Summary
- Fans theorize that The Elder Scrolls 6 will launch in September 2027.
- The theory stems from the time between Starfield’s character creation contest and when that game launched.
- Bethesda is currently raising money for charity, with the highest bidder getting the chance to design their own Elder Scrolls 6 NPC.
The latest Elder Scrolls 6 release date theory suggests that the game could be released in September 2027. Bethesda first announced The Elder Scrolls 6 a staggering seven years ago, yet updates on the highly-anticipated open world game have been few and far between since then. There hasn’t been a new Elder Scrolls 6 trailer or really anything all that substantial revealed about the game since its initial announcement, much to the frustration of franchise fans.
The lack of Elder Scrolls 6 news updates has been agonizing for fans, but Bethesda broke its silence recently with the announcement that it would be hosting a character creation contest. To raise money for the Make-a-Wish foundation, Bethesda is auctioning off the chance to design an NPC that will be featured in The Elder Scrolls 6.
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The Elder Scrolls 6 Contest Explained
Following years of little to no information about The Elder Scrolls 6, Bethesda officially mentions the game as part of an exciting new fan contest.
Recently, a Reddit user pointed out how Bethesda did something similar for its open world sci-fi RPG Starfield, which similarly gave fans the chance to make their own NPC for the game. This contest took place roughly 2.5 years before Starfield‘s release. According to the Reddit user’s math, if Elder Scrolls 6 follows a similar trajectory, it will likely launch in September 2027. And assuming Bethesda sticks with the release date convention it went with for Skyrim, the most likely day in September would be the 27th. So, the new Elder Scrolls 6 release date theory is that the game will launch on September 27, 2027.
Of course, there is nothing concrete from Bethesda about The Elder Scrolls 6 release date, so fans should definitely keep their expectations in check. It’s entirely possible that The Elder Scrolls 6 release date will come much later than September 2027, and there’s a slim chance that the game could be released sooner than expected. Previous reports suggested that The Elder Scrolls 6 release date would be some time in 2028. And even if Bethesda does eventually announce a September 27, 2027 release date for The Elder Scrolls 6, there’s always the chance that the game will get delayed.
Incredibly, the gap between Skyrim‘s release date in 2011 and the launch of The Elder Scrolls 6 is larger than the gap between GTA 5 and GTA 6, which is expected to launch in 2025. Elder Scrolls fans have truly been waiting an agonizing amount of time to get their hands on ES6, and they likely have at least two years, if not more, still to go. Whenever The Elder Scrolls 6 does launch, here’s hoping the game is able to live up to the incredibly high bar set by Skyrim.
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2026
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Bethesda Game Studios
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Bethesda Softworks