When Todd Howard from Bethesda made the comment at QuakeCon that the company was not working on an Elder Scrolls V. Many took his statement of there being "no current plans" for an Elder Scrolls V to mean that there would never be a new entry in the series.
The latest Bethesda blog wishes to clear a few things up about the future of Elder Scrolls.
And what about that comment made about an Elder Scrolls MMO?
Elder Scrolls may continue, but we just won't know when, and a secret MMO is in the works but that could be anything.
The latest Bethesda blog wishes to clear a few things up about the future of Elder Scrolls.
At his QuakeCon talk he was asked when TESV is coming out and Todd replied, “Don’t look for a new Elder Scrolls game in the near future.” He also went on to say how much the franchise means to us and that it definitely will continue. He just wasn’t going to provide any timeframe on “when.” This should not be news to anyone that has been paying attention. Both Todd and I have said repeatedly that, of course, we’re going to do another Elder Scrolls game. The last one was enormously popular. So was the one before that. You get the idea. So do we.
Todd and Bethesda Game Studios are hard at work on their next big game, and we’re not ready to discuss it. As always, we prefer to have something amazing to show when we talk about it. We aren’t going to confirm or deny or comment on speculation, nor are we going to give hints about anything. If you know us by now, you know we don’t really do that.
Todd and Bethesda Game Studios are hard at work on their next big game, and we’re not ready to discuss it. As always, we prefer to have something amazing to show when we talk about it. We aren’t going to confirm or deny or comment on speculation, nor are we going to give hints about anything. If you know us by now, you know we don’t really do that.
And what about that comment made about an Elder Scrolls MMO?
To be clear, Todd and his team do not make MMOs, for any franchise, at all. We have another division – ZeniMax Online Studios – which is lead by Matt Firor, and they are working on an MMO. They have not said anything about what game they are making. When ZeniMax Online is ready to show what they are up to, we’ll let everyone know.
Elder Scrolls may continue, but we just won't know when, and a secret MMO is in the works but that could be anything.