The Elder Scrolls 6 announcement is now as outdated as predecessor Skyrim was when The Elder Scrolls 6 was introduced, and developer Bethesda hasn’t shared one other snippet since.
Dedicated Reddit consumer RoboPup noticed that 2,403 days — or six years, seven months, and three days — have handed since The Elder Scrolls 6 was introduced. Skyrim was famously launched on November 11, 2011, so The Elder Scrolls 6 reveal on June 10, 2018 got here 2,403 days after that.
A quick teaser trailer arrived at (the now defunct) E3 2018 and The Elder Scrolls followers rejoiced as acquainted drums started taking part in earlier than the trailer opened on a fantasy panorama and the title The Elder Scrolls 6 appeared.
Expecting this to be an preliminary style of many subsequent trailers and deep dives with a launch only some years away, followers have withered as showcase after showcase and 12 months after 12 months have handed with no additional appears to be like on the Skyrim sequel.
The six 12 months anniversary of the announcement arrived in June final 12 months and even Bethesda improvement chief Todd Howard paused to say, “oh wow, that has been some time.” The Elder Scrolls 6 is at the least in manufacturing now, with the studio confirming it had entered “early improvement” in August 2023 and “early builds” had been obtainable in March 2024.
That’s virtually all Bethesda has stated, nevertheless, exterior of some courtroom paperwork revealing it’ll skip PlayStation because of Microsoft now proudly owning Bethesda.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
