Starfield player proves you can travel between planets without fast travel

A Starfield streamer has proven you can travel between planets without fast travel, though you’re apparently not supposed to.

Starfield was released for early access adopters last Friday, prompting thousands of players to embark on their intergalactic adventures and finally see what Bethesda’s enormous galaxy has to offer.

Check out our Starfield review below!

Unfortunately, what is largely a monumental launch for the Xbox Series X/S has been ruined by an avalanche of hate and disappointment from some who are displeased with the game.

The major controversy at the moment is over the player being able to choose their own pronouns when starting a game, leading to people, including internet personalities like Dr Disrespect, accusing Bethesda of being 'too woke'.

Then, there was outrage that players couldn’t walk across an entire planet without having to switch areas, leading to many saying Bethesda exaggerated, or straight-up lied, about the game’s exploration options.

Finally, there are numerous reports about bugs and glitches affecting playthroughs, many of which have appeared in Twitch streams. Xbox stated before the game’s launch that Starfield would launch with the fewest bugs of any Bethesda game.

Now, the latest discourse is around the planets found in Starfield’s solar systems, and more specifically, if you can fly to each one freely without fast travel. The answer, proven through a stream by Alanah Pearce, is yes but there’s really no point to it. In the stream, Alanah set her ship on a course to Pluto, and after several real-life hours, arrived at the planet and phased right through it. This is obviously because you need to fast travel in order to trigger the loading screen that generates the planet.

The meaningless venture was shared on Twitter, prompting a mix of responses that ranged from people questioning why you can’t freely travel from planet to planet, and others wondering why you’d want to. “Damn, this looks boring as hell with no payoff at the end,” said one viewer, while another added, “You clearly can. The big question is, 'Why would you ever desire to?' Starfield grounded its travel in some realism.”

Starfield is yet to officially launch for players who preordered the standard edition of the game, as well as those waiting for it to land on Xbox Game Pass. You should also check out our review of the game, which you can find here.

The game will officially launch for all other Xbox and PC players on 6 September this week.