Elder Scrolls 6 Still Missing in Action After 7 Years—Fans Are Losing Hope
Alright, here we are in 2025, and somehow we’re still talking about The Elder Scrolls VI like it’s some ancient myth passed down by gaming elders. Can you believe it’s been seven years since Bethesda announced the game back at E3 2018? That’s right—E3 doesn’t even exist anymore, and we’re still clinging to that same cinematic flyover of Tamriel like it’s the last drop of water in the desert. And after this year’s Xbox Games Showcase? Still no gameplay, still no release date, not even a whisper of new footage. It’s like the game just vanished into the ether.
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I mean, fans didn’t expect much, but we hoped . Especially with Bethesda on stage again in Los Angeles this year—we thought maybe, just maybe, we’d get something. But what did we get? New content for Elder Scrolls Online . That’s it. For a series that last dropped a mainline title over a decade ago, it’s a frustrating wait. Skyrim was released in 2011. We’re now halfway to it being a 20-year-old game by the time its sequel arrives.
Online, the reactions have been... well, unfiltered. One fan even quoted The Lord of the Rings —“I was there, Gandalf, 3,000 years ago”—and honestly, it feels accurate. Others are rightfully pointing out how problematic this trend is. Announcing games years before they’re remotely ready doesn’t build hype anymore—it breeds disappointment. Even Todd Howard has admitted that they announced Elder Scrolls VI far too early. And here we are, paying the price.
Bethesda’s been busy, sure. They poured years into Starfield , which dropped to huge expectations—and kind of flopped in terms of long-term fan engagement. Fallout’s seen a resurgence, but only because of the Amazon show. There’s no new Fallout game on the horizon either. At this rate, we might see Fallout 5 sometime in the early 2030s. And don’t get me started on fans begging Microsoft to hand the reins of Fallout to someone like Obsidian again, even though they’re slammed with projects.
So, should you expect Elder Scrolls VI in 2025? Absolutely not. Honestly, even a 2026 release seems like wishful thinking now. If we’re lucky, maybe a teaser at The Game Awards this year—but don’t hold your breath. Bethesda seems focused elsewhere, and fans? We’re just left wandering the fields of Skyrim again, waiting. Forever waiting.
Until then, all we’ve got is nostalgia and memes. Maybe next year, right? Or the next. Or the next.
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