Microsoft stakes Xbox video game sales on long-awaited space adventure Starfield

MATT O'BRIEN
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FILE - A Microsoft Xbox Series X video game console is seen, on Dec. 7, 2021, in Marple Township, Pa. One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap — or flop — for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap — or flop — for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield. Players must fend off pirates, navigate strange moons, build outposts and fix their own starships in a space epic that is due out on Xbox in September after years of development and delay. Microsoft gave its most detailed glimpse of the upcoming game at a Los Angeles event Sunday.