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Bethesda fans are on the edge of their seat, awaiting the release ofStarfieldlater this week. However, Bethesda’s next major project,The Elder Scrolls VI, seems to be entering early development now. When speaking withVandal, the head of publishing at Bethesda, Pete Hines, confirmedThe Elder Scrolls VIhas entered early development.
Hines reassured fans their priority at Bethesda has beenStarfield, so don’t worry about them spreading their resources thin forThe Elder Scrolls VI. Hines also confirmed you won’t hear aboutThe Elder Scrolls VIfor quite some time as they don’t want to show it too early.
Hines’ time speaking withVandalis mainly aboutStarfield, Bethesda’s next open-world action-RPG set in outer space. Hines talks about how fans love Bethesda games for the many possibilities for choice and aspects of the gameplay, without spoiling too much. He closed the interview by confirmingThe Elder Scrolls VIis not in pre-production, but in the early stages of development. How early of stages was not specified, but Bethesda is moving forward withThe Elder Scrolls VI.
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When was The Elder Scrolls VI Announced?
StarfieldandThe Elder Scrolls VIwere announced on the same day in 2018 on June 10. TheStarfieldannouncement trailerhas nearly 4 million views butThe Elder Scrolls VItrailerhas over 17 million views. A bit of an unfair comparison asStarfieldis a new IP andThe Elder Scrolls VIis part of a franchise that started in1994.
However, the views show the sheer weightThe Elder Scrollsseries has on the gaming industry. Fans are very excited to seeThe Elder Scrolls VI. It’s been over five years since this announcement trailer dropped, with a scrolling landscape andThe Elder Scrolls VIlogo fading onto the screen. Now that we know it’s in the early stages of development, fans can comfortably wait for when Bethesda is ready to reveal more ofThe Elder Scrolls VI.
Bethesda is well known for its huge open-world action-RPG games.FalloutandThe Elder Scrollsseries are by far the most popular and well known franchises from the studio, as it continuously goes back to them on a regular basis. WithThe Elder Scrolls VI, fans are eagerly awaiting this sequel.The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimreleased almost 12 years ago on August 09, 2025 and has become an iconic game in the industry, from longtime Bethesda fans to casual players as well.
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Themodding communitycontinues to keep the game alive and fresh to hopefully hold themselves over untilThe Elder Scrolls VIlaunches.The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimhas seen multiple re-releases and ports throughout the years. Most recently,The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimlaunched on the PlayStation 5 on August 11, 2025, exactly 10 years after the original’s launch.
The Elder Scrolls VImight seem far away, but it will be in our hands before you know it. Are you excited forThe Elder Scrolls VI? What’s your favoriteThe Elder Scrollsgame? Let us know in the comments!
Source:Vandal
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Travis Vuong
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Travis Vuong is a games journalist and content creator. He’s been a YouTuber since 2008 and continues to create videos under the “tvsonicgaming” banner. All social media accounts and his podcast: allmylinks.com/tvsonic
