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I've been in this community for quite a while, and I have administered quite a few hits of the ol' hopium where I could. Today, I am here to resume my tried and true profession. I have long believed that 2026 was the release date, and I stand by all of my reasons for believing so. While now-a-days I lean more towards 2027, I think that it is still good to push back against those who believe the game is still much further off. Listed here is my current list of every reason to believe that this game is not as far away as many believe:

1. When Bethesda held a Make-A-Wish competition to create an NPC for Starfield in February of 2021 , they were planning for a release date of November 2022 , 21 months later. TESVI similarly had a competition in February of 2025 . 21 months after this is November 2026 - assuming there was an internal delay like there was for Starfield, it could also account for an upcoming 2027 release in the same way Starfield was pushed from 2022 to 2023. 
2. TESVI was originally scheduled for 2024 in the FTC vs. Microsoft court documents from 2020 . All other games on this document were correctly attested, but with a delay of about two-three years . Two-three years after the original scheduled release year of 2024 gives us a current release year of 2026-2027.
3. As part of the FTC court case, Microsoft submitted a separate document about projects being worked on and their exclusivity. TESVI was listed alongside a planned release date of 2026 or later - so we know that 2026 was originally on the cards.
4. Minimally, the FTC documents show that Bethesda believed a three year separation between Starfield and TESVI was long enough as of 2023.
5. Microsoft's lawyer during the FTC court case stated that the target year was in 2026. 
6. Xbox seems to be prioritizing Elder Scrolls as part of a plan for FY27 (which runs from July 2026 - June 2027). This means they would want to see a return on that plan by the end of that Fiscal Year - at the very least, they want to step up marketing, at most we could see a release within a year.
7. Assuming the timeline average given by Todd Howard in his interview with Lex Fridman holds for TESVI, we would expect 2-3 years of full production followed by 6 months to a year of “glue stage”. Given that the game *already started* full production by September of 2023, we are likely in that glue stage now. Perhaps entering this glue stage was the ‘big internal milestone’ Todd mentioned the team was about to pass earlier this year.
8. We know that the game is well enough along for there to be official playthroughs being shown off to higher up executives. This likely indicates a very progressed stage of production.
9. Asha Sharma wasn’t the only person who viewed the playthrough, but also Xbox’s Chief Strategy Officer and the *Vice President of Games Marketing*. Why would these two individuals want to see a *playthrough of the game* given the context already shown here?

Now, there are still reasons some people might push back against such a soon timeline. Those main ones are wrapped up in three particular areas:

1. It was said by the previous Xbox CEO during the Microsoft vs. FTC trial that the game was "5+ years away" in 2023. However, this doesn't account for the fact that the trial was accusing the Xbox of monopolization, and the CEO (who had no direct involvement on the game) was trying to deny knowing what platforms the game would be on by emphasizing how far away it was - it does not mean that he knew the timeline for that game's release was for certain 5+ years off still.
2. Jason Schreier was recently reported as saying the game was "2+ years away" still, but this isn't exactly what happened. He said he certainly didn't think the game was coming out this year, and maybe not next year - all of this based on what he has(n't) heard about the game so far. My suspicion is that the production around this game has been very tight lipped, and when you add on the fact Schreier was blacklisted by Bethesda for years it is no wonder he hadn't heard anything. Given his work, he likely suspected that if the game was coming out within a year or two he would have heard more - but this is an assumption. Similarly KiwiTalkz has stated that the game would come out 2028-2029, but this was said without insider information - only based on conversations he has had with former devs. In other words, they said these things as speculation.
3. If the game is to release in the first half of 2027, it could be in danger of cannibalizing Fable. This is honestly the biggest hurdle, but I think there are some good reasons to think this isn't a concern - primarily that a few months gap between the two (Such as Fable releasing FY27Q3 and TESVI releasing FY27Q4) would likely be fine, and there have been rumors that Fable could be further delayed. Add on this the fact that Fable has been in development for a long time with lots of rumored issues, Xbox could be betting on TESVI to pick up the numbers should Fable not perform well enough.

All of this to say, I think it is completely reasonable (and perhaps likely) to postulate that we are *less than a year away* from the release of our most anticipated game. I hope that you are all as excited as I am, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Hi all,

Did a search on here but didnt find anything. They have a few auctions on biddr with some pieces I am interested in, but trying to do my due diligence before bidding.

Just curious what everyone likes to play while wait. I personally don't play much (maybe 2-3 hours a week) and only play Morrowind at the moment.

Unless you count Chess.com, of course.

Consider the following excerpt from Jason Schreier's impromptu call with Todd Howard:

Jason Schreier: I asked him [Todd], I said, 'Hey, like, have they [Obsidian] gone to you in the past to pitch Fallout games? And, uh, he said, 'Well, we all talk and, "Hey, this would make sense when the timing is right." And so I said, "Well, what made the timing right right now?" And he said, quote, "That would be spoiler-ish."

