With Fallout 4 done and dusted, many have assumed that Bethesda Game Studios must be working on The Elder Scrolls VI - but that apparently isn't the case. According to ever informative VP of marketing Pete Hines, the inevitable successor to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim isn't actually in development.
Replying to a fan's query on Twitter, Pete states: "No. [The Elder Scrolls VI] isn't in development." That's a pretty definitive tweet right there, and it's already got overly eager fans riled up on social media.
Given that much of Bethesda's success has been built upon The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, it perhaps comes as a bit of a surprise that it isn't already pushing forward with the former, but then, this isn't quite the same company that we've come to know over the years.
These days, it's safe to say that Bethesda can afford to try its hand at new things. Not too long ago, studio director Todd Howard revealed that the developer was working on - or at least considering - multiple new intellectual properties. With that in mind, there's a very good chance that we'll see one of these projects come to fruition before The Elder Scrolls VI is even officially mentioned.
Are you disappointed by this news, or are you hopeful that the extra time will allow Bethesda to finally switch to a new engine? Decide to extend your Skyrim vacation in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee.
LOL!
Boo, I want elder scrolls 6
What a shame...if true.Ok so if this really is the case,maybe I really am better off getting SkyRim for Ps4 then
@kyleforrester87 Makes me laugh every time I hear that one lol
Would love a new Elder Scrolls but they definitely need to take their time, make a new engine which really takes advantage of current gen hardware and finally evolve the series in the wake of the Witcher 3. Making a similar quality game to Skyrim but with improved graphics won't cut it in a post Witcher 3 world, Fallout 4 has already suffered in comparison I feel although that couldn't be avoided in fairness to Bethesda.
I am happy with ESO at the moment and will replay Skyrim many more times. If it is truly the case its not in development then thats a bit of a worry because its going to be a huge game on many different formats.
Bethesda defined in one word: hubris.
It will be developed eventually.
Elder Scrolls > Fallout
Bethesda is living on shame because of CD Project Red.
"I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took a Witcher in the knee"
The whole industry could do with a shake up so the more new ip's the better
@Hego I enjoyed Skyrim vastly more than Witcher III I don't think it's fair to say that one is better "quality" than the other, because they're both great to different people for different reasons.
@TeslaChippie I'm with you there, Skyrim got its hooks into me like The Witcher never managed. Dunno why! Maybe it was just those beautiful night time skies and soundtrack!
Give the people what they want... which is full, proper TES games set in the other countries of tamriel, with a Fallout game in between each.
If they can give me the freedom and lore of TES and the quality and detail of W3's world, I'll be happy.
If they pull a Fallout 4 (voiced protagonist, limited dialogue options, linear gameplay etc) with VI, I'll just play more Morrowind and Daggerfall.
Skyrim was a good blank slate to mod into shape, but I don't feel like buying a new computer every time they release a new game only to spend days modding the imbalance and bugs out and fun into it.
I cannot be bothered any more. Morrowind needs like 6 little gameplay fixes, and some aesthetic bumps, and Daggerfall...I just like Daggerfall, despite it's many, many problems.
I have 16 gigs of mods for Skyrim. Takes adding survival mechanics to make traversing that map fun more than a few times. "Oh, so go to this cave and kill some Draugr and/or bandits? Oh, vampires this time? Wow." Then save files slowly becoming unusable due to basic software design problems...
I was sceptical of W3 having a fixed protagonist and a focus on the campaign, but what's there is so good, and there's just so much to do while you're doing main quest that I'll take the next CDPR game over another Skyrim or Fallout 4.
Skyrim got me into modern (post 2000) RPGs, but in the face of so many options (even the Saturday morning cartoon that ESO is), I don't know that I care about the next bethsoft game so much.
Ok, one of two things is going on. Either A) they are about to release Skyrim remastered and don't want to step on its sales by talking about a new Elder Scrolls or B) they are making a bunch of money on ESO and are just going to continue updating that. If it is not in development that is kind of sad.
It'll be a while before we even sniff Elder Scrolls VI anyway. Skyrim Super Turbo is a thing and Elder Scrolls Online would keep them busy. I'll probably platinum Skyrim before VI is announced.
He's straight up lying.. To give the formal announcement maximum impact when it inevitably comes. They proved with Fallout 4 they still cant do shooters, TES is their big moneymaker.
also @TheGZeus, agreed.. CDPR over bethesda right now for sure.
@charlesnarles
Ugh, no more Fallout. Bethesda have run that franchise deep enough into the ground now.
Well that's sucky.
@TeslaChippie True enough, they do have differences in approach which sets them apart. What I should have said is where they can be compared (combat, quest writing) I think the Witcher 3 has clearly surpassed Skyrim's quality by a long way (more so in the writing than combat). Skyrim is a different game in many ways but there is plenty it can learn from the Witcher, I think at least
They said this about fallout only months before announcing it. So I call shenanigans.
Come on guys, this is Pete freaking Hines, who lied about the existence of Fallout 4 for literally years. Of COURSE it is in at least the conceptual phase and of course they will not say anything yet. Look at the success of waiting to announce or talk about fallout 4 until mere months before release. This is a pattern they will continue to follow bc they understand that years of unwarranted hype usually end up only hurting a games sales.
@Majic12 I hope you are right.
Wow I know they said they didn't want to talk about it but to say they aren't working on it...hmm. Good thing I added some more mods to Skyrim and started over...
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