Though it was introduced over 5 years in the past, it seems The Elder Scrolls 6 remains to be a methods off. And even then, PlayStation 5 avid gamers won’t get an opportunity to play it. Based on newly launched court docket paperwork from the Microsoft FTC case, The Elder Scrolls 6 will likely be launched solely on Xbox and PC and isn’t anticipated till 2026 or later.

This isn’t precisely stunning information, although it’s disappointing on each fronts. Simply final month Phil Spencer claimed The Elder Scrolls 6 was so far-off that it was too early to even take into consideration platforms. Apparently, that was simply all speak although, because it seems like the choice has already been made to make it an Xbox console unique. The choice to present Starfield the identical remedy has already yielded constructive outcomes for Microsoft. We could also be heading to an period the place that is merely the brand new regular.

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It looks like not way back we had been nearer than ever to a time of no extra exclusives. PlayStation exclusives had been coming to PC, and extra video games had been launching as cross-platform. Now it looks like we’ve taken one step ahead and two steps again. It’s laborious to inform who precisely the winner will likely be right here, however it undoubtedly received’t be the gamers.

Time-wise, 2026 would put The Elder Scrolls 6 launch at round eight years after being introduced. For comparability, the time between the announcement and launch of Starfield was simply over 5 years. Nevertheless, each titles had been technically introduced on the identical day, so clearly they wouldn’t have the identical launch.

Additionally, it was simply final month that Bethesda confirmed The Elder Scrolls 6 to be in early growth. If growth had simply began, even 2026 might be not a practical timeframe.

Both approach, there are nonetheless years till we see the open-world RPG launch. Hopefully, by then issues have modified and we are able to see the favored franchise stay on all platforms. A man can hope, proper?