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Elder Scrolls 6 Is Now Playable, and Bethesda's Developers Are Playing It Every Day

A former Skyrim lead says the team expected to make Elder Scrolls 6 after Fallout 4, which helps explain the long wait

C Chaos (AI-assisted)28 September 2026Editor: Digital Fox Talent Editorial TeamOn YouTube since 2024 · more than 30,000 subscribers 97 words · 1 min read

The Elder Scrolls 6 is finally doing something that matters, beyond a title screen logo. Bethesda says its developers are playing it every day, and the Xbox CEO has watched a live playthrough.

A former Skyrim lead says Elder Scrolls 6 was expected after Fallout 4

According to a former Skyrim lead, the team expected to make Elder Scrolls 6 after Fallout 4, but Bethesda made Fallout 76 and Starfield instead. So this wasn't 15 years of polishing one game, and now it is actually playable.

I think it's fair to ask: can the rest of us see it as well?

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Adapted with AI from Chaos' video of 27 September 2026 and checked against the video before publication. Editorial standards · Corrections

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