The Elder Scrolls VIis somehow disappointing people before it’s even been released, sounds like classic Bethesda.Let’s be fair though,Bethesdahas been pretty busy over the last few years withFallout 76and its brand-new IPStarfield, which wasn’t the runaway success the studio was probably hoping it’d be, but it took up a lot of development time nonetheless.If you likedStarfieldand haven’t tried the new expansion,Shattered Space, yet, we’d highly recommend it.Now there’s nothing stopping full-time development onThe Elder Scrolls VI, but fans think it might be too late, or more specifically too early.AdvertApparently 2025 marks the time that the announcement trailer forThe Elder Scrolls VIturns just as old asThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimwas when that initial teaser was shared.The reveal trailer was shared during E3 in 2018, seven years ago. For comparisonSkyrimlaunched in 2011, seven years prior to theElder Scrolls VIannouncement teaser.The trailer has beenmocked relentlessly onlinefor how premature it was, with somewonderingwhat was even “the point of that teaser. It just had a camera pan across the countryside”.“Crazy how I used to thinkTES:VIwould come out in a very distant year like 2022,” said one fan, and they’re absolutely right. The teaser, at the time, led to speculation that the next Elder Scrolls game would be out in the next three or four years.AdvertIt’s good that Bethesda is taking its sweet time with the game, as we’d rather have a gorgeously crafted sequel that delivers everything we were expecting, but I think we can unanimously agree it was announced way too soon.Worse yet is there’s still no word on when it might come out, though many are hoping for a second teaser later this year that provides more concrete information on its features and launch window.Featured Image Credit: BethesdaTopics:The Elder Scrolls 6,The Elder Scrolls,Bethesda

The Elder Scrolls 6 announcement leaves fans more heartbroken than ever

The Elder Scrolls VIis somehow disappointing people before it’s even been released, sounds like classic Bethesda.Let’s be fair though,Bethesdahas been pretty busy over the last few years withFallout 76and its brand-new IPStarfield, which wasn’t the runaway success the studio was probably hoping it’d be, but it took up a lot of development time nonetheless.If you likedStarfieldand haven’t tried the new expansion,Shattered Space, yet, we’d highly recommend it.Now there’s nothing stopping full-time development onThe Elder Scrolls VI, but fans think it might be too late, or more specifically too early.AdvertApparently 2025 marks the time that the announcement trailer forThe Elder Scrolls VIturns just as old asThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimwas when that initial teaser was shared.The reveal trailer was shared during E3 in 2018, seven years ago. For comparisonSkyrimlaunched in 2011, seven years prior to theElder Scrolls VIannouncement teaser.The trailer has beenmocked relentlessly onlinefor how premature it was, with somewonderingwhat was even “the point of that teaser. It just had a camera pan across the countryside”.“Crazy how I used to thinkTES:VIwould come out in a very distant year like 2022,” said one fan, and they’re absolutely right. The teaser, at the time, led to speculation that the next Elder Scrolls game would be out in the next three or four years.AdvertIt’s good that Bethesda is taking its sweet time with the game, as we’d rather have a gorgeously crafted sequel that delivers everything we were expecting, but I think we can unanimously agree it was announced way too soon.Worse yet is there’s still no word on when it might come out, though many are hoping for a second teaser later this year that provides more concrete information on its features and launch window.Featured Image Credit: BethesdaTopics:The Elder Scrolls 6,The Elder Scrolls,Bethesda

The Elder Scrolls VIis somehow disappointing people before it’s even been released, sounds like classic Bethesda.Let’s be fair though,Bethesdahas been pretty busy over the last few years withFallout 76and its brand-new IPStarfield, which wasn’t the runaway success the studio was probably hoping it’d be, but it took up a lot of development time nonetheless.If you likedStarfieldand haven’t tried the new expansion,Shattered Space, yet, we’d highly recommend it.Now there’s nothing stopping full-time development onThe Elder Scrolls VI, but fans think it might be too late, or more specifically too early.AdvertApparently 2025 marks the time that the announcement trailer forThe Elder Scrolls VIturns just as old asThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimwas when that initial teaser was shared.The reveal trailer was shared during E3 in 2018, seven years ago. For comparisonSkyrimlaunched in 2011, seven years prior to theElder Scrolls VIannouncement teaser.The trailer has beenmocked relentlessly onlinefor how premature it was, with somewonderingwhat was even “the point of that teaser. It just had a camera pan across the countryside”.“Crazy how I used to thinkTES:VIwould come out in a very distant year like 2022,” said one fan, and they’re absolutely right. The teaser, at the time, led to speculation that the next Elder Scrolls game would be out in the next three or four years.AdvertIt’s good that Bethesda is taking its sweet time with the game, as we’d rather have a gorgeously crafted sequel that delivers everything we were expecting, but I think we can unanimously agree it was announced way too soon.Worse yet is there’s still no word on when it might come out, though many are hoping for a second teaser later this year that provides more concrete information on its features and launch window.

The Elder Scrolls VIis somehow disappointing people before it’s even been released, sounds like classic Bethesda.

Let’s be fair though,Bethesdahas been pretty busy over the last few years withFallout 76and its brand-new IPStarfield, which wasn’t the runaway success the studio was probably hoping it’d be, but it took up a lot of development time nonetheless.

If you likedStarfieldand haven’t tried the new expansion,Shattered Space, yet, we’d highly recommend it.

Now there’s nothing stopping full-time development onThe Elder Scrolls VI, but fans think it might be too late, or more specifically too early.

Advert

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Apparently 2025 marks the time that the announcement trailer forThe Elder Scrolls VIturns just as old asThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimwas when that initial teaser was shared.

The reveal trailer was shared during E3 in 2018, seven years ago. For comparisonSkyrimlaunched in 2011, seven years prior to theElder Scrolls VIannouncement teaser.

The trailer has beenmocked relentlessly onlinefor how premature it was, with somewonderingwhat was even “the point of that teaser. It just had a camera pan across the countryside”.

“Crazy how I used to thinkTES:VIwould come out in a very distant year like 2022,” said one fan, and they’re absolutely right. The teaser, at the time, led to speculation that the next Elder Scrolls game would be out in the next three or four years.

Advert

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It’s good that Bethesda is taking its sweet time with the game, as we’d rather have a gorgeously crafted sequel that delivers everything we were expecting, but I think we can unanimously agree it was announced way too soon.

Worse yet is there’s still no word on when it might come out, though many are hoping for a second teaser later this year that provides more concrete information on its features and launch window.

Topics:The Elder Scrolls 6,The Elder Scrolls,Bethesda