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

The Elder Scrolls VI: Release Date Speculation Fueled by Make-A-Wish Campaign

Fans of The Elder Scrolls VI, much like those eagerly awaiting Grand Theft Auto VI, are starved for concrete information. This lack of official news has predictably led to fervent speculation regarding the game's release date, fueled only by a recent Bethesda announcement.

Bethesda recently unveiled its latest Make-A-Wish initiative: a silent auction offering the chance to collaborate with Bethesda Game Studios to design a non-player character (NPC) for The Elder Scrolls VI. Proceeds from the auction will directly benefit Make-A-Wish.

While a commendable charitable endeavor, this announcement has ignited a firestorm of speculation within the Elder Scrolls community. Fans are drawing parallels between this Make-A-Wish project and a similar one Bethesda ran for Starfield. The comparison has led to some intriguing (and perhaps far-fetched) conclusions about The Elder Scrolls VI's development stage and potential release date.

Reddit user "FartingSlowly" observed that Bethesda's Starfield character creation campaign was launched approximately two and a half years prior to Starfield's September 2023 release. Based on this, they posit a September 27, 2027, release date for The Elder Scrolls VI. While acknowledging the tenuous nature of this correlation, the user highlights that this speculation, unlike much of the previous conjecture, stems from an official Bethesda action.

Naturally, this proposed date has been met with skepticism within the community. Some point out that the Starfield Make-A-Wish competition was announced closer to its original November 11, 2022, release date, suggesting a potential November 2026 release for The Elder Scrolls VI instead.

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It's been a considerable wait since Bethesda's June 10, 2018, announcement of The Elder Scrolls VI. The studio confirmed the game entered "early development" in August 2023, with "early builds" appearing in March 2024. Even Bethesda's Todd Howard acknowledged the lengthy development time.

Initial predictions suggested a 2028 release at the earliest, potentially coinciding with the next generation of consoles. Should this timeline hold, the game's launch would mark an incredible 17 years since the release of Skyrim. Until an official release date is confirmed, fans continue to speculate and eagerly await further news.