Bethesda officially announced its sci-fi project Starfield at E3 2018, but details have been hard to come by since then. However, a new rumor making the rounds online potentially reveals some of the first Starfield gameplay details, though fans should note that it stems from an unproven source.
A Reddit user named ToddIsMyMom claims to have leaked a ton of details about Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls 6, and Starfield. They have provided no evidence to back up their claims, but that hasn't stopped the information from spreading online. In any case, fans should take this information with a grain of salt and treat any Starfield news with skepticism unless it comes from Bethesda itself.
The post claims that Starfield players will interact with "multiple alien species" and that quests will subvert expectations. The game will supposedly have heavy RPG mechanics so that the way players build their characters will matter. The leaker also says that it will take somewhere between 70-120 hours to beat Starfield if players go through every faction storyline, complete all major side quests, complete the main quest, recruit all the companions, and explore most of the map.
Again, the leaker offers zero evidence to back up their claims about Starfield. However, they claim that Bethesda will show off Starfield prior to E3 2020B, and so if that's the case, it will just be a matter of months until we know if there is any truth to this or not.
As for what we do know about Starfield, Bethesda has not released much information about the game. We know that Starfield is a next-generation game, meaning it will be skipping PS4 and Xbox One in favor of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Beyond that, Bethesda has been careful not to reveal many details about the game.
It's possible fans will finally learn more about Starfield come E3 2020, but that remains to be seen. Other rumors have suggested that Starfield is having some development trouble and Bethesda may decide not to show it at E3. Since Starfield skipped E3 2019, it would seem a bit odd for the game to miss E3 2020 as well, but fans will just have to stay tuned to find out.
Starfield is in development for next-generation platforms.