Evasive Stealth Drive (featured in deep dive and shown to be like cloaking while boosting)
    • Ship Optimization Terminal you can build in your ship and unlocks the ability to upgrade features of the ship with X-Tech
    • New ship habs including ones that are multiple decks high with stairs
    • New third FOV level view was added to help since community-built ships outgrew the existing two options.
  • Outposts
    • New pre-furnished Elevated Cabin HAB (all-in-one)
    • Other cosmetic flourishes
    • Place two craftable creature companions in your outpost
    • Shared Outpost Container - build one at any outpost and its inventory will be accessible at every other outpost where the container is installed.
    • Colony War Hero Action Heroes to collect and display in your outpost. Collecting them gives you a passive bonus like magazines.
  • New Game+ and Starborn
    • Build the new Quantum Entanglement Device that can help carry items with you through the Unity. Use Quantum Essence to upgrade its capacity.
    • Quantum Essence is gained by killing Starborn characters and ships.
    • Use Quantum Essence to upgrade your powers without visiting temples.
  • Other New Content
    • New pet Milliwhale you can acquire and interact with
    • Database to help you track resources, locations, outposts, and more. Among other things, it helps you find the resources you need.
    • Anchor Point is a new star station where some new quests will kick off.
    • New vehicle, the Moon Jumper, that features far greater boost abilities
    • New robot companion, Model G, that can be recruited.
    • Muria, the fan-favorite girl from the Galbank lobby in New Atlantis, can be recruited as a companion
    • New enemy traits that can change the way the enemies react to you
    • New surface POIs to explore and discover
    • Updated the frequency of appearance for existing surface POIs
    • New photo mode poses for the Rev-8
    • Brand new extravagant mansion carved out of an asteroid that can be purchased as a player home

• Terran Armada - DLC Story Expansion

  • New storyline expansion featuring a new, hostile faction: Terran Armada
  • The new faction is invading the settled systems as an enemy to both the UC and Freestar Collective
  • New mechanized troops and powerful ships to fight against
  • Incursion system with multiple, varied objectives to complete
  • New tech to block grav jumping out of a system. They must be shut down to leave the system.
  • Many new locations and a new system to explore
  • New companions featuring a new robot character, Delta
  • New ships and ship parts based on the Nova Galactic series
  • New weapons and gear

• Starfield on Playstation 5

  • Base game or Premium Edition (base game + all DLCs including everything above) will be available on April 7, 2026
  • You can preorder either one now on the Playstation Store

For the latest news and dates, check Bethesda’s official Starfield site and their channels.