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The Elder Scrolls 6 announcement is now as previous as predecessor Skyrim was when The Elder Scrolls 6 was introduced, and developer Bethesda hasn’t shared one other snippet since.
Devoted Reddit person RoboPup noticed that 2,403 days — or six years, seven months, and three days — have handed since The Elder Scrolls 6 was introduced. Skyrim was famously launched on November 11, 2011, so The Elder Scrolls 6 reveal on June 10, 2018 got here 2,403 days after that.
A short teaser trailer arrived at (the now defunct) E3 2018 and The Elder Scrolls followers rejoiced as acquainted drums started taking part in earlier than the trailer opened on a fantasy panorama and the title The Elder Scrolls 6 appeared.
Anticipating this to be an preliminary style of many subsequent trailers and deep dives with a launch just a few years away, followers have withered as showcase after showcase and yr after yr have handed with no additional appears to be like on the Skyrim sequel.
The six yr anniversary of the announcement arrived in June final yr and even Bethesda improvement chief Todd Howard paused to say, “oh wow, that has been some time.” The Elder Scrolls 6 is not less than in manufacturing now, with the studio confirming it had entered “early improvement” in August 2023 and “early builds” had been accessible in March 2024.
That is virtually all Bethesda has stated, nevertheless, exterior of some courtroom paperwork revealing it should skip PlayStation because of Microsoft now proudly owning Bethesda.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.