Starfield comes to PS5 on April 7 for $50, new story DLC Terran Armada launches same day

Starfield is coming to PlayStation 5 on April 7, Bethesda has officially announced.

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After three years, it's finally happening: Starfield is arriving on PS5 in a few weeks, and Bethesda has prepped for the game's take-off on PlayStation with a bunch of new content.

Starfield will release on PS5 alongside two big updates. The first is a free update called Free Lanes, a "game-wide evolution touching everything from space travel and late game content and progression to gear and ship customization and outpost building." Free Lanes adds free-roam flying in space, pets, new X-Tech upgrade systems, and even Starfield's own version of bobbleheads. The second is a $10 paid story DLC called Terran Armada, which adds the new Incursions system, a new companion, and focuses on rebellious humans trying to reclaim planets and systems using robotic soldiers.

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As was the case with Avowed, the PS5 version of Starfield will also be cheaper than the launch version on Xbox and PC, being priced at $50 on PlayStation. Interestingly enough, the Starfield premium edition is $70 on PS5, the original price of the game at release, and comes with the base game as well as both the Shattered Space expansion and Terran Armada content.

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It's worth noting that Terran Armada isn't referred to as an expansion by Bethesda, but as a "story DLC," and that Terran Armada is only $10, half the price of the Shattered Space expansion.

Bethesda says that it will continue expanding Starfield with more content, but how this looks exactly remains to be seen. We expect more quality of life updates and more paid mods, but more story DLC/expansions may be iffy considering Bethesda Game Studios is doubling-down on Elder Scrolls 6 right now.

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Check below for more info:

