The Elder Scrolls feels as inevitable as taxes. Bethesda might take a long time to develop them, but they'll arrive eventually, because people's insatiable need to consume fantasy stories in wide-open worlds is unparalleled. While the post-apocalyptic setting gives a lot of the genre a run for its money, fantasy is a reliable setting.
That said, it's been 15 years since the last Elder Scrolls game. Come November 11, Skyrim will have been out for a decade and a half, with no new game in sight beyond the latest updates to The Elder Scrolls Online. However, we're getting our first signs of life this year for The Elder Scrolls 6, which was announced back in 2018 at E3.
Based on an official confirmation on X, we may know what the next Elder Scrolls will be called.
In the past few months, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma allegedly tested a build of The Elder Scrolls 6. This is one of the first times it's ever been reported as playable, and the CEO took to X to chat about it.
Here's the full post: "Live playthrough of The Elder Scrolls VI: ******** this morning. The scale and grandeur are incredible....
