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PETE HINES ON STARFIELD, BETHESDA, AND BUGS: "WE EMBRACE CHAOS"

gamesindustry.biz11 min read

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This article contains an interview with Pete Hines, head of global publishing at Bethesda, where he discusses the company's history with bugs, the state of the games industry, Starfield, the influence of Xbox and Game Pass, and more. The company is known for having quirky bugs in its open-world RPGs. Hines says that Bethesda would rather have these bugs than limit player freedom. He says that the bugs don't take away from the gaming experience and that the games are still consistently fun.