Summary
- The Elder Scrolls 6 is now in active development, according to Bethesda's Pete Hines.
- Bethesda's focus is currently on Starfield, so fans shouldn't anticipate significant updates on The Elder Scrolls 6 anytime soon.
- Once Bethesda finishes supporting Starfield, The Elder Scrolls 6 development will likely accelerate, but it may still be many years before the game is released.
Bethesda's Pete Hines recently shared an exciting update about the development progress of The Elder Scrolls 6, the next game in the pipeline from Bethesda Game Studios. The Elder Scrolls 6 was first announced all the way back at E3 2018, but no substantial information on the game has been revealed since then. Fans are still waiting to learn about what the game's official title will be, where it will be set, and what they can expect from it in general.
Even though Bethesda announced The Elder Scrolls 6 in 2018, the studio has been busy working on other projects since then, with the big one being its ambitious open world sci-fi RPG Starfield. Now that Starfield's long-awaited release date is nearly upon us, Bethesda fans can start looking forward to learning more about The Elder Scrolls 6.
Recently, it was confirmed that The Elder Scrolls 6 is no longer in the pre-production phase. It's now in active, early development, according to Bethesda's Pete Hines in an interview with Vandal. Hines stressed that Starfield is Bethesda's focus right now, so fans shouldn't expect any big updates on The Elder Scrolls 6 any time soon. However, the fact that the game is in active development is an encouraging one, and means that hopefully fans should keep the game within the next few years or so.
While Bethesda is getting ready to ship Starfield, it's support of the game is far from over. Fans can expect Bethesda to release regular updates for Starfield to squash bugs and potentially address fan feedback, and the studio is also planning some more ambitious post-launch content for the game as well. Notably, Starfield has at least two DLC expansions on the way. Details on what those expansions will entail are unavailable at the time of this writing, but more information on that front should come to light at some point in the near future.
One has to imagine that The Elder Scrolls 6 development will accelerate once Bethesda is truly done supporting Starfield, whether that's after it ships the two already-announced DLC packs or if it decides to support the game for even longer than expected. As for what's next for Bethesda after The Elder Scrolls 6, the studio has already confirmed the next game that it plans on producing.
Fallout 5 is Bethesda's next game after The Elder Scrolls 6. However, since it will likely be many years before The Elder Scrolls 6 releases, it could very well be another decade before fans get their first glimpse of Fallout 5.
The Elder Scrolls 6 is in development.