Phil Spencer played Starfield over the weekend ahead of September

Technically, this means Microsoft paid $7 billion to buy ZeniMax Media three years ago for Phil Spencer to have early access to Starfield.

Starfield hits 12 million players as Microsoft aims to keep people playing for years to come, just like Skyrim

Why Bethesda's Starfield is being called 'unplayable' before it's been released - Liverpool Echo

The Fall - WEEKLY RECON

Starfield surpasses a million concurrent players, but hasn't beat Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam – WGB, Home of AWESOME Reviews

Phil Spencer could stop Starfield from coming to PS5 - Operation PlayStation

Starfield PS5 exclusivity could have been real before Xbox stepped in

Starfield breaks 1 million concurrent players across all platforms: a 'great milestone,' Phil Spencer says

Phil Spencer shares good news about Starfield - Xfire

Xbox head Phil Spencer says Starfield hit over 1 million concurrent players Wednesday - Neowin

Xbox's Phil Spencer makes comment on disappointing leaks