“Got a Few Minutes?”: Todd Howard Cherishes an Early Starfield Conversation With Late Robert Altman, Founder of Zenimax

Starfield is already looking like the GOTY thanks to massive community hype. Fans can barely hold on to their senses with Starfield’s release date just around the corner. Since the game’s announcement, there has been a lot of new information dumped by the devs and things are looking pretty good right now. Now, a memo by Bethesda boss Todd Howard is doing the rounds across social media that sheds some light on the early stages of the game’s development.

Howard’s memo has been circulated across Bethesda, Microsoft, and Xbox platforms. Fans are feeling the emotions as the memo shares a wholesome meeting between Howard and Robert Altman, the founder of Bethesda’s parent company Zenimax.

Starfield: The new IP that caught Robert Altman’s attention

Bethesda announced Starfield, the expansive new IP by the studio, in 2022. For almost a year, the community has waited for the game’s release and we are days away from getting to experience Starfield for ourselves. The game is already topping multiple charts and is the highest-pre-ordered game on Steam charts. Now, the Director of Bethesda has shared a memo that adds more soul to the game.

The memo has got a lot of attraction on social media and is looking to elevate Starfield to a whole new level. There, Howard reveals how he pitched the idea of the game to Robert Altamn back in 2013. Bethesda was in the process of developing Fallout 4 and the interaction between Howard and Altman is winning hearts right now.

Todd Howards memo shared across Microsoft, Xbox, and Bethesda.
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There, Howard reveals how he pitched the idea of the game to Robert Altamn back in 2013. Bethesda was in the process of developing Fallout 4 and the interaction between Howard and Altman is winning hearts right now.

Todd Howard spills more beans with his memo

In the memo, we get to learn that Altman was apprehensive about a new IP at first. But as Howard explains the details of the new proposed game, Altman’s curiosity also increases. As Howard explained that the game would not be a sequel to any of the current games, Altman was concerned. Altman was also curious to know more about an IP that would be Bethesda’s first new intellectual property in over two decades.

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However, Howard mentions in his memo that Altman’s curiosity was piqued when he learned from the former that the new game would delve into the creation itself. Howard says that Altman was the first person who believed in Starfield and encouraged everyone at Bethesda to go ahead to materialize the vision. Howard also mentioned Phil Spencer, the Microsoft boss, for his unwavering support.

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