Talking about the first time we officially heard about The Elder Scrolls VI is starting to sound like ancient history.and it was at E3 2018 when Bethesda announced that it had already started working on the new installment of the successful saga. It was, in fact, the same conference in which the developer spoke to us for the first time about Starfield, and from that first moment they made it clear to us that the successor to Skyrim would arrive after the new saga inaugurated with Starfield.
So, and although at first we had illusions of a “short” wait, watching Starfield get delayed, delayed, and delayed again made us accept an inevitable reality, and that is that the wait for The Elder Scrolls VI was going to be longer than a day without bread (for those of us who are bread-eaters, that is). And not only because the RPG in space became a black hole of resources, but also because of decisions, quite successful in my opinion, such as choosing to change the engine used, which will undoubtedly translate into a host of improvements.
In September of last year, as a result of Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard King, a document was made public that tentatively indicated 2026 for its launch, that is, 15 years after the arrival of its predecessor, Skyrim. And if that seemed little to us, at the beginning of this year we had news that invites us to think of a delay on that forecast seen last year, and that indicates that We may have to wait until at least 2028..
Such a long wait has many people thinking that Bethesda is pulling out all the stops to create a title that will blow us away. And we can bet that is true, but we can also bet that expectations could play a trick on many people. That is how Bruce Nesmith, lead designer of Skyrim, sees it, who in an interview awarded to the YouTube channel Kiwi Talkz, has stated that it is virtually impossible for The Elder Scrolls 6 to live up to expectations and that, consequently, it could be a disappointment for people who have been waiting for it for years.
So much so that he even ventures to suggest some rather angry reactions from disappointed players, who he claims might throw their hands up in horror and even end up crying (here we can understand that, with a few exceptions, he is exaggerating). And of course, we cannot forget that we are talking about the game that will become the successor to Skyrim, meaning that the bar has already been set very high with the title that is now awaiting its successor.
This situation, according to Nesmith, has generated some nervousness in Bethesdabecause they are aware that this hype will contribute decisively to sales, but it may also end up taking its toll on the studio if the difference between what was expected and what was received is greater than expected. And this, of course, assuming that the 2028 deadline is confirmed. If we end up having to wait even longer, the soufflé will continue to rise, and Todd Howard’s team will have to practice advanced engineering to prevent it from deflating, with the effects that this would have.
Source: www.muycomputer.com
