Phil Spencer played Starfield over the weekend ahead of September

Technically, this means Microsoft paid $7 billion to buy ZeniMax Media three years ago for Phil Spencer to have early access to Starfield.

Phil Spencer played Starfield over the weekend ahead of September release - Xfire

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Starfield hits 12 million players as Microsoft aims to keep people playing for years to come, just like Skyrim

Sales-Age - GSD European video game and hardware sales for September 2023 - PS5#1 (+175%) NSW#2 (-25%) XBS#3 (-35%), EA FC 24#1 Starfield#2 MK1#3, Page 2

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More data on Starfield's launch: 1 million concurrent players, most wishlisted Xbox game on Steam