Dr. Disrespect claimed on September 2 that he was unable to collaborate with Bethesda on a Starfield sponsorship because of “past controversies.” Although the streamer was anxious to try out the game, he was unable to secure sponsorship or even early access. The streamer looked through Pete Hines’ social media accounts to see what the staff was discussing. Hines is the head of publishing at Bethesda.
“He, him… now everything is starting to make sense,” he said on his stream while reading Hines’ X (formerly known as Twitter) profile.
He referred to the stance he took on Activision’s decision to ban NICKMERCS’s Call of Duty skin in June due to his controversial comments on Pride Month. In response, the Dr Disrespect boycotted Warzone.
Dr Disrespect received backlash on social media after he expressed disappointment over Bethesda refusing to work with him due to “past controversies.”
He responded to the controversy by explaining the clip was taken out of context and misunderstood, and that “politics should stay out of the video game industry entirely along with people like this.”
Despite being denied sponsorship, Dr Disrespect played Starfield on the day of the title’s early launch. His livestream lasted for over 10 hours.