Summary
With 2023 being one of the best years for gaming in a long time, at least in terms of new releases and their quality, there are many high bars to clear for big titles yet to come. WhileGTA 6recently broke a massive recordon social media thanks to the hype it generated over time,The Elder Scrolls 6is likely to follow suit when its time comes. However, Bethesda’s highly-anticipated RPG came and went without much news after its first and only teaser trailer, which dates back all the way to June 2018 at E3. SinceStarfieldwas finally released earlier this year, it only makes sense that another trailer forTES 6will take years to come, and actually be released when the game is closer to launch.
The Elder Scrolls 6is supposedly set in Hammerfelland High Rock, which is a clue that many fans got through the original teaser in 2018. This was a brief video, and it only showed a mountain range, a settlement castled up in the middle of it, and the sea on the right side. This teaser generated immense hype among Bethesda fans, especially seeing how popularSkyrimturned out to be even after 12 years, and the next chapter in the saga looks like it’ll be another record-breaker - but not necessarily of positive records only.
Predicting When The Elder Scrolls 6’s Next Trailer Will Be Released
The fact that Starfield was released this September is big news for fans ofThe Elder Scrollsgames, as soon after came confirmation from Bethesda itself thatTES 6has now entered early development, leaving its pre-production phase that supposedly lasted for a long time. This doesn’t necessarily pinpoint a release window since different games require different challenges, but it is valuable information nonetheless.
For example,Starfieldwas announced during the same showcase asThe Elder Scrolls 6, but it had already been in pre-production for a while and was considered “playable” at the time by Todd Howard himself.TES 6entering full production now means it is probably going to be in that same playable state soon, but still far away from full release.Starfieldwas originally planned around 25 years ago, as Todd Howard stated in interviews, but the actual full production of the game was likely started either afterFallout 4orFallout 76, or somewhere in between. The space sim’s Shattered Space expansion is also coming, though, andTodd Howard discussed how many developers are still onStarfield- a number that roughly corresponds to over 50% of Bethesda’s workforce.
There is also something else to consider when it comes to whenThe Elder Scrolls 6will get another trailer, and that’s the pattern of past releases from Bethesda. The following games were first announced and then got a teaser later:
What follows is thatThe Elder Scrolls 6’s launch window may be very far out in the future considering that it only got a teaser over 5 years ago and then never a follow-up. There was news stating thatTES 6would come after Fable, and then Pete Hines stated it would be years still before fans hear anything else about it. As such,The Elder Scrolls 6may pass the 3000-day markwithout another teaser, as it will be around 2,900 days in June of 2026 since the first teaser in 2018. Even at best, based on current information,TES 6could get another trailer in 2025 - and that’ll still be 7 years after the first.
