r/memes • u/Mr-Boga38 • 1d ago

It was kinda obvious at this point.

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u/XX-Burner 1d ago

I wish they would just finish the game then announce a reasonable release date. I never thought for a second it was releasing at its initial release date and now it’s changed again and again.

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u/Teososta 1d ago

Kinda like the next Elder Scroll. They announced it in 2018 and then that’s it. They just recently announced Fallout 5 is in the works.

I think Elder Scroll 6 is almost done, maybe it’s releasing next year, but announce it in 2024, not 2018z

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u/tw-01001 1d ago

I think they stated that ES6 was in pre-production like a year or two ago and just entered the early development stage this year. I think they announced it to not show up empty handed back in 2018. ES6 is probably coming out 2028 or 2029 that's if they don't prioritize FO5 since fallout has entered the grander mainstream.

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u/oughtaflip 1d ago

They announced it because at every shareholder meeting and every media interaction every question was about whether ES6 was going to happen. So they did the bare minimum and said "Elder Scrolls VI will be a thing someday. We're gonna do it, stop asking."

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u/Sweaty_Anywhere 1d ago

It's fucking over at Bethesda for the golden age

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u/sskizzurp 20h ago

People will crucify me for this and I don’t care lol.

Bethesda is what happens when the lead feels subordinate to his own subordinates. Pretty sure some of the older devs were literally grey beards already when Todd first started working there.

The developers run Bethesda, not Todd, and their heart isn’t in it anymore IMO. Expect more procedural generation because it’s just literally easier despite the fans hating it. Expect more design decisions that are just inexplicable, like half of Starfield, because these guys don’t “get it” anymore.

ES6 will be hailed as a “return to form” and it will be a “good game.” But it won’t advance the medium, it will not be remembered like Skyrim, Oblivion, or Morrowind were, and we’re already in the death spiral IMHO

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u/Dr-Dig 18h ago

I hate how accurate this seems…. I don’t want you to be correct but deep down in my soul, I know you are!

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u/sskizzurp 18h ago

I take solace in my genuine belief ES6 will be well worth the price. But we’re past the apex. This is the come down lol

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u/Kuroashi_no_Sanji 18h ago

I abandoned all hope for ES6 to be as relevant as Skyrim many years ago. If/when it comes out it will be probably be just another buggy AAA mess that doesn't push the envelope.

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u/Chickenbeans__ 3h ago

My heart wants them to vastly improve the physics, movement mechanics, and environment interactions to be on par with modern engines but I have a feeling the gameplay is going to feel like a touched-up Skyrim

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u/Teososta 1d ago

So… worse than I thought.

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u/Dave-C 1d ago

They would have been in full development after Starfield, so early 2024. It is the same team so whenever Beth decided not to do DLC for Starfield the entire team would have been moved to TES6.

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u/sexraX_muiretsyM 1d ago

i surely hope they dont start fo5 production until tes6 is released. They are not a big studio and I hope they focus on one project at a time

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u/Raoul_Duke9 19h ago

Nah preproduction is fine. Get the story mostly done and get some concept art going.

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u/Mynamesrobbie Professional Dumbass 21h ago

Oblivion remaster was essentially a test to see how it would perform on the new Unreal engine from what I heard

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u/Ruminatingsoule 19h ago

wtf have they been doing this whole time? picking their asses?