In news that isn't likely to be much of a surprise to anyone at this point, a newly unearthed Microsoft court document has confirmed The Elder Scrolls 6 won't be making its way to PlayStation when it eventually shows up in 2026 or beyond.
The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Finally In Development
30.08.2023 - 10:09 / thegamer.com / Todd Howard / Bethesda Softworks / Pete Hines
"[The Elder Scrolls 6] is in development," Bethesda Softworks vice president Pete Hines said when asked about whether the long-awaited sequel was still in the concept phase. "But it's in early development."
In June 2021, Todd Howard revealed that, despite the CGI teaser from 2018 - which is now five years old - the game was actually in its "design phase". So, it's a long way off. Bethesda has been busy with Starfield, its gargantuan space-faring RPG, so TES 6 and Fallout 5 have not been the focus. But with Starfield finally releasing next week, that's soon going to change.
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"Yes, there are people working on The Elder Scrolls 6," Hines said in an interview with Vandal (via PCGamesN). "But [Starfield] is what the studio has focused on. We have put all of our studios focused on making this game the best it can be."
Given that it was still in the concept and design phase three years after the teaser dropped, and since it has only just started development, it's unclear how much stock we can put in that teaser or any of the clues given. Anything could have changed in that five-year window, just look at how different Cyberpunk 2077 ended up being from its reveal trailer in 2013.
Based on the slim evidence we have, The Elder Scrolls 6 appears to be set in Hammerfell, home of the Redguards. The teaser's shot of a mountain range points to it being somewhere in the High Rock region (Hammerfell's neighbour), possibly spanning two continents. That being said, there are mountains all across Tamriel and it could simply be that this teaser was designed to be purposefully vague given how far out development proved to be.
However, in Starfield itself, fans noticed a scratching on the ship's console reminiscent of the Iliac Bay, the water between Hammerfell and High Rock. Bethesda also dropped a map of Skyrim in 2020 with three candles placed on top, asking fans to "transcribe the past and map the future". Fans took this to mean it was a puzzle about TES 6's setting. The candles mark Solitude, Yngvild, and Elinhir, a town in Hammerfell.
We're still likely a long way from hearing any official details about The Elder Scrolls 6, especially as Howard has expressed regret for sharing a teaser so early. The game has only recently entered the "early development" stages, so don't expect it to launch anytime soon. We still have Starfield and its DLC to come. But at the very least, we know that TES 6 has finally left its concept phase.
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