It’s safe to say that Bethesda had quite the showing at E3 2018, from showing off more ofRage 2, revealingStarfield, and confirming rumors aboutFallout 76being an online experience. The studio even announcedThe Elder Scrolls 6, though the company later stated it is very early in the development process. It has now been revealed why the studio announced the game even though it’s only in pre-production.
In an interview with FZ.se, Pete Hines, Bethesda’s VP of Marketing, went into a little bit of detail as to whyThe Elder Scrolls 6was revealed with it being so early along. He stated one of the main reasons for it was to put some fans at ease, as the company thought some gamers would “freak out a little bit” when it was revealed thatFallout 76was going to be entirely online. The reason for the worry, of course, is that the company is well known for putting out games that have a strong focus on single player. The announcement of the game was to let those fans know the company will still be releasing single player focused titles.
Hines also stated that the company wanted to reassure fans that it was still working on the next game in the franchise. A few years ago, Bethesda did say they would work on anotherElder Scrollsgame, but had two other titles it wanted to put out first. Those other two games are more than likelyFallout 76andStarfield, both of which were also shown at E3. The studio wanted fans to know it hadn’t forgot aboutThe Elder Scrolls 6and that it was indeed still coming.
The announcement forThe Elder Scrolls 6was very brief. All that was shown was a short trailer depicting a fly over of what is more than likely the game’s setting, which had some mountains, plains and even what looked to be a castle in the background. No other information, including plot or setting have been revealed as of yet. There are some rumors going around about where in Tamriel the game may take place, though.
