Overview
- Todd Howard told GQ there is no release window and urged patience, saying the next Elder Scrolls entry remains a distant launch.
- He confirmed recent hands-on sessions, including a reported three-hour playtest tied to a Make-A-Wish charity visit and a separate “big play test.”
- Howard said he prefers to avoid early date announcements and favors an “announce and release” approach, hinting Oblivion Remastered’s surprise launch was a successful test run.
- He noted “hundreds” of staff are currently on Fallout projects, while describing The Elder Scrolls VI as the studio’s “everyday thing.”
- An industry insider claimed Bethesda is internally targeting 2028, with 2029 as a possibility, but that timing is unverified and not endorsed by the studio.