Notice that this discussion is about timing, not content or features etc. There is something specifically about the timing of this collaboration that would be ‘spoiler-ish’, but spoiler-ish for what? The only thing I could think of would be that there is something else happening which makes the timing right for this collaboration. There are two routes to think about this:

1. There is something happening with the Fallout IP

The Fallout TV show just finished its latest season earlier this year, which was set in New Vegas. Obsidian famously worked on Fallout: New Vegas. It would make sense then that this would be the correct timing for a sequel to Fallout: New Vegas due to the popularity of the TV show and the resurgence of popularity of New Vegas. They could even release the remaster of F:NV earlier in the year to drive sales of the sequel.

2. There is something happening outside of the Fallout IP

This would likely be that Elder Scrolls 6 is wrapping up, and so resources will begin to be freed up to work on new projects. We know for a fact now that Fallout 5 is currently in pre-production, and rumors from Jez Corden state that the game was ‘greenlit’ as far back as July of 2025. In the same month it was reported by a reporter from VGC that ‘multiple Fallout projects’ were currently in the works including ‘the one you’re all wanting’. To me, this seems clear that Fallout 5 was in some very early stage of pre-production as far back as a year ago, and that tells us a lot about where they are at with Elder Scrolls 6. Todd Howard has said in the Lex Fridman interview that they begin picking up pre-production for the next game while they are finishing the one they are on, this likely coinciding with or around the ‘glue stage’. In the Kinda Funny Games interview Todd did earlier this year, he specifically said that the game was about to pass a ‘major milestone’ - could it be that they are now finalizing the game? If so, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a trailer by the end of the year, and a release date of next year.

Basically title. Unsure if it works on badupdate or only on hard modded systems. I have RGH3 corona but friend is using bad update until we can mod his trinity.

Working on setting up OpenMW on a mini PC running bazzite that im trying to make fully controller operated. Main issue im finding is i can't get through the tutorial/setup because i need a keyboard for certain things (character name, class name etc). This would also be beneficial to have later in the game for naming enchanted items etc. Any way to setup an on screen keyboard the would pop up only for these occasions?

Hi all,

Im having quite the frustrating time getting my PS5 controller set up. For one, it doesn't register each button as independent - for example, it might think the left trigger is 'Joystick7+ Button5' - meaning whatever it maps to 'button5' (perhaps X) is unusuable because i get the multiple bindings warning.

I also am unable to use the controller to navigate the start up menu for some reason. I am attempting to turn a mini PC into a console so that i can run some of my favorite PC games using just a controller, so the idea is to not need a mouse or keyboard at all.

Has anyone else done something similar? Any luck setting it up?

Working on setting up OpenMW on a mini PC running bazzite that im trying to make fully controller operated. Main issue im finding is i can't get through the tutorial/setup because i need a keyboard for certain things (character name, class name etc). This would also be beneficial to have later in the game for naming enchanted items etc. Any way to setup an on screen keyboard the would pop up only for these occasions?

Had all four of my wisdom teeth removed friday evening. Two were impacted, one with an absess, one had breached my sinuses. Friday evening wad super rough. Still had some bleeding yesterday, and im generaally just scared of hurting myself or making the wounds worse.

I have barely eaten anything since Friday aside from maybr 500calories of very smooth smoothie. Im very hungry, but im also very naseuous - the nausea is also impacting my ability to take my pain meds. Fairly sure the nausea is because i need to eat.

What are some good foods that would be safe to eat at this time?

We all know that the end of this month gives us the 40th anniversary of Bethesda Game Studios, and with it comes the speculation that we may finally hear something more directly from the studio about TESVI. It remains to be seen if that is indeed the case, but something I am starting to feel more confident about is that Bethesda seems to be preparing for something upcoming. Here is what we have heard about:

1. Oblivion Remastered seems to have been rated by the ESRB for the Switch 2 (Source)
2. McFarlene toys has leaked two new Fallout New Vegas themed tows, previously it was leaked from them that new toys for Fallout 3 were printed as well (Source)
3. There have been rumors about both Fallout 3 Remastered and a Fallout: New Vegas remastered on the horizon - more recently, NateTheHate seems to add credibility to the New Vegas rumors (Source)

I bet that there is going to be a celebration stream for Bethesda's Anniversary. If Oblivion Remastered is coming soon to Switch 2 but wasn't at the Nintendo Direct, it means Bethesda wants to show it on their own terms. Similarly, if merchandise production for multiple fallout remasters are ramping up, it means they are expecting to list them for sale in the not-distant future.

Here is what I am predicting: Bethesda will hold an anniversary stream to celebrate 40 years, and in it they will touch on their 3 defining franchises as a company. Maybe we will get a look on the next big update to Starfield. We will likely get a shadow drop of at least one Fallout remaster (I bet 3), and maybe a look at the other. Elder Scrolls will be saved for last, of course - it's their baby. They made it from scratch unlike Fallout, and they made it all the way back in the 90's. They will announce the Switch 2 port of Oblivion Remastered, maybe some updates to the game, and if we are lucky? Maybe we will even hear something officially about TESVI.

This is all speculation, and it's very possible that all of this happens without any mention of TESVI; but where's the fun in not hoping for it?