Microsoft is having a bad day today. With a massive leak happening due to documentation that should not have seen the light outside of the courtroom, Xbox is witnessing how all its plans for the coming years are exposed to the world. Not only to gamers but also to competitors. While it’s true that many of these plans have already been executed, and many may have changed, all this information sheds light on what they have in store for the future, including what they do not have planned for the competition.
The Elder Scrolls VI, the successor to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, was announced during the E3 event in 2018. Although we now know that its development didn’t begin until the release of Starfield in September of this year, we’ve been aware of its existence for five years. And Bethesda has a target release year for the game: 2026.
While it may seem excessive to announce a game eight years before the target release date and five years before the start of its development, there’s even more concerning news. Among the confidential information that has accidentally leaked during the trial with the FTC, it has been revealed that The Elder Scrolls VI would be an Xbox and PC exclusive.
As analyst Stephen Tolito has shown in a chart depicting Bethesda’s upcoming releases, The Elder Scrolls VI has a big red cross indicating it won’t be released on PlayStation. This is very disappointing news for fans of the franchise and those who enjoyed Skyrim and only have a PlayStation 5, as they will be forced to switch to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, or PC if they want to play its spiritual sequel. Because, as Microsoft has made clear, albeit accidentally, starting in 2023, all of Bethesda’s games have little to do with Sony.
