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Skyrim Co-Lead Says Bethesda Preferred Elder Scrolls 6 Before Todd Howard Pushed Starfield

A former Skyrim co-lead claims that most people at Bethesda wanted to begin work on The Elder Scrolls 6 before developing Starfield. According to the reports, Todd Howard instead directed the team toward the spacefaring RPG, effectively shifting the studio’s priorities.

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What we know

  • A former Skyrim co-lead says Bethesda staff generally wanted to make The Elder Scrolls 6 first.
  • Todd Howard is described as pushing the team toward Starfield instead.
  • The account characterizes Starfield as a project Bethesda was brought onto unexpectedly rather than the team’s preferred next game.

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