A surprise Starfield patch is coming today, and it looks like a different RPG in the new trailer for the Shattered Space DLC

Starfield is getting a surprise patch filled with new gear, locations, and both Bethesda- and player-made add-ons later today, June 9. As part of the Xbox Games Showcase live show, we also got a fresh look at story expansion Starfield: Shattered Space, which cranks up the space horror so hard that it almost looks like a different RPG. 

A brief sizzle reel for the surprise update showed off some more space suits, a pretty hefty laser cannon, new bounties to hunt, and a smattering of custom content including planetary fixtures. 

Starfield: Shattered Space, meanwhile, looks almost like Prey with the cosmic horror dialed up to 11. Semi-invisible monsters stalk space stations as corpses drift by in zero-gravity, fantastical monoliths dominate black-and-red skylines behind ominous statues, and wild new creatures get chewed up by equally wild guns. It’s a pretty new tone for Starfield, which is exciting to see from its first story expansion. 

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Starfield fans are convinced that the plot of the RPG’s Shattered Space DLC is hiding in plain sight.