Microsoft insider Jez Corden has revealed new launch window estimates for Bethesda’s most anticipated RPGs, suggesting that fans will have to wait significantly longer than expected for both The Elder Scrolls 6 and the long-rumored Fallout remasters. Speaking on the latest episode of The Xbox Two Podcast, Corden noted that while these projects remain active, their development timelines stretch much further into the decade than previous community expectations suggested.
According to Corden, the first of Bethesda’s rumored Fallout updates—widely believed to be a remaster of Fallout 3 based on previously leaked internal Microsoft roadmaps—is not expected to arrive until at least 2027. A modernized version of Fallout: New Vegas is projected to follow even later, potentially aligning closer to 2029 or 2030. These remasters are reportedly being handled by external development studios, including Virtuos, rather than Bethesda’s internal team, which remains focused on its next mainline entry.
Sandwiched between these two tentative Fallout releases is The Elder Scrolls 6, which Corden estimates will launch roughly one or two years after the Fallout 3 remaster, placing its arrival around 2028 or 2029. This timeline mirrors the standard five-year development cycles typical of modern AAA gaming, especially considering the project only entered full production in late 2023. The projection is further supported by recent comments from executive producer Todd Howard, who recently urged patience and suggested the game was still far from a public showing.
While these dates are educated guesses based on industry insights rather than concrete corporate announcements, they establish a realistic roadmap for the publisher’s release schedule over the next five years. For a community accustomed to long gaps between major releases, the pipeline indicates that while legacy titles will receive modern updates, the true next generation of Bethesda RPGs is still a distant prospect.
