Todd Howard says a large portion of the team behind Skyrim remains at Bethesda, and that continuity is shaping expectations for The Elder Scrolls 6. The studio signposts a return to the fantasy lineage of Skyrim and Oblivion rather than the sci‑fi direction of Starfield, even as concrete details stay scarce.

  • Staff continuity: Many developers who worked on Skyrim are reportedly still on the project, which Howard implies will influence design and tone.
  • Design direction: Bethesda suggests ES6 will draw more from its fantasy predecessors than from the mechanics or setting of Starfield.
  • Long silence: The game has been mostly quiet since its first tease in 2018, with only sporadic reveals and a single title card shared publicly for years.
  • Recent nuggets: Over the past months Bethesda has begun dropping more comments and anecdotes — including remarks from past designers — giving fans small glimpses into development.
  • Development pace: Howard has acknowledged wishing development moved faster, underscoring both the team's ambitions and the scale of the project.

Source: Eurogamer

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