It will build off Skyrim and Starfield’s foundations, but you shouldn’t assume that it has been in full development since its announcement in 2018.Īs Todd Howards alludes to, there will likely be a 15-year gap or more between Skyrim and The Elder Scrolls 6. In other words, The Elder Scrolls 6 will be the studio’s next major project after Starfield, which still isn’t out yet. As such, they put the Elder Scrolls 6 off and have maintained the Elder Scrolls series through The Elder Scrolls Online, Skyrim re-releases, and its avid modding community. He provided another update in a November 2021 interview with IGN, where he explained that he felt that Bethesda might never do a new IP like Starfield if they didn’t create it following Fallout 4 and F allout 76. Speaking to The Telegraph in late June, Howard said, “it’s good to think of The Elder Scrolls 6 as still being in a design … but we’re checking the tech: ‘Is going to handle the things we want to do in that game?’” Bethesda SoftworksĪnd, that “little bit” could wind up being quite a while if 2021 statements from Howard are any indication. 'Elder Scrolls' fans praying that 'Starfield' gets released already.

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