Bethesda Warns It's 'Impossible' for Elder Scrolls 6 to Meet Expectations

Elder Scrolls 6 developers at Bethesda know it will be “impossible” to meet the game’s expectations, but see the challenge as a “blessing and a curse.”

Elder Scrolls 6 is one of the most anticipated games of the future. Following the success of Skyrim, developer Bethesda has been working on the next installment since its announcement in 2018.

As the company has shifted its focus away from the game to releasing its brand new IP, Starfield, Bethesda has slowly been releasing new information about what to expect from Elder Scrolls 6.

However, despite rumors circulating for six years, very little is known about the game. In an interview with KiWi Talkz, Bethesda’s Bruce Nesmith explained how the pressure to deliver has become a “blessing and a curse” for the development team working on Elder Scrolls 6.

Nesmith is a Bethesda veteran and has worked as a writer for Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.

“The expectations of fans who want to buy The Elder Scrolls 6 will be almost impossible to meet,” Nesmith began.

“Marketing departments are just scratching their heads and crying. Because it’s like, ‘Okay, if it’s not perfect, if it doesn’t get a 95+ on Metacritic, it’s a failure.'”

While Nesmith has no doubt that Elder Scrolls 6 “will be an incredible game,” he also noted that it will naturally be compared to all of Bethesda’s previous titles.

Given that Bethesda is behind some of the best video games of all time, including Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas, and more, there’s no denying that the pressure is on for the team to deliver Elder Scrolls 6.

To fully expand on this concept, Newsmith pointed to Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios as an example of how, once a team is “on the map” and finds great success, “expectations are very high” for their next game, even if it wasn’t a studio that was previously “on everyone’s mind.”

Elder Scrolls 6 is slated for release in 2026. However, we’ll be sure to keep you updated with all the latest information regarding the game’s release date as we learn more.