A former Bethesda developer has explained why The Elder Scrolls hasn’t received a spinoff like Fallout, which saw Obsidian work on the much-loved Fallout New Vegas.
A former Bethesda developer who worked on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim says ‘everyone’ at the studio expected The Elder Scrolls VI to follow after Fallout 4, which didn’t happen.
Improvements to The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion on PS5 and other formats could happen as Bethesda has acknowledged fan feedback following the launch of the Switch 2 edition.
Xbox head honcho Asha Sharma visited Bethesda HQ for live playthrough of The Elder Scrolls 6 this week, while protests continue over the recent layoffs outside the company’s offices.
The Elder Scrolls 6 remains Bethesda’s ‘primary development focus,’ the company has said during a statement issued on its social accounts.
ZeniMax Online, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls Online, has been hit with more than 200 job losses as part of the widespread layoffs at Xbox this week.
Various Bethesda staff members have stated that the mass layoffs will have a major impact on the development of The Elder Scrolls 6.
Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls 6 is still some way off from release, with a reliable industry source claiming the game is ‘at least 2 years’ from launch.
A veteran Bethesda Game Studio designer has warned that having a faster schedule for The Elder Scrolls 6 could see reduced content and lack of polish.
Speaking in a roundtable interview, Bethesda’s Todd Howard has revealed that the ‘majority of this building’ are now working on The Elder Scrolls VI.