Whereas all of the previous and busted Elder Scrolls followers (all my coworkers) are excited and popping bottles round at this time’s The Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remake stream and shadow drop, these with a watch for the long run could also be completely happy to be taught that Todd Howard took time to acknowledge that The Elder Scrolls 6 nonetheless exists! He was even so daring as to state that the staff was engaged on it.
The complete quote, said forward of a plentiful feast of Oblivion Remaster information and photographs, is as follows: “clearly we’re engaged on the sixth chapter right here”.
Wow. Unbelievable. That is the most important information drop we have had for The Elder Scrolls 6 since March 2024, when Bethesda confirmed that early builds of ES6 were out in the wild for testers to fiddle with. They have been even so beneficiant as to trace on the sport being enjoyable, which y’know, you’d definitely hope so.
Earlier than that, after all, we had the scorching replace courtesy of a former Skyrim designer, who mentioned that we shouldn’t expect an update on ES6 until six months before release. That was in October 2023. Solely a month earlier than that Phil Spencer said that he believed ES6 was within five years of it’s release date! This sounded a contact comical on the time, however lo and behold, we’re nearing two years since he mentioned it and there is nonetheless treasured little to go on.
It is value noting that by way of precise, concrete updates from Bethesda, there’s been crickets for years. Back in August 2023, the company confirmed development had started, roughly 5 years after the announcement during E3. I could also be going out on a limb right here, and be happy to name me nuts for suggesting as a lot, however do you reckon they could have introduced the sport a contact too early?
Hear, all joking and snark apart, it is good to see a minimum of a faint signal of life from Elder Scrolls 6. It has been so lengthy. I used to be nonetheless in school when Elder Scrolls 6 was introduced, and now I am an grownup with payments and unhealthy habits and relationship apps on my cellphone. Bethesda, most likely nonetheless probably the most acclaimed first individual RPG developer on the market, I am positive will do a cracking job at it. Identical to, launch some artwork or one thing? Liam Neeson had extra concrete proof his daughter was alive in Taken than Elder Scrolls followers have for this sport being actual.
Tell us beneath if you really feel something anymore, and the way a lot scholar mortgage debt I am going to have by the point Elder Scrolls 6 comes out!