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Bethesda’s Pete Hines recently shared an exciting update about the development progress ofThe Elder Scrolls 6, the next game in the pipeline from Bethesda Game Studios.The Elder Scrolls 6was 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 announcedThe Elder Scrolls 6in 2018, the studio has been busy working on other projects since then, with the big one being its ambitious open world sci-fi RPGStarfield. Now thatStarfield’s long-awaited release dateis nearly upon us, Bethesda fans can start looking forward to learning Elder Scrolls 6.
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Recently, it was confirmed thatThe Elder Scrolls 6is 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 thatStarfieldis Bethesda’s focus right now, so fans shouldn’t expect any big updates onThe Elder Scrolls 6any 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 shipStarfield, it’s support of the game is far from over. Fans can expect Bethesda to release regular updates forStarfieldto 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,Starfieldhas 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 thatThe Elder Scrolls 6developmentwill accelerate once Bethesda is truly done supportingStarfield, 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 afterThe Elder Scrolls 6, the studio has already confirmed the next game that it plans on producing.
Fallout 5is Bethesda’s next gameafterThe Elder Scrolls 6. However, since it will likely be many years beforeThe Elder Scrolls 6releases, it could very well be another decade before fans get their first glimpse ofFallout 5.
The Elder Scrolls 6is in development.
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