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Bethesda Games is a name synonymous with theElder Scrolls. Yes, this developer also makes Fallout series, but that came long after they had already established themselves as creators ofElder Scrolls. Hence, whenever a newElder Scrollsgame is announced, players are bound to expect something new and incredibly different from anything else they make.
In 2023, they released their sci-fi magnum opus,Starfield,which was nothing short of ambitious. While there were some divisive reactions to that game from fans all over, it was nevertheless a success. But Bethesda had also announced a game calledElder Scrolls 6with a grand teaser back in 2016. Why has it not been released yet, though? Is it because ofStarfield?
Did Bethesda delayElder Scrolls6 due toStarfield?
Bethesda Game Studios is a developer known for designing painstakingly detailed worlds. They have been doing this for years, fromMorrowindtoStarfield. Their games might lack some other things, but they are never short on details.
The detailed environments and game worlds are why fans have seen one Bethesda release in years. Game director Todd Howard has mentioned again and again how much work his team puts into these games. When he revealedFallout 4, he spenta lot of time showing the art of that game.
This is why it has been said thatElder Scrolls 6will take a while to launch. Currently, as everyone knows, Bethesda is busy fixingStarfieldand maybe even developing an expansion for this game. The development forSkyrim’ssequel might only go on after that.
Some might take this as an indication that maybe they postponedElder Scrolls 6due toStarfield. How much truth is there to this statement? If director Todd Howard is to be believed, there are chances this might be true. He explained the situationin an interview.
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“We felt doing something like Starfield… we’d been wanting to do something else for a long time and play in a new universe, so if not now — I’m going back in time, we started right after Fallout 4, so 2015 — if not now, when? It felt like, if we didn’t do it then, the ‘when’ could be ‘never,”
This does not specifically mean he postponed a game to work onStarfield. This just means he thoughtStarfieldwas the kind of thing a developer does not often get a chance to work on; hence, they decided to focus on that game first.
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ForElder Scrolls 6, it’s pretty obvious that games like it andFallout 5are always on the table. Thanks to their massive fanbase, they sell pretty well. Hence, one can say that allStarfieldcan be blamed for is that they did not start initial work onElder Scrolls 6yet because of its issues.
Elder Scrolls 6would still take a lot fromSkyrim
One thing that every fan should be aware of is that some rumors sayElder Scrolls 6would be more inspired bySkyrimthanStarfield. Usually, Bethesda keeps introducing new gameplay mechanics in their games, and then they keep adding to the next game. But this time it is being said they would only take inspiration from Skyrim.
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They are bringing back the level-up mechanics fromSkyrim, notStarfieldandFallout 4. And many other things are set to return. But only time will tell how truthful these rumors turn out to be.
Rohit Sejwal
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Rohit Sejwal has been enthusiastically playing video games for over 15 years and has been writing about them for around 1.5 years now. His love for movies pushed him towards video games and made him look at them as a new interactive medium for storytelling. Besides completing his Masters in Mass Communication, he also has a diploma in filmmaking and has a sheer passion for reading dark fantasy books besides watching movies and playing video games.
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