When the astronauts went to the moon, there was nothing there.

They certainly weren’t bored."

In fact, as it turns out, a lot of planets are actually pretty empty.

The barren planet Magreth in Starfield

“The point of the vastness of space is you should feel small.

It should feel overwhelming,” Cheng explained.

“Everyone’s concerned that empty planets are going to be boring.

Approaching the Gas Giant Deepala in Starfield

But when the astronauts went to the moon, there was nothing there.

They certainly weren’t bored.”

“We could have made a game where there are four cities and four planets,” Howard said.

“But that would not have the same feeling of being this explorer.”