Obsidian's Pitch for Elder Scrolls Spin-Off Rejected by Bethesda

Proposed game intended to fill the gap between major releases, similar to Fallout: New Vegas, didn't gain traction.

Chris Avellone, former Obsidian Chief Creative Officer, revealed that the studio pitched an Elder Scrolls game to Bethesda, intended to 'fill the gap' between major releases, similar to Fallout: New Vegas.
The proposed Elder Scrolls game would have been a spin-off title in the same universe but potentially a divergent timeline or era.
The idea was to follow a model similar to Treyarch and Activision’s Call of Duty games, with Bethesda releasing a core game and Obsidian releasing a spin-off.
However, the pitch didn't gain much traction with Bethesda, with Avellone suggesting that Bethesda wasn't entirely pleased with the reception of Fallout: New Vegas.
It's been over a decade since the last major Elder Scrolls title, Skyrim, was released, and the next installment, The Elder Scrolls VI, is not expected anytime soon.