It’s been over eight years since Bethesda officially announced the next entry in its long-running Elder Scrolls RPG series, but new reports have hinted that the sequel might make its proper appearance soon and that it will apparently be titled The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel.
This information comes from The Verge’s sources, which state that Bethesda might announce the upcoming title as soon as next month, as it coincides with the 15th anniversary of the franchise’s latest game, 2011’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The sources also add that The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel will be set in Hammerfell, the location previously seen in 2014’s The Elder Scrolls Online, and will be the first game in the franchise to explore the history of its titular artifacts.
Bethesda first announced the game in 2018 during the studio’s E3 conference, although the reveal was only a brief teaser showcasing its The Elder Scrolls VI title card against the backdrop of an in-game location that many guessed at the time to be a region between Hammerfell and High Rock, which matches the rumoured reports. The game would enter active production five years later, in 2023, after the launch of the studio’s sci-fi RPG, Starfield, and has been its priority ever since.
While its road to release has been long, fans might get a more substantial first look soon, if the reports are to be believed, although it’s likely that this apparent announcement would be a cinematic trailer instead of one that showcases actual gameplay, as previous reports by Bloomberg and Jason Schreier estimated that the game is still two to three years away from release, suggesting it will arrive no earlier than 2028.
Perhaps the wait is a good sign, too, as Bethesda is infamous for launching its titles in unstable states. Skyrim was widely criticised on launch for being a buggy and unpolished mess, and while Starfield released in a more acceptable state, it also had its fair share of technical hiccups, so hopefully the studio learns from past mistakes and takes their time with The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel, and doesn’t have to repeat the same pattern of fixing its games post-launch.
Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise “duds” like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3. He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying.
