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Bethesda reassures fans The Elder Scrolls 6 is "on the way" following the Xbox cuts, and that it's "loving how it looks" and "playing it every day"

Bethesda Game Studios has moved to calm concerns about The Elder Scrolls 6 following recent Xbox cuts, telling players that, "The next chapter is on the way.

The Elder Scrolls 6 teaser trailer screenshot, showing mountains and a coastline, somewhere in Tamriel.
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Bethesda Game Studios has moved to calm concerns about The Elder Scrolls 6 following recent Xbox cuts, telling players that, "The next chapter is on the way.

The short version

  • We're where we planned to be, loving how it looks, and playing it every day."
  • This is despite Microsoft positioning its restructuring as a way to reorganise the Xbox division around its strongest brands - The Elder Scrolls being one of them.
  • "By aligning more directly across the franchise, we can create even better experiences for players," Bethesda Game Studios said.

What happened

The note also said how The Elder Scrolls 6 will be built on Creation Engine 3, as expected - the engine it's been building since Starfield 's launch. Fallout 5 - a project announced this afternoon - will also use that engine.

Why it matters

"We do realise we need to find a way to say a bit more so that our fans understand what we're doing and why," Howard said, "while also protecting that moment when you really see the game and you press play.

Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at Eurogamer via the links above and below.

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