I would be surprised if it released in 2026.
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The Elder Scrolls is the best series I've stopped caring about.
Hehe. ES6 may become the longest/farthest postponed game since Beyond Good and Evil 2, the later now saying it will be released in 2025... maybe 😂
Baldur's Gate 3 comes to mind. It was announced in 2002 and launched in 2023. They even had to cut all the content about black hounds.
Star Citizen might take the cake, I say as an original Kickstarter backer of Star Citizen.
What's the current state of that? Haven't really kept up with SC news for years mow.
Most resources have been diverted to the single player campaign for a while. (Squadron 42)
They communicate what is being done for the persistent universe (Star Citizen) but it's a slower trickle of features due to the resource allocation.
Generally, they made some really great gameplay engagements over the years but features are being prioritized based on the S42 needs. They only update on S42 once a month, but the updates have been looking like they are nearing feature completion (community speculation, not announcement) just due to them moving more toward bug fix/QA type stuff in recent months.
The next big information dump is scheduled for October at the convention that's coming up.
They've given up on giving dates because the community is very unforgiving if the dates are missed. And in software, dates are almost always missed.
They have decided to adjust all development focus on being able to stimulate the perfect realistic animation of a poop crowning out of an in-game dog's ass.
It's still moving towards completion. At a snail's pace but it's moving. To their defense they've done some really cool tech with the game engine and stuff but idk if that justifies the timeline imo.
My money is spent regardless though, so I'll zoom around in my leather interior ship whenever it does release.
Same as usual…
The previous world record holder before BG&E2 was Duke Nukem Forever which took 14 years to develop and 9 years from the initial announcement in 2001 to the release in 2010.
30 fps on a not very good looking game full of bugs
Cant wait to pirate it
Judging by Starfield, they need all the time they can possibly get. It's gonna be a long'un.
I'm pretty sure Elder Scrolls 6 never existed and was just made up to distract people from all the overreaction to Creation Club.
That puts it at “at least” 15 years after the last entry in the series
Hard to imagine it will have much of a fan base
To be fair, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 came out in the 90s.
I would have attributed it’s success to the success of Divinity and DnD
Obviously
Wait we are expecting new consoles by 2026?
Why wouldn't we? The PS5 is already 3* years old, most cycles are around 7 years
Bad title. Will be console exclusive. Not saying it will be next gen.
Well, Xbox and PC exclusive.
Yeah sorry meant that.
That’s what I was wondering. Do they know something? I would’ve assumed ps5 have enough tech to get to 2026
Pretty sure this is referring to platform exclusives and not next-gen consoles.
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A document released as part of the FTC v. Microsoft case confirms what was long expected: The Elder Scrolls VI isn’t going to launch for a few years, and it isn’t coming to PlayStation.
And much like Bethesda’s most recent games — Starfield and Redfall — it’ll be available on both PC and Xbox when it does launch.
In a statement about exclusivity attached to The Elder Scrolls VI section of the chart, which comes from an interview with Xbox head Phil Spencer in GQ, Spencer said, “In order to be on Xbox, I want us to be able to bring the full complete package of what we have.
The Elder Scrolls VI was first revealed back in 2018, though we haven’t heard much about Bethesda’s next fantasy adventure since then.
That would include Starfield, The Elder Scrolls VI, and the upcoming Indiana Jones game.
This reveal is just part of a deluge of new details that came out of the case today, including Microsoft’s plan to stream PC cloud games, Activision Blizzard’s briefing on the next Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft’s reaction to the PS5 announcement.
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ES7 won’t come until 2050
And be released anually until homo sapiens is no more.
So probably around 2052?
Ah, I see you're an optimist
todd howard wont be leading es7. es6 and fo5 are his last
Company Losing Market Share to Competitor With Exclusive Games Bought Studios To Make Their Own Exclusive Games
I could have sworn they mentioned targeting 2026 years ago when the teaser trailer dropped. I’m honestly surprised that it hasn’t been pushed back further with everything that happened with the studio in the years since.
Considering the chart still lists Starfield's release date as "H1 2023", it was probably made before Starfield's delay and Spencer's comments on it being 5+ years away are probably more in line with their current outlook.