It's a very tiny detail that could be nothing, but it sure is a distinct shape. It also looks suspiciously like Tamriel's Illiac Bay, which sits between High Rock and Hammerfell. A very small scratch on the interior of a spaceship looks suspiciously like a drawing of a landmass. We are very patient, so we're just going to casually tally the years of E3 in which we haven't heard any more about Elder Scrolls 6.Īdding to the speculation, the Starfield trailer from E3 2021 included a possible Elder Scrolls teaser. Todd Howard put a blessing and curse on us by announcing Elder Scrolls 6 at E3 2018 despite Starfield (ahead of ES6 in Bethesda's pipeline) still being in development. How many years of E3 has it been since we've heard about Elder Scrolls 6? 'And that does change the way you think about how you architect it, from the get go.'Īlso confirmed: as expected, the Elder Scrolls 6 is being designed with a mind toward supporting mods, and those who create them. 'You have to think about, okay, people are going to play the next Elder Scrolls game for a decade, two decades,' Howard said. Following the continued popularity of Skyrim, Howard said that work is being done to give the next Elder Scrolls game a similar lifespan. If I could go back in time, it would never have been my plan to wait as long as it's taken.'įrom there, Howard confirmed the studio's love for the world of Elder Scrolls, noting that he's spent more time developing in that space than anywhere else. And I wish they didn't take as long as they did, but they do. About its release: 'I wish it was soon,' Howard said, echoing earlier statements about Bethesda development times. In a lengthy video interview (opens in new tab) from November of 2022, Todd Howard touched on a whole swath of topics: Starfield, video game creative philosophy, NPC romance-and, of course, Elder Scrolls 6. Here's the one and only Elder Scrolls 6 trailerīethesda expects The Elder Scrolls 6 to have just as long a lifetime as Skyrim So hunker down-it's going to be a long haul. As far as indications of where Elder Scrolls 6 is in the meantime, Todd Howard described the sequel as being in 'pre-production' back in June 2022. We, experts that we are, know that Starfield, is launching on September 6, 2023, and it's safe to assume the space game will have Bethesda's full attention for the immediate future.

What is The Elder Scrolls 6 release date? Here's what little we know-and some of what we're guessing-about The Elder Scrolls 6. Where in Tamriel will our next adventure take us to? Where on the Elder Scrolls timeline will it take place? And of course, the question we all want to know most, when can we play it? (Hint: don't hold your breath.) In the meantime, we’ll be here: sorting through rumors, interviews, and speculation for any scraps of Elder Scrolls 6 info from Bethesda's table. Until sometime after Starfield-Bethesda’s shiny new space RPG-releases in September, we're don't expect to hear any real Elder Scrolls 6 news. Read up on the history of Bethesda's two sprawling RPG series with our major events of the Fallout timeline and major events of the Elder Scrolls timeline.

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