Skyrim Veteran Claims Howard Pushed Starfield Instead Of TES 6: 'It Was Very Much, 'Guess What, Team? We're Making This Space Game'

Skyrim Veteran Claims Howard Pushed Starfield Instead Of TES 6: 'It Was Very Much, 'Guess What, Team? We're Making This Space Game'

The Elder Scrolls 6 was the next obvious project after Fallout 4

Starfield Before The Elder Scrolls Surprised Bethesda Devs

Bethesda's controversial IP, nicknamed "Skyrim in space", basically came out of nowhere as the team was set to work on The Elder Scrolls 6, says the writer and designer behind the series.

"Most people" at Bethesda wanted to make Elder Scrolls 6 before Starfield, claims Skyrim co-lead, but Todd Howard dragged them aboard his rocketship

What came first, the chicken or the egg? I know, it's a tough one. I'll put it another way. What came first, Todd Howard's lone desire to make a space RPG or what the devs working under him had initially anticipated they'd be working on once Fallout 4 shipped? Well, according to a fresh account given by long-time Bethesda developer and Skyrim co-lead designer Kurt Kuhlmann, those among the latter who'd mentally prepped to be making The Elder Scr…

Bethesda veteran: Todd Howard wanted to make Starfield instead of The Elder Scrolls VI

This November marks 15 years since the release of {The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim}, and it still seems like there might be a few more years to go before we get to return to Tamriel again. Four years after Skyrim's release, in 2015, {Fallout 4} was launched, and since then, Bethesda has rolled out the two more controversial projects, {Fallout 76} and {Starfield}. So what happened? Why didn't they move on to {The Elder Scrolls VI} after Fallout 4? N…