Skifi28
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Not really. There was Skyrim Remastered, Skyrim Anniversary, Skyrim anniversary remastered, Skyrim VR, Skyrim VR remastered, Skyrim remastered VR, remastered Skyrim and many many more.
7 years after it was announced, The Elder Scrolls 6 is ‘still a long way off’, Todd Howard says
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The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
its ok, no matter how dogshit it'll be theres at least 2 p[l on gaf who will love it. You know who they are.
DirtInUrEye
Member
They need plenty of extra time to polish the bugs and make sure they cause just the right amount of problems.
MiguelItUp
Member
I get it, but man, I'll forever miss the old game development time frames. It's wild that games used to just take a couple or so years for development. Now it's more common for a game to be first announced or teased and you're excited, but the reality is you may not play it until 10+ years, lmao.
Hawk The Slayer
Member
Unfortunate but I could wait since it means they are going to make the game even bigger, better, and more polish with the extra time. Got the Warcraft Reforge and WoW Midnight/The Last Titan later to keep me entertained gaming wise.
And Elder Scrolls VI is bound to be the best game of all times when it finally comes even above GTA VI and only Fallout 5 in the future could surpass it.
And Elder Scrolls VI is bound to be the best game of all times when it finally comes even above GTA VI and only Fallout 5 in the future could surpass it.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Crazy to think we got Oblivion, Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Skyrim all in a single console generation (yeah New Vegas was made by Obsidian but still).
Now we might go a whole a decade without a new mainline game in either series.
Now we might go a whole a decade without a new mainline game in either series.
coachmcguirk91
Member
I strongly believe the Witcher 4 will absolutely shit on Elder Scrolls 6. It will have deeper RPG mechanics, a fully realized game world, better combat, better performance over the aging creation engine. Witcher 4 will probably have a first person mode too. If Elder Scrolls 6 releases after TW4, it will seem quite outdated in comparison
KungFucius
King Snowflake
That's not how they operate. They are probably doubling down on making it shitty like Starfield. Todd is so delusional he thinks these games need to be designed to be played for years like the small fraction who did that with Skyrim.
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Aren't we just about at a decade already. Actually it is today. Fallout 4 released 10 years ago today.
PeteBull
Member
Im really in big need of next ES game, hopefully they can give us proper gameplay trailer in 2026 and launch it in 2027 as crossgen for 30m+ sales in launch window, potential is there, mountains of loyal fans are hyped af just like myself, just give us proper high quality game, mr lying todd 
Redeeming Casualty
Member
I am not the biggest Bethesda biggest fan but it makes me wonder if this game is going through troubled development or if they are doing something ambitious that they feel that the development time is needed. I'm curious but cautious to see what they release when or if it comes out. My big bet is this being a Agent situation where they had some idea, but not sure where to go with Elder Scrolls 6. Eventually the teaser is all we get and they cancel Elder Scrolls 6. That's a crazy bet for me to make because I know full well they are going to release Elder Scrolls 6 at some point.
Mister Wolf
Member
Fallout and Elder Scrolls was enough for them. Should have never made Starfield.
PlayStaytion
Member
She's 8, don't upset her.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
(1994‑2009)
- The Elder Scrolls: Arena – 1994
- The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall – 1996
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – 2002
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – 2006
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – 2011
Edgelord79
Gold Member
Apparently Obsidian has no desire to work on the Fallout New Vegas and instead prefers to work on their own smashing IPs such as Avowed and Outer Worlds.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
That's probably a blessing, for our and the game's sake.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
There was Fallout 3 between Oblivion and Skyrim. So they were averaging 3-4 years between games and that included expansions and DLCs.
PeteBull
Member
Since we didnt get anything more than a title/reveal trailer, u can safely assume ES6 wont launch in 2026 either, im optimistic it could get some late 2027 launch maybe, but who knows, maybe its even further down the line
Tldr 1994 to 2011 = 5 mainline ES games in 17 years, 2011 to 2027 maybe 1 game, maybe not even that durning whole 16 fricken years ;*(
YeulEmeralda
Linux User
From the 1990s? Doubtful who still works for the same company for 30 years?
The_hunter
Member
Why didn't they just asset flip a Skyrim sequel.
viveks86
Member
No lol. I just meant from the Skyrim team, other than Todd.
