After plenty of rumors surrounding a potential PS5 release, Bethesda has officially revealed the next major wave of content coming to Starfield, including a massive free update and a new story expansion. GameRant recently attended a hands-off preview of both features at Bethesda Game Studios' headquarters in Maryland, where lead creative producer Tim Lamb showcased Starfield's upcoming Free Lanes update and the Terran Armada DLC ahead of their official announcement.
Both Free Lanes and Terran Armada will arrive on April 7, the same day Starfield launches on PS5, bringing Bethesda's sci-fi RPG to Sony's console for the first time. According to Bethesda, the upcoming update represents the largest overhaul the game has received since launch, removing the barriers from space exploration while introducing new quests, enemies, mechanics, and rewards.
Gamers can play a completely original Star Wars story right now, and it's technically free.
The centerpiece of the update is, without a doubt, Free Lanes—a new system that allows players to manually travel between planets within a star system instead of relying entirely on fast travel. Using a new cruise-style flight mode, players can now move freely through space, with the chance to encounter random events...
