TES 5?

[007matthew]

seeing how succesfull oblivion was. I have been wondering ever since i completed oblivion ages ago, are there any plans for an elder scrolls 5?

I have heard rumors of it taking place in skyrim...

Any ideas??

[Yevic]

At this point we have no idea....just waiting to see what Bethesda does

[Jheuloh]

They've hinted to it, but nobody's officially stated that definite plans exist for TESV.

[DaMage]

THere is no offical annoncement of TES 5, but things we know:

Zenimax trademarked the name Skyrim.

Bethesda has no annonced games right now.

Bethesda Softworks is creating a game right now.

Things that might be true:

The game is set 200 years after oblivion (as said, then quickly removed, on the novel's homepage).

enimax Online may have a ES MMO in the works, there have been a few snippets that mention something of the kind.

Speculation:

Aparently Mircosoft want to release a next generation console 2011/2012, so TES 5 might be one of its first game (like oblivion was to Xbox 360)

[Arthmoor]

So was it nothing more than baseless rumor that the next TES game is due in 2010? I distinctly recall it being mentioned in several threads but can't find any of them now because their search function is crap.

I really do hope they're not going to pin everything on another fancy TV gaming box. Consoles make me sick. I guess the days of good PC gaming are finally dead

[007matthew]

if anyone finds anything about TES 5 be sure to post it here

[DarkRider]

Todd Howard has said in several interviews that Bethesda does intend to do an Elder Scrolls 5. They do recognize that the ES series is their financial powerhouse; not doing another Elder Scrolls game would be a bad business decision. If Oblivion had done poorly in sales, they could justify retiring the series, but that's not the case.

However, from what I've seen there's been nothing but rumor and speculation from the community about when it will be announced and where it will take place. Bethsoft is staying pretty tight lipped about what's in the works. I would wager that we will hear about the next ES title long before it ever releases, that's just good marketing, and something Bethsoft has a history of doing (ie opening forums for speculative chat before a title releases). I think it's possible we may see an announcement this year but not sure we'll get to play it this year.

One sign that an announcement may be coming is the renewed focus on ES in the Beth Blog. They've started a regular ES trivia in the blog and I think that could be a lead in to new ES action in the near future.

[Arthmoor]

Well the Bethblog also indicates they'll be spending 2010 on Fallout: New Vegas. So that tends to push TES 5 into 2011. That Xbox thing with M$ starts to look more plausible now.

[DaMage]

@Rider,

I've never heard Todd say that they werent going to make another ES game, they only say they may or may not make another one. if they just came out and said they had finished the ES series then they would lose a large fanbase.

[DarkRider]

Mage, I said

Todd Howard has said in several interviews that Bethesda does intend to do an Elder Scrolls 5

[Arthmoor]

Yes, that much is certain. Todd and others have all said there's one more game coming. They've just been really secretive about when.

[DarkRider]

I think they are having a bit of a spree publishing right now. In a way publishing bolsters their credits too, just not as well as releasing titles of their own. I noticed they have more time to play games than I do!

[nottlong]

I think it will be mid to late 2011 before they release ESV. I will have to wait to see if they make it an MMO. I am hopeful that they will return to more of a rpg then just another action game for the x-box. We can only wait and see.

[DaMage]

Mage, I said

oh...thats the dyslexia kicking in again....my bad sory

[jaggedbubbles]

I figured they would be more worried about the release of Fallout: New Vegas for this year.

[HeyYou]

I figured they would be more worried about the release of Fallout: New Vegas for this year.

They are only the publisher for that title, not the developer.

[jaggedbubbles]

They are only the publisher for that title, not the developer.

Even publishers are worried about release dates.

[HeyYou]

Even publishers are worried about release dates.

True, but, things aren't quite as hectic as for the developers, working against a deadline. I don't think the financial issues are quite as acute for a publisher that doesn't get the game "on time", as they are for a developer that runs past the 'scheduled' release date.

[DarkRider]

alto did you even read the thread before posting? The question of the thread is "Will they make ES 5?" Your post should add more than repeating that. Why not offer your thoughts on whether or not you think so?

[StarX]

Like Vasquez said in Aliens: "Look, man. I only need to know one thing: does it come with a construction set!?"

Fallout New Vegas seems to be a very tactical move serving two purposes: To jump in on their own bandwagon (moneywagon?) as Fallout 3 was a financial succes and by bringing in a team that worked on the previous Fallout games they will probably get more possitive responces from the "Oldschool" Fallout community, raising Bethsofts credibility as the publisher of Fallout. The first one is probably most important though.

I do hope they bring some stuff they introduced in Fallout 3 to TES 5. Vanilla Fallout is a better game in many ways than vanilla Oblivion.

[fonger]

Clearly there is a market for TES V

The issue is how/when to be ready to tap into the $$$$$$$$

Do they wait for a new generation of hardware

Do they wait to launch with a new kind of game box

Do they wait for the economic tides to change

But any way you look at it,

With Vegas on the marketing boards,

Tes 5 will take another 2 years before its a possibility.

[jaggedbubbles]

I would certainly hope that TES 5 would take advantage of Direct X11 if the release year is at least a couple of years ahead (and this seems to be a safe bet).

The parent company, ZeniMax Media, is also settling down after its acquisition of id software - which is busy with the open beta of Quake Live. It takes time to smooth out transitions.

[DeNuke]

One Problem, Will they really up the graphics like they did from morrowind to oblivion or

Will they keep the engines current graphics (Fallout) to make certain the consoles run it without too many problems..

I really hope they don't, I really would like extra eye candy...

[InsanitySorrow]

It will most likely be using an updated FO engine, so it'll look similar but with a few improvements.

[Galvon]

http://www.uesp.net/ on the latest headline it says that beth are likely not going to announce anything at E3 but possibly at QuakeCom in August which leaves us to speculate the TM for Skyrim expires on the 31st of July our Beth letting it go?