Fallout has «more than doubled its concurrent players» on Steam following the release of Amazon Prime's blockbuster TV series.
26.03.2024 - 17:57 / techradar.com / Todd Howard
As The Elder Scrolls series celebrates its 30th anniversary, Bethesda Game Studios has provided an update on the development of The Elder Scrolls 6.
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shared to X (formerly Twitter) on March 25, Bethesda began by sharing a statement dedicated to The Elder Scrolls: Arena, which launched the series in 1994. The studio went on to discuss its significance, as well as how much the series has grown to include more titles over the years, including Daggerfall, Morrowind, Oblivion, and perhaps its most popular, Skyrim.The company also touched on The Elder Scrolls Online, which is also celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, before noting that it has «other exciting projects underway as well» including The Elder Scrolls: Castles on mobile, which is described as a «unique take on a castle builder where you control your own dynasty.»
Perhaps the most notable detail in the post was Bethesda's small update on the development of The Elder Scrolls 6, the next mainline game in the series, as it has confirmed that it now has playable builds.
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“Last but not least, yes, we are in development on the next chapter — The Elder Scrolls 6,” Bethesda wrote. “Even now, returning to Tamriel and playing early builds has us filled with the same joy, excitement, and promise of adventure.
“Thank you again for supporting us all these decades, and all you have brought to the games, making them your own. We couldn’t be more excited to continue it and celebrate the next 30 years.”
Aside from this small teaser, the studio didn't offer any more details on the progress it's made since announcing the game in 2018. After six years, we still don't have a release date, however, it was reported in September that the game is expected to launch in 2026 or later.
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Game director Todd Howard also explained last year that he wants The Elder Scrolls 6 to be the «ultimate fantasy-world simulator» and even implied that Bethesda may have revealed the next major title too soon.
Fallout has «more than doubled its concurrent players» on Steam following the release of Amazon Prime's blockbuster TV series.
Friends, there is trouble a-brewing down the radioactive watering hole. While Amazon's Fallout TV adaptation has launched to pretty positive verdicts, a contingent of Fallout players are up in arms over its portrayal of the Fallout timeline. In particular, it's being claimed that the show has written the events of Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas out of the canon, despite reassurances from Bethesda Game Studios design director Emil Pagliarulo. Dare you read on? Let me just load up my Junk Jet with piping, hot Fallout Season 1 spoilers...
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With the Fallout live-action show now out and honestly far better than I was expecting, are Bethesda also brewing an adaptation of their other big RPG series, The Elder Scrolls? Not at present, according to Bethesda executive producer Todd Howard, and he says he'd "probably say no" if approached. Mind you, that was the stance he had until Fallout finally fell into place.
Bethesda Studio Design Director Emil Pagliarulo has clarified the canon status of Fallout: New Vegas in the wake of events in the Fallout TV series — spoilers for the show are ahead. Although Fallout: New Vegas is one of the most beloved entries in the series, some were worried that it had been de-canonized by the show.
Bethesda director Todd Howard explained his vision for an Elder Scrolls adaptation during the red-carpet premiere of the Fallout TV series. Longtime fans of The Elder Scrolls have advocated for a live-action adaptation of the high fantasy action RPG series for years, but while many studios have expressed their interest in the chance to bring the land of Tamriel to film or television, the franchise has yet to branch out to either medium to this day.
Bethesda Game Studios director and executive producer Todd Howard has addressed the chances of a TV show based on The Elder Scrolls following the success of Amazon‘s Fallout TV series.
Despite Amazon's Fallout adaptation getting a very positive reception so far, it doesn't seem likely that other Bethesda properties will be getting the same treatment. At least, not on Todd Howard's watch.
With the Fallout TV show on Amazon Prime Video getting rave reviews, the question on everyone's mind is whether Bethesda will try to replicate that magic with the Elder Scrolls franchise.
The Fallout Amazon TV series debuted last night, and to follow up on the hype, Bethesda will be releasing a long-awaited next/current-gen update for Fallout 4. On PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, that means players will now have access to a both a Quality mode and a 60fps Performance mode. What resolution we can expect hasn’t been specified – guess we’ll have to wait for Digital Foundry to weigh in on that. Bethesda is also promising “stability improvements, login and quest fixes” on console.
With the Fallout series currently taking the world by storm, many Bethesda fans are wondering if the Amazon Prime Video exclusive could open the door for other adaptations. At the premiere of the new show in Los Angeles, IGN took the time to chat with Todd Howard about the likelihood of this happening, and things aren’t looking good. Sorry, Elder Scrolls fans.
The Fallout TV series is finally here and it's already being hailed as one of the best video game adaptations to date, which has plenty wondering if other Bethesda properties will make a similar leap to the world of streaming.