Piecing together every scrap of info we have on The Elder Scrolls 6 so far.
Obviously, The Elder Scrolls 6 is still extremely early in development so most of the details currently out are subject to change as the game progresses. The ball is kind of in the court of fans at this point, asReddit threads teem with speculationbased on the little pre-release material that has been shown so far. We aim to gather all of the news and main leaks surrounding the upcomingRPGand we’ll be sure to keep this page updated as we get closer to launch, just be aware that a lot of what we know currently is likely to change.
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As you can see, this teaser is about as bare-bones as it gets. There’s a sweeping camera shot over what is, presumably, the setting for Elder Scrolls 6. There’s a logo, which certainly fits with the other games in the series, but in terms of clues as to what the game will entail—nada.
When you compare the teaser trailer for TES 6 to other pre-release games it certainly looked as though TES 6 was pretty early in development. Even the trailer forStarfieldfeatured some insight into the technology that players would experience, so this backs up that we won’t be playing theSkyrimsuccessor anytime soon.
In terms of Elder Scrolls 6 gameplay, we currently have absolutely nothing to go on. Previously, subsequent entries into the series have switched up gameplay quite a bit, so it’s difficult to predict how this one will play at launch. Until gameplay is released, we’ll have to keep guessing. We’d certainly like to see base building of some sort added in.Fallout 4introduced base building to theFalloutseries, which was refined inFallout 76. This mechanic would be great, allowing you to build your own keeps and strongholds across Tamriel. Refined combat would also be a welcomed change. Swinging an axe in Skyrim never felt quite right, neither did shooting a bow or casting spells, it’d be good to see some improvement here. For now, we’ll just have to dream.
As with any pre-released game, small tidbits of information continue to trickle out for Elder Scrolls VI as we get closer to a possible launch date. With theXbox acquisition of Bethesda Studios, there’s plenty more to talk about regarding a new Elder Scrolls game. In the sections below you’ll find updated news snippets as well as rumours and fan speculation. As more comes to light we’ll add more, so be sure to keep this page bookmarked.
First off, there is absolutely no guarantee that future The Elder Scrolls games will come to any other consoles that aren’t in the Xbox ecosystem. Microsoft will make the final call, but they certainly don’t need to publish games on rival platforms if they don’t want to. We’ll have to wait and see.
In terms of PC, things may be much simpler. Generally, Xbox publishes all of its first-party offerings on PC as well as Xbox consoles. This is very unlikely to change in the future, given the company’s push towards ‘Play Anywhere’. We’re betting it’ll come to PC.
While we don’t yet know the setting of The Elder Scrolls 6, we do have the small teaser trailer to guide us. It’s clear that the region shown is mountainous, with an ocean stretching out to the right. There is a large crater and the landscape is fairly barren. This leaves quite a few areas to choose from, but it’s likely we can exclude Morrowind, Skyrim, Cyrodiil and the Summerset Isles. Our money is on Greenheart/Woodhearth in Valenwood, though areas in the Black Marsh and Elsweyr could also work. Until more information is released, we’ll have to leave things there, hopefully we get an update soon. We do know for a fact that the dev team has settled on a location,as revealed in an interview with Eurogamer.
That’s right, the rumours are true—Skyrim Grandma is going to be an NPC in Elder Scrolls 6. YouTube and grandmother Shirley Curry will be included in the game after fans rallied to have her added as an NPC. There was a petition and after hitting over 50,000 signatures, the developers have obliged. We don’t yet know where to find Skyrim Grandma, but we’ll keep you posted.
According toa blog post by Bethesda Games Studios' Todd Howard, Elder Scrolls 6 will utilise a completely overhauled engine. The partnership with Microsoft seems to be the driving force behind this technological leap, with Howard saying that “it’s led to our largest engine overhaul since Oblivion, with all new technologies powering our first new IP in 25 years, Starfield, as well as The Elder Scrolls 6.”
What this means for the new TES game we’re not yet sure. New engines don’t necessarily mean more ambitious or better [products, it all depends on the tech behind it. Until we see some gameplay or perhaps concept art explaining scope, we’ll have to imagine what a next-gen Skyrim successor could look like.
Bethesda is a large company with many different development branches, meaning that they can work on multiple projects at once. They’re juggling Fallout 76, TES Online, Starfield and Elder Scrolls, with each game in a very different state of progress. It’s not a case of completing a project and moving onto the next, simultaneous development should help speed things up a bit.
Just after their acquisition of Bethesda, Microsoftposted a press releaseconfirming that future Bethesda games would be coming to Xbox Game Pass. The release outlines the following:
This means that when it releases, the game will launch the same day on Game Pass. This is great news for Game Pass users, as you’ll be able to pick the game up at no extra cost.
That’s everything we know so far about The Elder Scrolls 6. While it is likely a ways off, hopefully we will hear more information soon. We’ll be updating this page if we hear anything, so be sure to check back in.
