Mens mange spil i de senere år er blevet kritiseret for at blive udgivet i en ufærdig tilstand, så har bugs, på godt og ondt, altid været en del af pakken med Bethesda.
Ifølge Skyrims lead designer og system designer på Starfield, Bruce Nesmith, så er bugs umulige at komme uden om, og det er også noget, branchen har affundet sig med. Det fortæller han i et interview med https://www.videogamer.com/news/skyrim-lead-bug-free-starfield-impossible" target="_blank">VideoGamer.</a>
"When a developer releases a game, they know all the things that are broken with it, these aren't mysteries. To have a bug free release is impossible. There is no game on the market that is bug free."
Nesmith uddyber, at moderne spils store kompleksitet, gør det umuligt at eliminere alle bugs - uanset hvor grundigt man går til værks. Det store udfordring er derfor ifølge ham at vurdere, hvornår der er elimineret nok fejl til, at spillet kan udgives i en tilstand, hvor dets velfungerende dele overskygger dets mangler.
"When you're in marketing, what you're looking to do is manage expectations," forklarer Nesmith. "The players expectations are that the game is flawless, that it has no bugs. That is their expectation. You don't have to like it, but it's there. And you aren't going to achieve it. So what marketing has to do is say, how can we get as close as possible to that expectation. How can we make it so these guys don't hate us for what's wrong and love us for what's right?"
