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The Elder Scrolls VI Announced

The Elder Scrolls VI Announced - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 10 June 2018 / 4,041 Views

Bethesda Softworks during its E3 2018 showcase announced The Elder Scrolls VI.

View the announcement trailer below:

 "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."


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31 Comments
curl-6 (on 11 June 2018)

7 years since Skyrim and YES 6 is still just in pre-production, FFS Bethesda... XD

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Podings curl-6 (on 11 June 2018)

They just wanted to say that they haven't forgotten about it. Which is kind of a "duh" statement. And robs them of a surprise reveal when they actually do have something to show.

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Chazore curl-6 (on 11 June 2018)

At this rate, by the time it releases, it will have been an idea and in dev longer than SC =P

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PAOerfulone curl-6 (on 11 June 2018)

And it'll STILL release before FF7R.

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Chazore curl-6 (on 11 June 2018)

You can throw all the shade you want, but it won't stop you from showing ignorance and vitriol toward something you were never once interested in.

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Random_Matt (on 11 June 2018)

PS5/PC/X2 then.

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Ganoncrotch Random_Matt (on 11 June 2018)

No Switch2 port!! typical!!!11

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SuperNintend0rk Random_Matt (on 12 June 2018)

Hahaha you always crack me up Mr. Crotch :P

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JON0 (on 11 June 2018)

So if i remember correctly.. TES 6 is coming AFTER Starfield. It was said Starfield will be on 'next gen'.... Sigh. Who knows what this could mean. Was it a slip up of words and he meant this gen? or will the next PlayStation come out sooner than we think? How long do we have to wait for TES 6? I want to play TES 6 asap after waiting 7 years, but at the same time i don't want them to rush it.

As much as i like Fallout, i'm kinda bugged that 76 seems higher on their priority list than TES 6. It's not been that long since we got Fallout 4, and 76 is going to be 4x bigger? I don't have a problem with 76, i just wish they would've swapped the release schedule and focus on TES 6 at the forefront. Swapping the release schedule would've also given fans a breather between 4 and 76, so that when 76 eventually gets released, fans will be craving Fallout.

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Nem JON0 (on 11 June 2018)

Well... to be fair, no one asked for an online Fallout that spits on everything the series is aswell. It's just what they felt like doing. Basically, having the monies from Skyrim, they entered a state where they can do whatever they feel like. What they felt like was doing all sorts of crazy experiments. This is the latest. In the meanwhile they alienated the fans and have only now realised it with the backlash.
I would hope that it was a slip of the tongue and by next gen he meant current gen. but likely not.

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xMetroid JON0 (on 11 June 2018)

I mean microsoft also said they were working on the next console, i know it's obvious but saying this live on stage when millions are watching, this can really hurt your sales so i really think the next xbox could release next year. Definitely getting showed at next year's E3 imo. So maybe Starfield is a launch title and is almost done but they can't show too much since the specs haven't been revealed.

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Nem JON0 (on 11 June 2018)

You may be right, as much as it disappoints me. But, i did expect Microsoft to rush into next gen, what i didn't expect was for third parties and Sony to apparantly be into it already.
Going at it this early will have dire consequences. 5 year consoles at this much slower cadence of software releases reduces the value consumers are getting from consoles and may lead to a market recession. Dangerous games being played here.
On the bright side, yeah, Starfield and ES6 woud be closer.
The technology jump will be much smaller without waiting for those quantum processors.

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Liquid_faction (on 11 June 2018)

"Coming right after Skyrim gets ported to Android, Iphone, and eventually your Smart-toaster."

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routsounmanman (on 11 June 2018)

They didn't even announce the region... after 7 fuking years!

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The Fury (on 11 June 2018)

Okay... so when though? Fallout 4 got announced and came out 6 months later.

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Zkuq The Fury (on 11 June 2018)

I think you have your answer if you replace 'months' with 'years'.

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xMetroid The Fury (on 11 June 2018)

It's coming AFTER Starfield which is a NEXT GEN game.. so you can expect starfield to come out in atleast 1-2 years, maybe 3... And ES6 will come after that. I guess it will be a mid-next-gen game which is depressing to think about lmao.

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Zkuq The Fury (on 11 June 2018)

@xMetroid: In other words, this is going to be both a long generation and without a new single-player Elder Scrolls game.

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xMetroid The Fury (on 11 June 2018)

Well not that long since Microsoft already talked about their new console at E3.. that means it is probably coming next year or in 2020.

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Johnw1104 (on 11 June 2018)

That teaser screamed High Rock to me. Ideally it would include some of Hammerfall, though I wouldn't hold my breath.

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Random_Matt Johnw1104 (on 11 June 2018)

That's what i thought? Small map though, so quite a congested open world.

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Eric2048 (on 11 June 2018)

WTF? "in pre-production" come on now Bethesda. well at least we know it's happening.

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Chazore (on 11 June 2018)

It's going to take years till we even see a release date (even though we give other certain games crap for taking years to make). That said, I am happy that they at least acknowledge it's definitely coming.

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RaptorChrist (on 11 June 2018)

So much for Bethesda announcing their games months before release.

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Podings (on 11 June 2018)

This is only ever so slightly better than the bullshit Nintendo pulled with Prime 4 last year.

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xMetroid Podings (on 11 June 2018)

How is it better... atleast MP4 was schedule for not too far away while ES6 is coming in atleast 5 years lol..

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I wouldn't even call those trailers.

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Just a teaser to let you know what is planned, same as the Metroid Prime 4 one from Nintendo last year.

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