Fans are starting to believe The Elder Scrolls VI's subtitle is 'Sentinel'
A new theory combines Elder Scrolls lore, Starfield teasers, and Asha Sharma's recent post on social media.
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Ben Lyons
Published on the 13th of August 2026
Asha Sharma was met with union protests when she visited Bethesda
A rat called Scabby was greeting her and the lawn outside the office was filled with flags representing people who had lost their jobs.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 12th of August 2026
Asha Sharma: "The scale and grandeur of The Elder Scrolls VI is incredible"
The Xbox boss is also providing a seemingly vague clue what the title of the next game might be.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 12th of August 2026
The Xbox layoffs have not affected development of The Elder Scrolls VI, according to Bethesda
The "roadmap is unaffected", as per the developer.
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Ben Lyons
Published on the 28th of July 2026
Bethesda: The Elder Scrolls VI "is our primary development focus today"
The studio is working on both ESO VI and Fallout 5 simultaneously, but the former takes priority.
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Ben Lyons
Published on the 17th of July 2026
Rumour: The Elder Scrolls VI is still at least two years off
According to a reliable source, it won't be launched until autumn 2028, but possibly also even later.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 8th of July 2026
Xbox content chief explains why Blade and The Elder Scrolls VI were absent from its showcase
Matt Booty helped put on a big show last weekend, but gamers noticed a few key titles were missing from Xbox's upcoming line-up.
Don't expect The Elder Scrolls VI during Xbox Games Showcase
According to a well-known Microsoft insider, there's no way they'll be showcasing the game, even though it's been 15 years since its predecessor, Skyrim.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 4th of June 2026
Todd Howard wants us all to pretend Bethesda didn't announce The Elder Scrolls VI
In a perfect world, he'd love to only announce things when they're ready, but business decisions can often come first.
Todd Howard: Bethesda has made a "really incredible job" with The Elder Scrolls VI game engine
"We've had more days than we've ever had where the build is good, there's new stuff in it, and we can play it."
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 18th of March 2026
Bethesda Softworks is going "back to that kind of classic style" with The Elder Scrolls VI
Todd Howard: "I think we're happy with where it's headed right now. That's what I could say."
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 19th of February 2026
Former Bethesda lead and The Elder Scrolls loremaster says TES VI was meant to be made after Fallout 4
Instead, Kurt Kuhlmann says the studio changed direction, giving players Fallout 76 and Starfield before the highly anticipated fantasy RPG.
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Alex Hopley
Published on the 19th of January 2026
Former Bethesda artist doesn't think The Elder Scrolls VI should be much bigger than past games
Nate Purkeypile also believes that Bethesda is in a bit of a no-win situation with both Fallout 5 and The Elder Scrolls VI.
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Alex Hopley
Published on the 14th of January 2026
Todd Howard confirms major The Elder Scrolls VI detail
Okay, maybe it isn't major. It's to do with trees but it gives us some insight into the game's world.
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Alex Hopley
Published on the 27th of December 2025
Bethesda says the "majority of the studio's on The Elder Scrolls VI"
While there aren't exactly any ground-breaking details, three Bethesda co-workers now talks about the game in new interviews.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 17th of December 2025
Todd Howard: AI can speed up development but "creative intention comes from human artists"
"...we want to protect the artistry. The human intention of it is what makes our stuff special."
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 9th of December 2025
Todd Howard says The Elder Scrolls VI is "still a long way off"
It's been 14 years since Skyrim was released, but it seems like the sequel isn't even nearly finished yet.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 10th of November 2025
Rumour: The Elder Scrolls VI will be released in late 2027
An insider with a fairly impressive track record says the developers are targeting a launch roughly two years from now.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 23rd of September 2025
Don't expect The Elder Scrolls VI to be weird because Todd Howard doesn't really like that stuff
Anyone hoping for a return to the atmosphere of Morrowind will be found wanting.
Rumour: There are The Elder Scrolls VI trailers circulating internally at Microsoft
A reliable journalist reports on what is happening at Microsoft.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 30th of June 2025
Rumour: The Elder Scrolls VI takes place in Hammerfell and High Rock, and will be shown this year
We could be looking at an open world with 12-13 large cities to explore.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 21st of February 2025
Do you want to be immortalised in The Elder Scrolls VI?
