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[jose4gg]

 

[lh032]

ES6, exclusive to Series XXX in 2031.

 

[reksveks]

Least they won't/shouldn't be re-doing the engine

 

[Rheon]

So if it's still in the 'design phase' 3 years after teasing it at E3, then what phase was it at back then...?

 

[OceanGaming]

Fall of 2026, mark this post for later.

 

[RoboFu]

let them take their time. It needs to be a big upgrade.

 

[NoviDon]

It'll look stunning and play like a dream when I finally get to play it on the quantum computing rig I plan to build in 2056!

 

[Starfield]

Other than Todd saying they will add even more stuff to Creation Engine 2 for TES Vl this interview gave pretty much nothing new.

 

[TheMan]

Good lord. I guess with Starfield coming out next year they feel no pressure at all to rush this. This game is going to be cross-gen with the nextbox isn't it

 

[PleaseDontBanMe]

sad

 

[Birdo]

At least this means that it won't be cross-gen.

 

[Reindeer]

2025 earliest with 2026 most probable imo. Not sure what was the point in announcing a game that's more than half a decade away.

 

[emivita]

 

[IntentionalPun]

Not sure what people expected... they don't have a big team on it, didn't we know that?

 

[TrueLegend]

The more important question is "What phase is Starfield in". I hope its not in "it just works" phase.

 

[jigglet]

So if it's still in the 'design phase' 3 years after teasing it at E3, then what phase was it at back then...?

As development progresses, things get jankier.

So 3 years ago it was as good as it'll ever be.

 

[skit_data]

Why did they even announce this game in 2018?

 

[cormack12]

Then why tease it? For fucks sake. Talking at least 2025 then really I imagine. Really wish studio's would just publish their roadmaps. It;s a fucking game, why the big secrecy?

 

[Jack Videogames]

"Please have patience while we continue to shit expansions and DLCs at a breakneck pace for our golden goose ESO"

 

[keraj37]

So if it's still in the 'design phase' 3 years after teasing it at E3, then what phase was it at back then...?

It was in pre-alpha-design marketing bs stage.

 

[Aesius]

At this rate Todd Howard will be dead or in a nursing home by the time Elder Scrolls 7 releases.

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[Ozrimandias]

2025 earliest with 2026 most probable imo. Not sure what was the point in announcing a game that's more than half a decade away.

Agree, they don't have anything. This game is most likely 3 years away, at least.

 

[Starfield]

"Please have patience while we continue to shit expansions and DLCs at a breakneck pace for our golden goose ESO"

wow. You literally have no idea who Bethesda is and how they work.

Congrats, new shitpost of the month, awarded by me:

 

[AJUMP23]

So if it's still in the 'design phase' 3 years after teasing it at E3, then what phase was it at back then...?

Title card teaser stage. What you saw at E3 was all they had done.

 

[Starfield]

Agree, they don't have anything. This game is most likely 3 years away, at least.

Well, if we're lucky Starfield comes out in November 2022....which means TES Vl will be 2025 at the earliest. They have a 3 year development phase between games. Fallout 76 --> Starfield with 4 years being the exception.

 

[Shut0wen]

So if it's still in the 'design phase' 3 years after teasing it at E3, then what phase was it at back then...?

That was design the title phase

 

[IntentionalPun]

So if it's still in the 'design phase' 3 years after teasing it at E3, then what phase was it at back then...?

Pre-production.. like they said it was.. and have repeatedly said in interviews that it wouldn't really be in development for a while.

It's known they don't have a dev team on the project.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

So if it's still in the 'design phase' 3 years after teasing it at E3, then what phase was it at back then...?

the Bullshot, E3 marketing vapourware phase. Surely they need a new engine for this now anyway, they can't be using that gamebryo shite anymore.

 

[SJRB]

What do these guys do all day?

 

[CherryFalls]

Fallout 5 first

 

[Jaguar Victory]

Measure twice, cut once. A well planned out game will go through development more cleanly. That's what makes good studio leads so valuable. The ability to strategize and put resources in the right places.

 

[Airbus Jr]

Agree, they don't have anything. This game is most likely 3 years away, at least.

"Still in design phase"

Very doubtfull for me mate that they can make it out in 3 year

 

[jshackles]

Also Todd Howard:

 

[TheGodfather07]

*start of next generation in 2028*

todd howard: elder scrolls 6 is still in very early development.

seriously though, this game is probably atleast a decade away. if im still alive, i'll be freaking 39 years old by then.

 

[Ellery]

Phil Spencer dropping billions more on early access games than I do.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Skyrim was 10 years ago.

 

[Airbus Jr]

This game development couldve come much sooner if they dont waste time with fallout 76 and starfield

 

[jshackles]

Skyrim was 10 years ago.

However, they're still pumping out expansions for the Elder Scrolls Online.

Seriously, they could release an offline version of ESO as it is today and call it "The Elder Scrolls VI" and I feel like most people would be happy with that.

 

[PhaseJump]

What do these guys do all day?

Develop Starfield, and go online to read the comments sections explaining how awful they are while they:

 

[sendit]

"We believe in next generation" -Todd Howard.

 

[Droxcy]

So if it's still in the 'design phase' 3 years after teasing it at E3, then what phase was it at back then...?

Title phase haha and internal management seeing the charts of $$$ signs to come

 

[Akuji]

Now it makes sense that xbox bought them. Phil wants his Early acess.

 

[Hellmaker]

So if it's still in the 'design phase' 3 years after teasing it at E3, then what phase was it at back then...?

Making hype phase.

 

[Kenpachii]

ES6, exclusive to Series XXX in 2031.

can't wait to play the definitive edition in 2050 then.

 

[R6Rider]

Seriously, they could release an offline version of ESO as it is today and call it "The Elder Scrolls VI" and I feel like most people would be happy with that.

 

[Spaceman292]

So if it's still in the 'design phase' 3 years after teasing it at E3, then what phase was it at back then...?

They'd figured out that it's the 6th game in the series. That took about 8 years.

 

[Punished Miku]

So if it's still in the 'design phase' 3 years after teasing it at E3, then what phase was it at back then...?

Napkin design phase.

 

[Captain Toad]

At least this means that it won't be cross-gen.

You mean it will be so far into the NEXT generation it won't be playable on Series X?

Is Skyrim still selling? This feels like the GTA VI situation where GTA V won't stop selling that Rockstar refuses to make GTA VI.

 

[jshackles]

So have you a company that had a solid track record of releasing great games in a series you love... 10-20 years ago.

Their modern games like The Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout 76 have been hugely successful ventures for Bethesda. If you don't think those games will influence the design decisions of The Elder Scrolls VI, you're kidding yourself.