As everyone knows, our solar system has 8 planets, but Bethesda disagrees and includes a celestial body that is not a planet in Starfield.
My father explains our nine planets to me every Sunday – yes, you heard right, “our nine planets”. This was the mnemonic for the planets of our solar system until 2006, and it will still be the same in the year 2330.
That is the year in which Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi role-playing game Starfield is set. A lot can happen by 2330. For example, it is possible that a “planet” currently classified as a dwarf planet in 2023 may be considered a full-fledged planet in the distant future.
Bethesda makes Pluto a planet
Which “planet” is it? Bethesda has classified Pluto as a planet, thus somewhat disregarding the classification made by astronomers. In 2006, the IAU (International Astronomical Union) determined that Pluto is a so-called dwarf planet. Prior to this, several other objects of similar size were discovered in the Kuiper Belt, which led the IAU to create this classification.
In June 2023, our solar system was shown in a brief sequence during a major Starfield showcase. In addition to our eight planets, the dwarf planet Pluto was also shown. A user on Twitter also discovered this:
However, other dwarf planets like Ceres and Eris are missing from the image, which suggests that Pluto is classified in Starfield as a regular planet and is likely to be explored.
In addition to Pluto and the rest of our solar system, there are said to be over 1,000 planets for you to visit at the release of Starfield.
Fans miss more dwarf planets
What do Starfield fans say about it? On Reddit and Twitter, there are numerous fans of the role-playing game who are commenting on Pluto’s elevation. Some are pleased, while others miss more dwarf planets they would like to see in Starfield:
- GalileoAce: ‘As a Ceres fan, I am very upset that Pluto is included, but Ceres is not.’
- Skelletjen: ‘In my heart, Pluto has always been a planet.’
- jguess06: ‘I think the first hours I spend in this game will be spent exploring our own solar system.’
- TheTrueCuddles: ‘Cool, but also confusing, Pluto was removed for a reason. To include Pluto, one would then have to include Ceres and tons of other dwarf planets.’
The image of our solar system also shows the Earth, but in a rather brownish tone. You can read more about this here:
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