Free Lanes

• Free Lanes & Cruise Mode:Since launch, you've been asking for more options for space travel, so we've added the ability to freely fly between planets in a star system! With Free Lanes and Cruise Mode, you'll be able to take off in any direction, letting the Frontier guide you through the massive expanse of space. Cruise Mode lets you truly experience the fantasy of life on your ship. Everything you can do while in orbit or docked, you can now do in Cruise Mode. Decorate your ship, chat with your companions and crew, hit up the workbenches. It's all there for you. And don't worry about overshooting your destination; autopilot will automatically slow you down when you arrive. There are also tons of new space POIs to discover as you travel in Cruise Mode. You'll see them dynamically pop up and you can change your destination on-the-fly to automatically head to one of these POIs, or you can just keep on moving toward your original destination.
• Customize Weapon Effects: We've updated the way you upgrade your weapons to allow you to use X-Tech to re-roll your legendary effects until you get the one you want. You'll get 5 rerolls that you spend X-Tech and credits on, but don't worry. If you don't get the one you want, after those 5 re-rolls, the full list will open up and you can pick the modifier you're looking for.
• Tier 4 Legendary Effects: Free Lanes adds a new legendary rank for your weapons, Helmets, Packs and Suits. Once you have a rank three legendary item, you can apply a new rank four effect for credits and X-Tech. You don't have to roll for these. You can just pick the modifier you want. Some weapons and gear even become "Exotic" when you reach max upgrades. Some of the new Tier 4 legendary effects include:
• - Saboteur: Damaging robots has a chance to instantly kill them. Robots explode on death. (This will definitely come in handy for Terran Armada.)
• - Reckless: Ranged only. Magazine size is reduced to 1; damage is increased by 500%; health is reduced by 50%. (We're looking at you, snipers.)
• - Enigmatic: Suit only. Holograms of yourself appear while in combat, confusing enemies.
• New Quality Tiers: Two new quality tiers above Advanced have been added. You can now build out your gear to Superior and Exceptional tiers.
• Ship Optimization Terminal: A Ship Optimization Terminal has been added and can be dropped directly into your ship (and yes, you can poke through it and make changes while you're in Cruise Mode). From this terminal you can use X-Tech to upgrade different systems like shield strength, weapons, engines, grav drive and more.
• X-Tech: X-Tech is one of the most exciting new additions in Free Lanes. This new resource will let you customize all of your weapons, gear, and even your ships even further. This update will be huge for players who really want that super deep customization in their gear. You'll come across X-Tech through combat and exploration - on bosses and in chests and ship wreckage - and trust us when we say you'll be hoarding it like credits.
• New Encounters: New space encounters have been added to the game, and their frequency has been increased to give you even more reasons to get out there and explore space. Some of these new encounters will pull you out of Cruise Mode automatically and you'll need to deal with them before you can move on.
• Anchorpoint Station: Anchorpoint is a new starstation with vendors and quests.
• New Ship Modules: New ship modules have been added to upgrade different ship specs and even add some unique new abilities to your ship, like a new stealth module that cloaks your ship while boosting. These modules will drop in ship combat as schematics and can be installed at any ship services technician.
• Upgrade Module Slot: You'll notice as you're customizing your gear that there's a new Upgrade Module slot. This slot lets you upgrade a specific stat like range, rate of fire, etc. on your gear.
• Colony War Action Heroes:There are 27 Colony War Action Hero collectibles for you to track down. Each one gives a stat buff (with different buffs for opened and unopened versions) and will look great decorating your outpost in the new outpost display cases.
• Many more planetary POIs:You'll notice an increased variety in the types of planetary POIs as you explore.
• New Elite Crew:Fan-favorite NPC Muria Siarkiewicz can now be added as an Elite Crewmember. Find her at her normal spot near Galbank in New Atlantis.
• New side quests:There's a number of people on Anchorpoint that could use your help. Talk to everyone.
• New land vehicle:Bounce your way across the surface in style with the new Moon Jumper land vehicle. With its impressive boost capabilities, the Moon Jumper is built for verticality, allowing you to reach high up places much easier while in a vehicle.
• Asteroid base home:For those with a lot of credits to burn, you can now purchase a very ritzy asteroid base to call home. Explore Anchorpoint to learn how to purchase it.
• New enemy modifiers:Add some extra challenge to combat with new enemy modifiers like Tank (3x more health), Tricky (chance to avoid damage), Martyr (dying puts nearby allies into a rage), and more. These modifiers can be tuned in the Gameplay Options menu. All new modifiers will be identified with new icons near enemy health bars and full descriptions can be found in scanner mode.
• New weapon skins:New Constellation and Neon skins for select weapons
• Photomode poses with the REV-8
• New camera features:A toggle to always play a landing camera has been added to Accessibility settings. Additionally, a more distant ship POV level has also been added to camera options.

Terran Armada

• New Ships & Ship Parts: You'll be able to pick up schematics for new Terran-specific ship modules. You'll get access to new double-decker habs, a big new cockpit, and new structural parts that have a "NASA tactical" appearance. And if their ship parts aren't enough for you, you can just acquire the whole ship. The Terrans are the bad guys, so stealing from them is totally justifiable.
• New Gear:A military force means new military gear. The weapons, space suits and attire you'll find in Terran Armada has a more tactical, real-world look and feel. "Less sci-fi, more grounded," as Pely describes it. Many of the new suits will drop as loot or naturally appear while playing through Terran Armada, but check with your vendors just to see if they have anything new in stock.
• New Elite Crew:Want more robots? Maybe something a little... cuter? Visit The Well in New Atlantis and kick off the "Spare Parts" quest to get an adorable little Model G mini-bot as an Elite Crewmember. Give your mini-bot a nice paint job and even change up its personality for a little extra fun.
• Pre-Built Outpost:We know you love building outposts, but sometimes it's nice to just have a quick and easy place to drop down where you can lay your head. Terran Armada introduces a ready-to-go, fully decorated elevated cabin module for you to drop on the planet of your choice. Though it does come furnished and decorated with a ton of new items, you can make whatever changes you want to the interior once it's built.
• New Outpost Decorations: Take your outpost personalization to the next level with new decorative items like faction-themed skins for your workbenches and adorable little animals and habitats for them.