Despite its divisive reception, Starfield is certainly one of the biggest current Xbox exclusives, but it might not be one for much longer. Ever since the first rumors about Xbox porting exclusives started to swirl ahead, Starfield has been one of the most-discussed possibilities. It's been a year since the first batch of Xbox games started to make their way to PS5, with Pentiment's port kicking things off in February last year, but Starfield coming to PS5 has remained in the realm of rumors and speculation.

Bethesda's had its hands busy with Starfield's Xbox release, so it's not exactly surprising that going multi-platform didn't happen instantly. The Shattered Space DLC didn't radically alter many opinions on the game, but free post-launch updates have made some key improvements, and a trademark filing set expectations that another DLC called Starborn is on its way. While it would make sense for Starborn to release before any possible PS5 port, the most recent news implies that the schedule could look a little more aggressive.

Starfield's PlayStation Logo Seems Like A Big Tell

One Mod Creation Could Be The Key

As shared by Dollar99Man on Reddit and reported by VGC, a PlayStation logo recently appeared in the platform compatibility section for a Starfield mod available through the official Creations platform. While this is an isolated incident so far, it also doesn't seem like an error that would have likely happened without any connection to plans for a PS5 port. If Creation compatibility is already being tested across platforms — or even if the logo was simply added to Starfield's Creations platform and appeared errantly — the port might be relatively close at hand.

While this doesn't mirror the primary pattern of tells for the first wave of multi-platform releases, which were largely spread as increasingly well-collaborated rumors before official teases and announcements, it seems like an even more promising indicator than another insider report would be. Microsoft sharing one of its most long-anticipated exclusives might have seemed unthinkable a few years ago, but the company's approach has undergone undeniably major shifts.

Starfield PS5 Rumors Have Been Swirling For A Year

One Of Xbox's First Multi-Platform Rumors

When Xbox first announced a slate of multi-platform releases in February 2024 — leaving them unnamed at the time — Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that announced several months later at Gamescom.

Before Spencer's official statement, an insider who correctly suggested that Hi-Fi Rush would be ported to PS5 also implied that Starfield would go multi-platform in posts on Spencer revisited the topic when asked whether he could confirm that Starfield would stay exclusive, responding "no" before explaining that he didn't want to "put a ring fence around any game." Neither Spencer nor any other representatives from Microsoft and Bethesda have confirmed a Starfield release yet, but choosing not to deny one certainly didn't quash speculation.

When Starfield Might Come To PlayStation 5

It Could Only Be A Matter Of Months

Microsoft hasn't been consistent about when and how it reveals multi-platform releases, with Forza Horizon 5's PS5 port coming in the form of a surprise announcement online. If a Starfield PS5 announcement sticks to a bigger event, however, the most obvious venue would be the summer Xbox Games Showcase, which falls in early-mid June and usually includes some major Bethesda reveals. Post-launch multi-platform announcements from Xbox have all been followed by the game releases within a couple of months, so Starfield might then come to PS5 later in the summer or early autumn.

The turnaround from Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's multi-platform announcement to its PS5 release has been much longer, but the pre-launch announcement puts it in a different category from other releases.

It could always come earlier or later than that, but Xbox already has enough to worry about in April and May. Forza Horizon 5's PS5 release should be ed by Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's, and Microsoft is publishing South of Midnight and Doom: The Dark Ages in the same timeframe. Even if it ends up falling later in 2025, a PS5 release of Starfield could be a big boost to the game's popularity, especially if it's accompanied by more fixes and improvements.

Sources: Dollar99Man/Reddit, VGC, SneakersSO/NeoGAF