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| Starfield launches on PlayStation 5 on April 7 alongside the Free Lanes update and Terran Armada story DLC. |
By Jon Scarr
Starfield is coming to PlayStation 5 on April 7, and Bethesda is making it count. The PS5 launch arrives on the same day as the Free Lanes update and the Terran Armada story DLC, both of which also land on Xbox Series X|S and PC. This is the biggest single day of content Starfield has had since launch. PlayStation players who have been waiting since 2023 finally have their date.
Starfield on PlayStation 5
The PS5 version is priced at $49.99 USD for the standard edition and $69.99 USD for the Premium Edition, which bundles in the base game, Terran Armada, the Shattered Space story DLC, 1,000 Creation Credits, the Constellation Skin Pack, a digital artbook, and a digital soundtrack. A Premium Edition upgrade is available for existing owners at $24.99 USD. Pricing on Xbox Series X|S and PC is being adjusted to match the PS5 price points.
The DualSense integration is worth knowing about. Adaptive triggers respond differently depending on the weapon you're using, including your starship loadout. The lightbar tracks your health and ship integrity in real time. The touchpad lets you switch between first and third-person view or pull up your map and hand scanner instantly. Audio logs and ship intercoms play through the controller speaker. On PlayStation 5 Pro, you can choose between Pro Performance Mode for higher frame rates or Pro Visual Mode for enhanced visuals.
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| The Starfield Premium Edition on PlayStation 5 includes the base game, Terran Armada, Shattered Space, 1,000 Creation Credits, the Constellation Skin Pack, and digital extras. |
Free Lanes Is the Biggest Update Since Launch
Free Lanes is a free update for all players and it changes how you move through the Settled Systems in a real way. The headline addition is interplanetary travel within star systems. You can now cruise from planet to planet directly, using a dedicated cruise mode that lets your ship fly to a destination while you spend time with your crew. That space between fast travel points was one of the most common complaints about the original game, and this is a direct response to it.
The update also adds new encounters and increases how often you run into them, more variety in points of interest, dungeons, and surface locations, a new resource called X-Tech for upgrading weapons and ship modules, new enemy modifiers that add extra shielding, more aggressive attack patterns, or elemental damage, and the Moon Jumper, a new hover vehicle built for serious elevation and open area exploration. Cross-outpost storage is in, there is a new Milliewhale pet for your outpost, and New Game+ now lets you bring a limited number of items through the Unity with you.
Two new crew members arrive with the update. Muria is a fan-favourite NPC who is now recruitable near Gal Bank in New Atlantis. Model G is a small repairable robot found in The Well during the Terran Armada questline, assignable to ships with swappable personality modes and paint colours.
Terran Armada Is the New Story DLC
Terran Armada costs $9.99 USD as a standalone purchase and is included in the Premium Edition. It introduces a new faction, the Terran Armada, made up of United Colonies and Freestar Collective members who disappeared during the Colony War and now consider themselves the true children of Earth. Their forces are primarily robotic and their key battlefield ability is blocking grav drive jumps within a radius, which forces you to physically fly to incursion sites via Free Lanes to shut down the jamming technology. The grav drive blocking mechanic is a smart design decision. It forces you to actually use the Free Lanes travel system rather than skip past everything.
The DLC introduces new characters, locations, enemies, quests, and rewards. A new companion joins your crew through the questline. The Asteroid Player Home is also new, a hollowed-out asteroid in space that includes an atrium, office, guest suites, gym, game room, and a pool, with two zones available for full decoration. If you liked the ship commandeering side of Starfield, Terran Armada ships can be captured, registered, and made your own.
Trackers Alliance Gets Five New Adventures
Five new Trackers Alliance bounty hunter adventures are available now across Xbox Series X|S and PC, ahead of the full PS5 launch. If you previously purchased the original Trackers Alliance content you get these for free. If you're new to it, the full set is available for 700 Creation Credits. The bounty series now covers seven unique high-value targets across self-contained stories with tough choices and pursuits that take you across the Settled Systems.
Starfield launches on PlayStation 5 on April 7. Free Lanes and Terran Armada land on all platforms the same day. If you've been following the DLSS 5 news and what Todd Howard said about Starfield, April 7 is shaping up to be a busy month for the game.
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