Starfield includes tribute to Bethesda fan who died before launch and didn’t get to play
BethesdaFans have found a touching tribute in Starfield, to Bethesda super-fan Alex Hay, who died of cancer months before the game’s release.
As expected, Starfield includes lots of secrets for players to uncover on their journey through the stars.
In addition to the obvious things like upgrade materials and new equipment, players who search every nook and cranny can find some amazing things.
One particularly powerful discovery players have already made is a tribute to Alex Hay, a gamer and Bethesda fan who, sadly, never got to play Starfield.
Bethesda superfan Alex Hay is forever immortalized in Starfield
Spotted by Reddit user HunterWorld, players can find a note as they enter the Eye signed by Alex Hay that reads “I’m always with you, out there in the starfield.”
Alex Hay went viral earlier this year following a Reddit post where he said he was “gutted” following Starfield’s delay and release date reveal as “it looks like I won’t get to play it.” At the time, he was in palliative care after stopping lung cancer treatment and playing Xbox for escapism.
He died about a month later at just 35 years old.
According to an update announcing his death, Hay was a massive fan of Bethesda games who put thousands of hours into Elder Scrolls and Fallout titles.
Bethesda’s in-game tribute seems to reference Hay’s own words. In response to a commenter who said they’d name their ship after him, Hay said “I’ll be out there, thanks!”
Several commenters on HunterWorld’s post also said they’d be naming their first Starfield ships in Hay’s honor.
While Alex Hay never got to play a game he was so excited for, Bethesda’s little tribute is an incredibly sweet way to memorialize one of their biggest fans. Hay may not be playing Starfield right now, but Bethesda has made sure he’s flying high among the stars with the rest of us.