The Elder Scrolls VI Was Set to Release After Fallout 4

The Elder Scrolls VI fans are worrying about the game’s release date and the game itself, considering the sixth installment was announced back at E3 2018. It is now revealed the game was originally set to release after Fallout 4.

Kurt Kuhlmann, who is a former The Elder Scrolls writer and lore master, recently spoke to PCGamer, where he revealed some interesting facts about Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls universe, and many more. He left Bethesda Game Studio in 2023, and now he shares that Todd Howard, the company’s boss, has promised Kuhlmann will be the lead designer for The Elder Scrolls VI, but 11 years later he found out the studio hired others for this role. The initial plan of Bethesda was to release TES VI after Fallout 4, but then they made Fallout 76 and Starfield, and still nothing has been advanced since the game announcement. More from Kuhlmann's interview you can check below:

“Former Elder Scrolls writer and lore master Kurt Kuhlmann speaks on why he left Bethesda:

- Elder Scrolls 6 was supposed to be their next game after Fallout 4;

- Todd Howard had promised him the lead design role on TES6, only to find out 11 years later that they went with someone else;

- The vibe at Bethesda was very different after Skyrim's success (Kuhlmann was co-lead on Skyrim);

- "Of course, after Fallout 4 we didn't go to TES6, we made Fallout 76, and then even then we didn't make TES6, we made Starfield, which became this extremely long project compared to other ones.";

- Kuhlmann left Bethesda in 2023 after 20+ years;

- He says the problems at Bethesda pre-date the Microsoft acquisition;

- As the years went on, design leads (including Todd Howard's role) became less hands-on and more "bureaucratic";

- His version of Elder Scrolls 6 was going to be like The Empire Strikes Back;

- The elven supremacists were the bad guys and they would ultimately come out on top, setting up TES7;

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