The Elder Scrolls 6 fans realise game will be unplayable on our current hardware

The impatience of those of us who are awaiting The Elder Scrolls VI is nothing new - and you can hardly blame us.

Bethesda first unveiled The Elder Scrolls VI in 2018 which, yes, was six years ago.

And I can’t say there have particularly been any fruitful updates since then.

It was suggested that a playable build was available internally, but that build could still be a primitive one.

The truth is that there’s no way to tell how far along The Elder Scrolls VI’s development is.

It’s suspected though that the game is still a way off.

Bethesda has been quietly beavering away on this thing for a long while, but it certainly hasn’t been the studio’s focus until recently.

With Starfield’s Shattered Space expansion now having been released, it’s more likely that Bethesda will have shifted man-power over to The Elder Scrolls VI.

Even still, it could be years until a full reveal is ready. Let alone the game’s release.

And it’s with that in mind that fans are discussing which console generation the game might actually launch in.

Take a look at that original teaser trailer below.

As I said, this is all very hard to predict but the general consensus is that we’re unlikely to see a teaser before 2026.

That could place the game’s launch in 2027, but so too is it plausible that it may land in 2028 or beyond.

The current console generation, by which I’m talking mainly about the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, is set to end by around 2026/7.

You see, typically, both Sony and Microsoft opt for six to seven year long console life cycles.

That could then place The Elder Scrolls VI as a next-gen title, opening up the possibility of it being a next-gen exclusive.

“The game is also absolutely NOT coming out before 2028,” said Reddit user Xilvereight, preparing for the worst.

“My guess is teaser 2026, trailer 2027, deep dive and release 2028,” added sirTonyHawk.

Bethesda will want to get this game right, especially as Starfield ended up being so divisive so I’d prepare yourself for a long wait.