

It should be mentioned that very recently, rumors began circulating on Twitter that the game won’t arrive until 2026. Skyrim was originally released in 2011, and Oblivion in 2006, so a 2021 or 2022 release is only slightly further in time than previous entries. Going by timelines for the PlayStation 5, it’s likely we won’t know much more about The Elder Scrolls 6 release date until later this year – with a launch coming in 2021 at the absolute earliest.


If The Elder Scrolls 6 is in an earlier stage of development than a confirmed next-generation title that’s still too early to be shown, we can work out that we won’t be going to Tamriel for another few years yet. As a project, it’s behind Starfield, Bethesda’s next-generation title that the company teased during its E3 2018 show. But Howard also reveals an interesting tidbit of information around when we might see The Elder Scrolls 6 arrive. He is, obviously, trying to generate more hype around the next entry in Bethesda’s highly anticipated RPG series. That would allow the game to be as vast and impressive as we hope, although it would mean the current-gen consoles wouldn’t have a single Elder Scrolls game native to them (since Skyrim was released on previous-gen consoles first). Sony and Microsoft are gearing up to release the PlayStation 5 and Xbox X respectively, and so it’s almost inconceivable that The Elder Scrolls 6 will be out on current-gen consoles. Bethesda has confirmed Starfield will be released before The Elder Scrolls 6, which means it’ll be at least 5-6 years before release. Since 2002 Bethesda Game Studios has released 6 main games ( Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76) leading to an average of 2-3 years between games. It’s worth pointing out that as the director at Zenimax, Firor is more involved in Elder Scrolls Online rather than the main Elder Scrolls series, however, his comments reinforce what many fans had (sadly) assumed. But I know we’re free and clear for a long time.” Speaking at PAX Australia Matt Firor, Zenimax Online Studios game director said “I don’t even know what the world is going to be like when it comes out there will be a different console generation by then, I’m sure.
