Industry insider Jez Corden’s latest unverified report shows that there is a new The Elder Scrolls 6 trailer in the rounds at Bethesda. This development, as discussed on The Xbox Two Podcast, offers us an idea of the long-awaited project, suggesting that the game’s development is at some noticeable rate.
Since its short teaser reveal at E3 2018, and the August 2023 announcement that development is underway after the end of the main game for Starfield, there has been little official news on The Elder Scrolls 6. Corden’s account originally caused speculation about a possible appearance at the Xbox Games Showcase on June 8. As a point of clarification here, however, this leaked trailer is perhaps not meant to be viewed by the public.
It is standard procedure in AAA game development to create internal-only trailers for numerous reasons. These can be employed to draw attention to milestone achievements, aid executive sign-off, afford feedback opportunity to platform holders, or for cross-team consistency. Though there may be a chance that Bethesda is getting ready for a full public reveal and getting some internal feedback, work on such a trailer basically points towards The Elder Scrolls 6 being far enough along to justify a visual update on development for internal stakeholders.
Having a fresh internal trailer, whether or not it’s being released publicly, is a good sign for those hoping for the next installment in the well-established fantasy RPG series. It implies that growth has grown to the point at which visually proving advancement is a possibility for Bethesda’s leadership. Based on the firm’s past expansion timelines, some experts are looking for a probable launch in late 2028, so a more major public revelation is not an unrealistic hope.
Taking this into account, nonetheless, Corden feels that an appearance at Gamescom, the following big industry showcase in August, still is not likely. If, as it appears, the project will be released in 2028, Bethesda would, in its day, plan a full public reveal, though with less anxiety that forced Starfield’s launch date out into announcements eleven months and three months in advance.