Following accusations from The Guardian, a British newspaper, claiming that Bethesda failed to provide preview codes for Starfield on time, another British tabloid, Metro, also expressed their dissatisfaction in an article that gained significant attention.
This behavior from Microsoft drew criticism from Mark Kern, the creator of Diablo II and StarCraft, as well as the former head of development for classic World of Warcraft. Kern believes that such reviews are misleading in terms of the game’s actual quality. He argues that the reviews of Starfield on Metacritic are fake and that media reviews hold no value.
According to Kern, “Microsoft and Bethesda only provide review codes to authors and publications that are beneficial to them. This is how AAA tries to deceive the system. By providing copies only to favorable publications, only these authors/publications profit.
The first published reviews have the potential to attract a large number of readers and generate advertising revenue. If an article is published even one day late, the revenue decreases significantly or may disappear entirely, as timing is crucial.
Consequently, gaining early access to the game becomes a significant incentive for authors/publications to maximize their own benefits. However, this creates another problem: if a negative review is published, access may be cut off. As a result, many objective reviews are silenced. Everyone fears being denied access to the next big game. Game reviews lose their truthfulness, leading to inflated ratings.
This marketing tactic employed by Microsoft in the case of Starfield is truly shameful. Therefore, I would advise against trusting any reviews or videos from the creators. Instead, turn to the community and listen to the voices of players to form an opinion about the game’s quality.
The reviews of Starfield will be useless, and the Metacritic rating is fake.”
Currently, the console version of Starfield has an average score of 86 on Metacritic, with a player rating of 6.1.
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