Don't Expect to Play The Elder Scrolls VI Before 2025

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We know that PS5 owners won't be able to play The Elder Scrolls VI now that Microsoft owns Bethesda, but it turns out Xbox and PC gamers probably won't be able to play it for years anyway.

As PCGamesN reports, Fanny Manset, Talent Acquisition and HR Generalist at Bethesda, updated her LinkedIn profile last week. The experience update includes a rundown of the titles Bethesda already released as well as upcoming titles. However, it also states, "Bethesda Game Studios sets the benchmark for open-world gaming and is currently in full production on Starfield, its first new universe in 25 years, and pre-production on the highly-anticipated The Elder Scrolls VI."

Over 10 years have passed since The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim launched and nearly four years since Todd Howard announced during E3 2018 that The Elder Scrolls VI was in development. To be fair, he did also state it wouldn't be released until after Starfield was finished.

Pre-production typically means the game is still being planned out and the key elements of the experience have yet to be finalized. It's unlikely any content is being produced yet, which means anyone eager to play the next entry in The Elder Scrolls saga should prepare themselves for a long wait.

Starfield is scheduled for release on Nov. 11 this year, which means The Elder Scrolls VI should go into full production this year as well. Full production on Skyrim started in 2008 and the game launched in 2011. If Bethesda follows a similar timeline, then we can expect to play The Elder Scrolls VI in late 2025. The good news is, we have plenty of new games to distract ourselves with between now and then.

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