One of the most interesting things aboutStarfieldis thatalmost everythingyou see can be interacted with. This mechanic gives the game a little more immersion. It’s cool approaching an object picking it up and seeing the details that Bethesda painstakingly put into it.
Overall it makes the world feel more alive and helps you get intoStarfieldbetter. In the fashion of being a Bethesda Softworks game, you can interact with the objects in more than one way. The issue is that the game doesn’t show you what else to do other than putting in your inventory. Since this topic has left the community confused based on thisReddit post, this guide will show how to pick up, hold, drag, and use physics on items inStarfield.
Starfield: How to pick up, hold, drag, and use physics
This mechanic is nothing new in a Bethesda game, but as mentioned it’s poorly communicated. When you look at an object, the first instinct would be to grab it and put it in your inventory. This causes the item to take up space which in turn limits you to hold on to important thingslike Digipicks. Below, we’ll go over how to use physics in Starfield so you easily interact with most objects in the game.
How to interact with objects
Before going any further, this mechanic is doable on both the PC and Xbox, the only difference is the input you’re using.
Why you should know this mechanic
Picking up items and looking at them is worthwhile because you will be encumbered quite a bit, even more so in the early game. While you may sell off the junk you’ve collected forCredits, moving around slowly is always a bad idea. This can happen when you accumulate too much stuff, and from my experience, a lot of it can be pointed to picking up random objects on accident. This mechanic allows you to pick and choose what things you want to take with you to either sell or trade. So you don’t have to compromise space as much.
Raza Malik
Raza is a Contributing Writer who’s been at PC Invasion since March 2023. After he earned his Media Arts degree at Niagara College, he went on to grow his portfolio by working at such publications as GameRant. While he plays a wide array of different types of games, Raza enjoys discussing open-world games, shooters, and live service games. Some of his favorite series include Assassin’s Creed, God of War, and the Diablo series. On the side, he enjoys editing videos, and creating content for his side project Marching Into Madness.
