Information-Starved The Elder Scrolls 6 Fans Use Official Create-a-Character Competition to Come Up With a Release Date

The Elder Scrolls VI, much like its elusive cousin Grand Theft Auto VI, remains shrouded in mystery, leaving fans desperately grasping at straws for any hint of a release date. The recent announcement of a Bethesda Make-A-Wish project has, unsurprisingly, ignited a firestorm of speculation within the community.

Bethesda announced a silent auction where the winning bidder gets to collaborate with Bethesda Game Studios to design an NPC for The Elder Scrolls VI. All proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish, a commendable cause. However, for eager fans, this announcement carries a far more significant implication.

The community is drawing parallels between this Make-A-Wish initiative and a similar one Bethesda ran for Starfield. The theory? The timing of these announcements might correlate to the game's development stage and, by extension, its release date.

Reddit user "FartingSlowly" noted that Bethesda's Starfield character creation contest was announced roughly two and a half years before the game's September 2023 launch. Based on this, they've projected a September 27, 2027 release date for The Elder Scrolls VI. While acknowledging the tenuous nature of this prediction, they highlight it as a data point, however flimsy, originating from Bethesda itself.

Naturally, this proposed date hasn't been universally accepted. Some point out that Starfield's Make-A-Wish campaign was announced closer to its original November 2022 release date, suggesting a potential November 2026 launch for The Elder Scrolls VI instead.

It’s been a considerable wait since the initial announcement of The Elder Scrolls VI in June 2018—a date now as distant as Skyrim's release was when the sequel was first revealed. Bethesda confirmed the game entered "early development" in August 2023, with "early builds" surfacing in March 2024. Even Bethesda's Todd Howard acknowledged the lengthy development time.

Early speculation placed the release in 2028 or later, potentially coinciding with the next generation of consoles. If that proves true, it would mark an incredible 17-year gap since Skyrim's release. Until official confirmation arrives, you can explore Everything we know about The Elder Scrolls 6.