Now you have the opportunity, but it's definitely not free.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 18th of February 2025
Skyrim veteran says it will be almost impossible for Elder Scrolls VI to meet expectations
"Marketing departments just put their heads in their hands and weep at this."
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Alex Hopley
Published on the 19th of September 2024
Rumour: Elder Scrolls VI to be set in Hammerfell
It has been expected for some time that we'd be heading to the Westernmost region of Tamriel, whether that be in Hammerfell or High Rock.
Bethesda are playing early builds of The Elder Scrolls VI
Things are moving in the right direction, even if most probably think it is way too slow.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 26th of March 2024
We likely won't hear much on The Elder Scrolls VI until around 6 months before release
Skyrim's lead designer predicts we'll see a similar reveal to that of Fallout 4 for the next Elder Scrolls game.
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Alex Hopley
Published on the 26th of October 2023
The Elder Scrolls VI will likely keep several things from Skyrim
Expect to see some returning mechanics and systems.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 24th of October 2023
The Elder Scrolls VI seems to be an Xbox exclusive after all
An internal Microsoft document explicitly says there will be no PlayStation version released.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 19th of September 2023
The Elder Scrolls VI might not be Xbox exclusive
Phil Spencer doesn't seem to be sure as to what the final decision will be.
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Alex Hopley
Published on the 11th of September 2023
The Elder Scrolls VI is now in "early development"
It seems like the pre-production phase might be over.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 31st of August 2023
Todd Howard: The Elder Scrolls VI will be "the ultimate fantasy-world simulator"
The Bethesda veteran thinks the game might have been announced tor early, but has a very, very ambitious goal.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 24th of August 2023
Rumour: The Elder Scrolls VI to be released in 2026
A Microsoft lawyer seems to disagree with Phil Spencer regarding the release year.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 30th of June 2023
The Elder Scrolls VI to launch in 2028 at the earliest
And Bethesda hasn't decided if it's coming to PlayStation.
The Elder Scrolls VI may be Todd Howard's last game
"I'm not getting any younger."
Rumour: The Elder Scrolls VI could have multiplayer
A job listing at Bethesda seems to suggest we could see the feature in the new game.
Rumour: The Elder Scrolls VI could be coming to PlayStation
It appears Xbox is only planning for two more ZeniMax games to skip the PS5.
The Elder Scrolls VI is still in pre-production
The anticipated title was announced back in 2018.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 21st of January 2022
Don't count on The Elder Scrolls VI coming to PlayStation
Phil Spencer: "It's not about punishing any other platform".
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 16th of November 2021
Bethesda: "Think of Elder Scrolls VI as still in a design phase"
The anticipated continuation of the series will be coming after 2022's Starfield.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 30th of June 2021
The Elder Scrolls VI got a brief mentioning at E3
No new information, however.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 14th of June 2021
The Elder Scrolls VI is not affected by Todd Howard's Indiana Jones involvement
Bethesda's Pete Hines took to Twitter to reassure fans.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 14th of January 2021
Rumour: Netflix will make show based on The Elder Scrolls
The rumoured show is expected to be big budget as well.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 29th of December 2020
Bethesda: With every Elder Scrolls game there has been some Xbox exclusivity
That said, Todd Howard feels that it's hard to imagine the game not coming to PS5.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 30th of October 2020
Phil Spencer: We don't need to launch Bethesda games on Playstation to make money
The Xbox boss hinted to how they plan on making the ZeniMax deal work for them.
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Jonas Mäki
Published on the 19th of October 2020
It could be "years" until we hear more on The Elder Scrolls VI
Pete Hines tells fans to keep their undoubtedly lofty expectations in check.
'Skyrim Grandma' being added to Elder Scrolls VI as NPC
Bethesda will be using photogrammetry to scan environments and people, including the famous YouTuber who plays their series.
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Sam Bishop
Published on the 1st of April 2019
Skyrim's composer is not working on The Elder Scrolls VI
Jeremy Soule confirmed that he isn't a part of this new project, but did leave the door open for the future.
Bethesda parent company registers Redfall trademark
Could it have something to do with Elder Scrolls VI?
Starfield is in a playable state, The Elder Scrolls VI is not
Todd Howard clarifies the state of play for both games.
Bethesda reaffirms plans for the Elder Scrolls series
You won't see The Elder Scrolls VI anytime soon.