Starfield's Rev-8 update brings the first-ever drivable land vehicle to a Bethesda RPG, and I kind of want to play Starfield now

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The REV-8 land vehicle is available in Starfield today as part of a new and free update that lets you drive around a Bethesda open world in a land vehicle for the first time ever.

The REV-8 was fully revealed in a new trailer that debuted as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024. This isn't the first time we've seen REV-8; we caught a very brief glimpse of the vehicle in Bethesda's May update; but this is very much its big reveal, and it looks awesome. A big reason I've been holding off on starting Starfield, second only to the fact that there are simply Too Many Games right now, is that traversing on-land just didn't look all that interesting. Now that I can bomb around planets doing barrel rolls in a rocket-powered buggy, I can't really use that excuse anymore.

It's also worth noting that this isn't just Starfield's first land vehicle; it's the first drivable land vehicle in any Bethesda game ever. Better yet: it doesn't just drive, it also comes equipped with jetpacks that let you hover around and weapons to aid in combat.

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