ChorizoPicozo
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"84 Years In The Making"
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Al Pachinko, Konami President
Since we didnt get anything more than a title/reveal trailer, u can safely assume ES6 wont launch in 2026 either, im optimistic it could get some late 2027 launch maybe, but who knows, maybe its even further down the line
Tldr 1994 to 2011 = 5 mainline ES games in 17 years, 2011 to 2027 maybe 1 game, maybe not even that durning whole 16 fricken years ;*(
Were in the worst timeline
Dr. Samuel Hayden
Member
It will be slop anyway
Humdinger
Gold Member
Fortunately, the ES franchise is different, design-wise, from Starfield. For instance, you won't have the big empty spaces with nothing going on, the need for one loading screen after another, or the cut-and-paste procedurally generated outposts.
Not saying ES VI will be a good game. I have no idea. But just because of the design differences -- one continuous world vs. a million planets in space -- we will at least be spared some of the problems that Starfield carried. Also, Bethesda is more experienced with the Elder Scrolls series, so presumably they won't make rookie mistakes like they did with Starfield.
That's my assumption, anyhow. I don't have a lot of faith in Bethesda, but I don't think the next ES will be quite the stinker that Starfield was.
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
If it's just like Skyrim, but without Jeremy Soule and even dumber gameplay then yeah, trash.
They better overhaul the whole thing because if not I don't see it being a big success.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
It's a Todd Howard joint. You better believe they won't overhaul anything and just try to bolt on some more crap on top while simplifying the RPG systems even more.
And after Starfield chances of the writing being any good is very slim.
same and hopefully a New Vegas remastered is in the works as well.
BattleScar
Member
It'll release on the 20th anniversary of Skyrim in a completely unplayable state, with the world's most appalling and flagrant monetisation systems.
Can't wait...
Can't wait...
Fess
Member
I don't understand how you can dislike the open world in Elden Ring. Some late game areas aside I'd say that the map is better than 99% of the games out there. It's incredibly content-rich and exploration is absolute top-notch with exploration rewards that actually make it worth your time. I'm back playing it again, have over 700h total in it and I still get impressed by the verticality of the maps and environmental storytelling and general art direction, and I can still find new things.
Let's... let's not. Elden Ring had some things going for it, yeah. And... its idea for its open world was not one of those things.
Actually, I can't think of a less appealing open world. It's literally the worst of any serious game I've ever played. And Soulslike combat itself is not good, either. I'd rather do Skyrim's wiffle-bat combat any day of the week, because at least I occasionally pull out a bow or a spell and get to aim with some measure of skill.
My ideal ES game has Dark Messiah's combat. Wrapped up in some RPG mechanics, of course.
JimmyRustler
Member
And I bet you when I finally releases we'll all be like "It too them this long to make THIS game?"
You know, just like with Starfield.
Bethesda has become a clown show.
You know, just like with Starfield.
Bethesda has become a clown show.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Won't happen while Todd is alive or in charge. This ain't the 2000's anymore when you could turnover on a game was 2-3 years tops. He needs to delegate either both IPs and act as supervisor or delegate 1 and work on the other. He won't do that of course.
Emedan
Member
Japanese people - Nintendo still got most of their OGs, they've also done a great job mentoring new talents.
Also I bought an Xbox Series X for this game in 2020 thinking it wouldn't be too far off, I've sold it since.. Got no expectations of this being the next Morrowind (my fav RPG of all time).
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Laptop1991
Member
They only announced TES 6 to deflect from their Fallout 76 mmo money rip off, which was released in an awful state, it was never in production back then, and that's all Bethesda care about now, mtx, the time between Elder Srolls is ridiculous,more or less 20 years!!.
joey Dubs
Gold Member
I was 32 when Skyrim came out. I could be 50 or older when TES VI releases, at this rate.
TBiddy
Member
You just know that when it happens, people will start yelling that it's a shit game and that ONLY New Vegas was good.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Oh I don't know. I think Starfield had great potential, it was just executed poorly. I still feel their Creation engine held them back on Starfield far too much to even allow the game to come anywhere near its potential. It also doesn't bode very well for Elder Scrolls 6 either.
