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Updated · MP1st · Jun 11

Bethesda Releases Starfield 1.16.244 Update, Fixing Freezes and Incursion Bugs Across All Platforms

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Updated · MP1st · Jun 11

Bethesda Releases Starfield 1.16.244 Update, Fixing Freezes and Incursion Bugs Across All Platforms

Q: Beyond crashes, does Bethesda's patch address other key PS5 issues like poor HDR and visual artifacts?

No. Patch 1.000.006 appears to focus mainly on stability and a handful of gameplay/UI bugs, not the broader PS5 image-quality complaints. Bethesda’s notes for the update point to fixes for freezes during planet traversal, crashes tied to placing certain ship decorations, Black Box Incursions failing to start, infinite load screens, and general stability improvements. There is also at least one minor visual fix mentioned elsewhere for a character-creation texture issue. But there is no indication in the patch notes that Bethesda addressed the PS5 version’s widely criticized HDR presentation or the more systemic visual artifacts linked to PlayStation upscaling. Reports before the patch described washed-out HDR, poor black levels, and PSSR-related flicker, breakup, and image instability, especially on PS5 Pro. Those issues are acknowledged in coverage of the port, but they are not listed as fixed in this update. The same applies to other PS5-specific complaints such as the confusing graphics-mode setup and a reportedly ineffective v-sync toggle: the available patch information does not confirm repairs there either. So the practical takeaway is that this patch is important if crashes were blocking progress, but players concerned about poor HDR or broader visual artifacts should not assume those problems have been resolved. For now, the evidence suggests Bethesda targeted the most severe stability faults rather than the full set of PS5 technical issues.

2 articles · Updated · MP1st · Jun 11

June 11’s Starfield patch 1.16.244—shown as update 1.000.006 on consoles—rolled out on all platforms with fixes aimed at freezes, crashes and broken Incursion events.
The update targets a freeze during planet-surface traversal, Black Box Incursions that failed to start or reset, a ship Designer Couch crash, and an infinite load tied to a shipboard data slate display.
Gameplay and UI fixes also address scanner-related load-door lockups, a vehicle-menu unresponsive state, incorrect Incursion icons on the Starmap, character texture issues and faulty font strings.
PS5 players had been dealing with persistent crashes since the game’s April launch, making stability improvements a key focus of this release.

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Starfield PS5 Patch 1.000.006 Aims to Fix Persistent Crashes Two Months Post-Launch

Why did Starfield's game-breaking bugs only affect the PlayStation 5 and take over two months to resolve?

Beyond crashes, does Bethesda's patch address other key PS5 issues like poor HDR and visual artifacts?

With its worst crashes now fixed, has Starfield on PS5 finally become the definitive way to play on console?

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Bethesda Releases Starfield Update 1.000.006 (1.16.244) Fixing Freezing, Incursion Bugs

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Starfield PS5 Patch 1.000.006 Aims to Fix Persistent Crashes Two Months Post-Launch

Bethesda Releases Starfield 1.16.244 Update, Fixing Freezes and Incursion Bugs Across All Platforms

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