Information-Starved The Elder Scrolls 6 Fans Use Official Create-a-Character Competition to Come Up With a Release Date

The Elder Scrolls VI: Release Date Speculation Fueled by Make-A-Wish Campaign

Fans of The Elder Scrolls VI, much like those eagerly awaiting Grand Theft Auto VI, are starved for concrete information. This lack of news has predictably led to rampant speculation regarding the game's release date, fueled only by an official "create-a-character" competition.

Bethesda recently announced its latest Make-A-Wish initiative: a silent auction offering the chance to collaborate with Bethesda Game Studios to design a non-player character (NPC) for The Elder Scrolls VI. Proceeds from the auction will directly benefit Make-A-Wish.

While a commendable charitable endeavor, this announcement has ignited a firestorm of speculation within the Elder Scrolls community. Fans are drawing parallels to a similar Make-A-Wish project Bethesda conducted for Starfield. The timing of that campaign, relative to Starfield's eventual release, has become the basis for a potential release date prediction for The Elder Scrolls VI.

A Reddit user, "FartingSlowly," noted that Bethesda's Starfield character creation campaign was launched approximately two and a half years before the game's September 2023 release. Extrapolating this timeframe, they posit a September 27, 2027 release date for The Elder Scrolls VI. However, they readily acknowledge the tenuous nature of this prediction.

This proposed date has been met with skepticism from many within the community. Some point out that Starfield's Make-A-Wish competition was announced closer to its original November 11, 2022 release date, suggesting a potential November 2026 release for The Elder Scrolls VI instead.

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It's been a considerable time since Bethesda's January 2018 announcement of The Elder Scrolls VI. The studio confirmed the game entered "early development" in August 2023, with "early builds" available by March 2024. Even Bethesda's Todd Howard acknowledged the lengthy development period.

Initial estimates placed the game's release as early as 2028, potentially for next-generation consoles and PC. A launch then would mark an incredible 17-year gap since Skyrim's release. Until an official release date is announced, speculation will undoubtedly continue.