Former Bethesda lead says The Elder Scrolls 6 got announced so early because the studio had to make sure ‘people were not just pissed at us’ for revealing Starfield instead

It’s been eight years since the last Elder Scrolls game, and fans are desperately hoping a recent comment from Microsoft about 2026 being a big year for games with a ‘6’ in the title means a new installment is coming. However, there’s no actual confirmation of when Bethesda plans to release the next Elder Scrolls. It’s a bit of a leap to assume it’ll be then. One theory is that Bethesda deliberately waited to release Starfield to avoid it being overshadowed by the long-awaited Elder Scrolls.








