It seems that Fallout has overtaken The Elder Scrolls as the flagship IP for Bethesda with a role reversal in recent years. The post-apocalyptic was the forgotten franchise before Fallout 4 was announced, after which the floodgates opened and the updates started pouring in.
The Elder Scrolls, meanwhile, has been in the spotlight with titles like The Elder Scrolls Online and Legends, but the last mainline entry, Skyrim, came out back in 2011. That’s a long-time without a “true” new Elder Scrolls game, but we now know for certain that the sixth entry is coming. And with their lampooning of their own business model, we may soon stop seeing different Skyrim versions every other month.
The Elder Scrolls 6 (or VI, if you’re so inclined) was properly announced at E3 2018 by Todd Howard after being alluded to at E3 2016 during the Skyrim remaster reveal. All it needed was quick glimpse of mountains and a title card to send the internet into a spin, so here’s what we know about The Elder Scrolls 6 so far.
What is The Elder Scrolls 6’s release date?
Not for a while, we can tell you that for free. It’s currently in its pre-production phase, which means there is nothing really concrete about it so far. For a point of reference, Starfield was trademarked five years ago and has only just been announced. Bethesda sure do take their sweet time. It will almost certainly miss this current generation of gaming. You probably won’t see any more of it until much closer to release, either.
Where can I play The Elder Scrolls 6?
You will doubtlessly be able to play it on PC, and also whatever the next generation of the Xbox and PlayStation consoles are, which are expected to drop in 2020 at the earliest. Once it’s been out for a few years, expect it to be ported to the Dreamcast 2, Ouya 5, and the Atari Jaguar.
What genre does The Elder Scrolls 6 belong to?
Although it would be presumptuous to suggest so, it’s pretty straightforward to guess that The Elder Scrolls 6 will not be a battle royale game that you play with a Guitar Hero guitar. Hedge your bets on it being an open-world RPG that thrives in single-player, though it may also have some online elements.
The Elder Scrolls 6 Synopsis
The official word from Bethesda:
“Currently in pre-production at Bethesda Game Studios, the acclaimed developers of Skyrim and Fallout 4. The highly-anticipated next chapter in the iconic The Elder Scrolls series.”
The Elder Scrolls 6 Quick Facts
– The Elder Scrolls 6 is currently in its pre-production phase.
– It is likely to land in the next generation of gaming.
– Bethesda Game Studios will be developing the game.
– Starfield will take precedent over TES 6 with Howard saying this about the former’s playable state: “We can’t wait to have everybody be able to play this game. But that’s us, too. We want to play it.”
– There are many theories abounding about where the game is set, but Hammerfell, High Rock, and Yokuda are some of the most prevalent guesses. Howard said that there are clues in the trailer, so get sleuthing.
– As the game is currently in its conceptual stage, do not believe too heavily in its teaser trailer. It was likely created just for E3.
The Elder Scrolls 6 Screenshots
The Elder Scrolls 6 Teasers And Trailers
Are we excited for The Elder Scrolls 6?
Of course; it’s a new TES game after all these years. However, tempered expectations are the way forward here. This teaser trailer does absolutely nothing other than to confirm the game’s existence as well to give some people the opportunity to do some detective work on it shot-by-shot. It’s been built specifically for theorising without anything really concrete to get worked up by.
By the time we see The Elder Scrolls 6, it may have been more than ten years since Skyrim dropped, so expectations are bound to be crazy high. It’s going to be a huge undertaking for Bethesda not only to match the hype but also for them to find a balance between the casual and more hardcore RPG fans. While critically and commercially a giant success, some sections of the TES fanbase weren’t keen on some of the streamlined elements of Skyrim. A similar thing also happened to Fallout 4.
It’s going to be interesting to see how Bethesda approach the production of this game, whether they stick with what they know or change to a new engine. The Creation Engine is certainly creaking, which itself was adapted from the Gamebryo engine and goes as far back in the TES franchise to Morrowind in 2002 and prior during the game’s development. That’s a lot of, erm, “maturity”.
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