The Elder Scrolls VI: Everything You Need to Know

It has been 12 years because the final Elder Scrolls recreation got here out. Certainly, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim launched on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Meaning it’s been greater than a decade since “Fus Ro Dah!” was a factor avid gamers shouted at one another.

Whereas time hasn’t flown by for followers of the franchise, a brand new entry is formally within the works, tentatively titled The Elder Scrolls VI. It was introduced all the way in which again in 2018.

The following recreation will likely be “designed with longevity in thoughts so that individuals can play it for years after launch with long-term help,” mentioned Todd Howard, The Elder Scrolls VI recreation director and govt producer for Bethesda Sport Studios.

Regardless of the dozen-year hole, Bethesda hasn’t revealed numerous laborious particulars simply but for the subsequent large recreation, which can nonetheless be years away. However do not worry: We have collected each scrap of reports, leaks, and speculations in a single place, and we’ll be updating this story usually with extra particulars and bulletins to return.

What’s The Elder Scrolls VI?

The Elder Scrolls VI would be the subsequent essential installment within the Bethesda franchise, the primary since 2011’s award-winning The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. 

As of now, there are very restricted particulars on the brand new recreation—however Bethesda has launched an official teaser trailer. Launched 5 years in the past, the teaser shows a misty CGI mountain vary earlier than displaying the sport title. Sadly, there’s not a lot to take from that.

Howard mentioned the sport will once more signify the fantasy style, and it could possibly be the final recreation he directs after enjoying a pivotal position within the rise of the Fallout and The Elder Scrolls sequence.

When is The Elder Scrolls VI popping out?

Quick reply: nothing is official. However it’ll be some time. The Elder Scrolls VI is subsequent on Bethesda’s listing of video games to be launched after Starfield’s launch earlier this month.

Nonetheless, Howard claimed the sport was solely in “pre-production” in a June 2022 interview. Avid gamers’ worst fears had been compounded a yr later when Xbox head Phil Spencer mentioned, “We’re speaking about it being doubtless five-plus years away.”

A Microsoft doc offered to the US Federal Commerce Fee pointed to a launch date that’s “anticipated 2026 or later,” although. In any case, it’s not going to be anytime quickly.

However a minimum of the sport is transferring alongside. Pete Hines, head of publishing at Bethesda, confirmed in September 2023 that the sport is now not in pre-production, however slightly early growth.

What platforms will The Elder Scrolls VI be on?

A current growth within the FTC v. Microsoft’s authorized battle revealed that The Elder Scrolls VI is not going to be launched on PlayStation consoles. A “extremely confidential” chart confirmed that the sport will solely be launched on Xbox and PC, like Starfield earlier than it. The chart additionally confirmed that there will likely be no cross-platform gameplay.

The Elder Scrolls VI would be the first recreation within the franchise to not launch on PlayStation since 2002’s The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind—which was solely launched on Xbox and PC.

Regardless of it apparently being confirmed to be an Xbox and PC unique, we nonetheless aren’t certain which Xbox console(s) will probably be launched on. With its earliest launch being 2026, however doubtless later, it could possibly be launched on the next-generation Xbox anticipated out in 2028.

Reddit’s finest theories

Regardless of The Elder Scrolls VI recreation information being rarer than the Nightweaver’s Band, it hasn’t stopped a Reddit group from forming in anticipation for the brand new recreation.

Many posters tried to interrupt down the 36-second teaser trailer. One put up claims that it’s “definitive proof the sport will happen in Excessive Rock,” a area of Tamriel that has featured in earlier Elder Scrolls video games. One other Redditor claims that the sport is not set in Tamriel in any respect, regardless of each prior recreation being set someplace on the fictional continent.

An attention-grabbing put up claims to have discovered a Bethesda artist’s Pinterest structure temper board for the sport. This rumor began to flow into as a result of the account has a joint costumes board with the artwork director at Bethesda, Rick Vicens, and the ex-lead character artist at Bethesda, Lucas Hardi—who helped produce Starfield, Fallout 4, and Skyrim.

The board options the anticipated deserts, rocky formations, and village huts of a fantasy recreation like this. But it surely additionally showcases massive castles, trendy buildings, and blue-tinted cities. The account has created various different boards that could possibly be linked to the manufacturing of The Elder Scrolls VI—together with pages on weapons, landscapes, and vegetation.

In truth, nobody actually is aware of the laborious particulars across the subsequent installment of The Elder Scrolls. Regardless of that, Redditors proceed to take a position, make want lists, and desperately plead for readability across the new recreation.

“I’m hungry, Bethesda,” wrote one Redditor. “Please feed me.”