Starfield: Shattered Space DLC - Release Window, Story Details, & New Gameplay

's first DLC,, has been revealed with a release window and a full trailer. The existence of DLC has been more or less confirmed since even before launch: DLC has always been a part of Bethesda's open-world RPGs, and was promised as a bonus for certain pre-orders of the game. News has been sparse since then, with focus instead on 's updates and gameplay improvements.

But that all changed during the Xbox Games Showcase, one of the events that made up 2024's Summer Game Fest weekend. premiered its first ever trailer, revealing its release window, story premise, and first look at gameplay. Based on that trailer, here's everything there is to know about 's DLC so far.

's DLC is due for release sometime in 2024, although it's not clear exactly when. In an earlier interview, director Todd Howard announced that the DLC would be released in the fall. It's hard to say whether that's still accurate, but it would make sense. If the release date were scheduled for the summer, it probably would've been soon enough to be revealed specifically in the first trailer. A fall release date would also mean the DLC arrives almost exactly a year after the game's initial launch.

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will be available on all platforms can be played: PC and Xbox Series X/S. However, unlike the base game, it won't be free with Game Pass; players who access through the subscription service will have to pay an additional fee for the DLC.

Everything in the trailer seems to point toward 's DLC focusing on House Va'ruun. This is one of the optional religions players can pick in . It's pretty much absent from the main story, except for a couple of intersections with otherwise unrelated quests. It's also the religion that the companion Andreja belongs to, which does cause some tension in the quest "."

House Va'ruun worships a deity called the Great Serpent, which its