'Elders Scrolls 6' Release Date, Gameplay: Bethesda Reiterates Long Wait Ahead Before Launch

“Elder Scrolls 6” has been in many gaming fans’ radar for many years now. Despite the growing demand to hear about its release date, Bethesda is adamant to remind everyone that there will be a very long wait ahead.

Props to Bethesda bosses, they have so far been honest to their fans in saying that “Elder Scrolls 6” will not be released in a long time. They also mentioned in more than one occasion that their latest IP “Starfield” would actually launch first than “Skyrim’s” successor.

Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard was by IGN Unfiltered about the ongoing speculation that “Elder Scrolls 6” will not be released earlier than the 10-year mark of “Skyrim’s” launch. Careful not to give away any details close to the specifics, Howard only replied with a smile, “I think everyone should be very patient.”

“The gap in between [‘Skyrim’ and ‘Elder Scrolls 6’] is obviously gonna be long. It already is,” Howard added. “On one hand, I think it’s good to miss things. I think that makes people come to it with really, really fresh eyes. I think when they, eventually, see the game … they’ll understand the gap more in terms of technology and what we wanted to do.”

“Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” was officially released in 2011. So if the “Elder Scrolls 6” will be in the pipeline for at least a decade it means that the earliest launch window fans could hope for is in 2021. However, another interesting theory suggested that it might take until 2024 to see the sequel game in stores.

Since it is possible that fans will have to wait years before seeing “Elder Scrolls 6,” it is not surprising that Bethesda wants to be as secretive as possible when it comes to gameplay details. It is common for developers to change details as the development progress, so any premature announcements can only cause disappointment among fans. “Elder Scrolls 6” and “Starfield” are not coming to E3 2019, as previously reported.