There’s no shortage of Starfield rumors floating around out there, but the latest one seems to be the wildest yet. Courtesy of the Gaming Leaks And Rumors subreddit (via GamesRadar) comes this tale from three supposed Starfield “insiders” that say Bethesda has hired Tom Cruise for their upcoming open-galaxy game.
As proof, the insiders point to a 2018 tweet where Bethesda seems to reach out to the Hollywood A-lister. “Hey @TomCruise, we’re huge fans,” Bethesda wrote. “Loved your take on Oblivion and now Fallout. Want to get a head start on our next thing?”
At the time, this tweet seemed to be a bit of a joke, playing on the movies Oblivion and Mission Impossible: Fallout and the video games of similar names. But maybe they were actually being serious, and maybe Tom Cruise actually did reach back.
Of course, this is just a rumor and one that has already been taken down from the subreddit dedicated to such things, so who knows if this is even remotely close to reality. But if CD Projekt Red can snag Keanu Reeves for Cyberpunk, maybe Bethesda signing Tom Cruise to star in their upcoming game doesn’t sound too far-fetched.
What we know for sure about Starfield can barely fit a paragraph, but there are plenty of hints suggesting Starfield will be a PC and Xbox exclusive when it releases. This shouldn't come as a big surprise given the fact Microsoft's purchase of Bethesda was all about securing exclusive games for its platforms.
There are also rumors suggesting Microsoft is looking to show off Starfield this year and has already booked ad time. We might see Starfield's big reveal at this year's E3 prior to a release later this year or early in 2022.
One thing we know for sure thanks to previously leaked images at least one public survey is that Starfield will have spaceships, and you might even be able to fly through space in them. Hopefully, E3 provides us with a little more than that.