{"id":762480,"date":"2025-11-27T23:47:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T23:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfields-next-big-update-lets-you-smile-in-photo-mode?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-11-27T23:47:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T23:47:54","slug":"starfields-next-big-update-lets-you-smile-in-photo-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/starfields-next-big-update-lets-you-smile-in-photo-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Starfield&#8217;s next big update lets you smile in Photo Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/starfields-next-big-update-lets-you-smile-in-photo-mode.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Bethesda has revealed that the next big Starfield update will deploy in Steam Beta form next week.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of tweets posted to X\/Twitter, the team confirmed that this update was focused on quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes in preparation for &#8220;more features and content&#8221; coming later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The full details aren&#8217;t expected until next week, but Bethesda has teased that you&#8217;ll finally be able to use your scanner whilst harvesting resources or opening doors, and should you set course for an inactive mission, the UI will auto-magically set it active once more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfields-next-big-update-lets-you-smile-in-photo-mode?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfields-next-big-update-lets-you-smile-in-photo-mode?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bethesda has revealed that the next big Starfield update will deploy in Steam Beta form next week. In a series of tweets posted to X\/Twitter, the team confirmed that this update was focused on quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes in preparation for &#8220;more features and content&#8221; coming later this year. The full details aren&#8217;t expected until next week, but Bethesda has teased that you&#8217;ll finally be able to use your scanner whilst harvesting resources or opening doors, and should you set course for an inactive mission, the UI will auto-magically set it active once more. 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