{"id":1181699,"date":"2026-02-15T05:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T05:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=562627"},"modified":"2026-02-15T05:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T05:08:59","slug":"but-when-does-elder-scrolls-6-come-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/but-when-does-elder-scrolls-6-come-out\/","title":{"rendered":"But when does Elder Scrolls 6 come out?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The biggest Elder Scrolls news of the year just dropped: Bethesda Game Studios and remaster pros Virtuos remastered Oblivion<\/a><\/em>, the fourth game in the action RPG series, and it\u2019s out now. Long anticipated \u2014 and regularly leaked \u2014 the upgraded version of Elder Scrolls 4<\/em> arrived to PC, Xbox Game Pass, and PS5 with minimal fanfare, but all the hype.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And with it came a burning question: What\u2019s up with Elder Scrolls 6<\/em>?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been 19 years since the original release of Oblivion<\/em>. It\u2019s been 14 years since the fifth sequel, Skyrim<\/em>. It\u2019s been 11 years since the launch of Elder Scrolls Online<\/em>. And it\u2019s been nearly seven years since Bethesda took to E3 (RIP) and first announced that it was developing Elder Scrolls 6<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0It\u2019s been a long time since anyone set foot in a new patch of the fantasy continent of Tamriel.<\/p>\n

Updates have been few and far between, with the rumor mill grinding in the void of Todd Howard saying anything meaningful (but he understands fans\u2019 pain<\/a>). But here\u2019s what we do know about Bethesda\u2019s plans for Elder Scrolls 6<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Elder Scrolls 6 doesn\u2019t have a release date, but the timeline isn\u2019t totally nebulous <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bethesda has yet to officially date the in-development Elder Scrolls 6<\/em> on the calendar. Howard has said that the prioritization of Starfield<\/em> ultimately led to a delay in the Elder Scrolls 6<\/em>, though work continued throughout that game\u2019s development and launch. Thanks to documents released during the FTC\u2019s legal battle against the Microsoft-Activision merger, we do know that, as of two years ago, the game was on track for 2026 at the very earliest<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The good news is that Elder Scrolls 6<\/em> is no longer the most longterm, ways-out project Bethesda has in the pipeline. According to Howard during press rounds for Starfield<\/em>, the plan is to release Elder Scrolls 6<\/em> before a Fallout 5<\/em><\/a>, which is also in the works (though technically unannounced). <\/p>\n

It\u2019s \u201chard to imagine\u201d Elder Scrolls 6 as an Xbox exclusive, says Howard<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Even five years ago, before Microsoft evolved into a massive publisher with reach beyond the core Xbox console and Game Pass platform, Todd Howard could not imagine Elder Scrolls 6<\/em> as an Xbox exclusive. When Microsoft acquired Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media way back in 2020, the executive was clearly forecasting the multi-platform<\/a> that has become key to Microsoft\u2019s strategy. There have been no formal announcements about which platforms Elder Scrolls 6<\/em> will hit \u2014 a new generation of consoles seems likely, at this point \u2014 but based on the recent release of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle<\/a><\/em> on PC, Xbox, and PS5, one expects Bethesda to make sure everyone is playing the dang thing when the time comes.<\/p>\n

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