It is six years on sinceThe Elder Scrolls 6’s existence was confirmed but despite the highly-anticipated sequel apparently being in development, fans are starting to think it may never release.
First announced during 2018’s E3 event, the confirmation ofThe Elder Scrolls 6was a big hit, which is unsurprising considering it is the firstThe Elder Scrollsentry since the award-winningSkyrim.
Check out the 2018 E3The Elder Scrolls VItrailer below!
Joined alongside a (very short) teaser trailer, fans were overjoyed that they would soon be able to explore the lands of Skyrim and beyond once more but after a six year wait with little to no information, excitement has turned into frustration.
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The reason forBethesda’sradio silence is not really known, except that the studio has probably prioritized other recent releases such as 2023’sStarfield.
However, now thatStarfieldand its subsequentDLCare out in the world, you would at least have thought we would have a newThe Elder Scrolls 6update.
The frustrations came to a head recently over on r/ElderScrolls where one postersaid, “I miss the days when games didn’t take a literal human generation between releases.”
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The infographic shows that the longest period between Bethesda releases over this timeframe was just six years beforeThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimarrived in 2011.
Now it has been thirteen years and counting that we have not received a new mainline The Elder Scrolls title so it is perhaps not surprising that fans are struggling.
“I was in my early 20s whenSkyrimcame out and went to the mall at midnight to pick up a copy on 11/11/11, played for three hours then slept for two before I had to get up for a morning shift,” the top comment read.
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“Now I’m typically in bed at 8pm watching TV on my laptop and I’ll be in my 40s before the next one comes out.”
It remains to be seen when we will receive our next update, or even a release date, from Bethesda but it couldn’t come soon enough.
Topics:The Elder Scrolls 6,The Elder Scrolls,Skyrim,Bethesda
