The Elder Scrolls VI may not be as far from release as many expect, as the game is apparently releasing in just three years, according to new information revealed during the FTC v. Microsoft trial.
As reported by DSOGaming, Microsoft's lawyer revealed that the sixth entry in the series is targeting a 2026 release date, which sounds a little unreasonable, considering it was previously said the game is at least five years away from now. As Bethesda is still working on Starfield, which is launching in a little over two months, development of The Elder Scrolls VI is hardly in full swing now, so it will be interesting to see if Microsoft is really expecting the game to be out in three years, or if the release date target was thrown out for some obscure reason. Rumors from last year did talk about a 2025, 2026 release window, so there may be some truth in the Microsoft lawyer's statement.
As developing massive open-world role-playing games is taking longer and longer, and are also getting supported for much longer, Todd Howard feels that The Elder Scrolls VI will be his last one, as he revealed earlier this month. Not a surprising thought in any capacity, but if the next entry in the series ends up being his last game, it is undeniable that future Bethesda games will change quite a bit since Todd Howard has been with the company since 1994.
The Elder Scrolls VI is currently in development and will release on a yet-to-be-confirmed release date. We will keep you updated on the game as soon as more comes in on it, so stay tuned for all the latest news.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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