Now thatBethesdais a subsidiary ofMicrosoft, it is clear thatStarfieldwon’t be seeing the light of day onPlayStation— at least, not anytime soon. However, there is one individual who’s clearly not happy about both the Xbox exclusivity of Starfield and Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda. And in a last-ditch — and absurd — attempt, this person has taken toChange.orgto launch a petition titled “Make Starfield a PS5 Exclusive!!” in the hopes of reversing these circumstances.“This petition matters!” boldly declares Benjamin Dickey, the petition’s host, as he presents a lengthy essay outlining the reasons behind his decision. In light of Benjamin’s ongoing frustration, I decided to ask our own Matthew Schomer for a title to make up for it, and he responded to my request by ingeniously comparing this endeavor to a Hail Mary, which perfectly captures the essence of the situation at hand.RELATED:Here’s Everything New We Learned From Starfield DirectHail Mary refers to a very long forward pass in American football, thrown in desperation with a very narrow window of success (the literal term itself is a prayer to the Virgin Mary for strength and help), and Dickey does seem desperate. He wants to completely reverse the acquisition of Bethesda, and not only that, but he also wants Starfield to be exclusive to the PlayStation 5, years after the Bethesda acquisition was finalized and just three months before Starfield’s scheduled release. Talk about real denial.RELATED:Starfield Has That Bethesda RPG Jank, And I Couldn’t Be HappierDickey cites reasons for his petition, such as games running and selling better on PlayStation, fear of Microsoft charging higher prices for their games on the Microsoft Store, and that Xbox players are spreading Starfield news with the sole intention of upsetting PlayStation players. “It’s a psyop,” he frustratingly calls their behavior so.
The “run better” part may be a reference towhat happened recentlywithGhostwire Tokyo, though theperformance of other Bethesda titleson the Xbox Series belies his argument. Benjamin also thinks that this is the right thing to do for the sake of Microsoft and Starfield itself, because, in his worldview, the game would be bad if released on Xbox (he’s probably emotionally charged because of thetechnically messy Redfall release), and if released on PlayStation it should be a good game, in his words.
The user is also advocating that players protest in front of Gamestops and Walmarts to force Microsoft to meet their demands. At the time of writing, 128 players have actually signed the petition while questioning Benjamin’s sanity, saying things like “You are so far gone” and “You need to get a life”. Of course, nobody thinks the petition will ever succeed, and neither do we.
