Its TES jim, but not as we know it captain.

Because they are completely different developers, owned by the same company. Neither game will delay the other, because in all likelyhood TESV is still in early development, while the MMO was supposed to be announced already.

I understand that, but if these two games are to both be in development, than my other fear has been realized. TES V may still be in incredibly early development, meaning it won't be released before late 2011 or 2012.

Just in time for Natal.

What he said ^

I dont think They'll release TES with Natal as soon as Natal is released. They gotta have the final product first to be abel to develope for it properly, and the fan base has to get the Natal peripherals.

Hey, doods, you'll all tell me when TESV is announced, right?

I know this questions/answers thing on the Bethblog is to get publicity for the book, but at the same time I can't help but think they're doing stuff like this to make us watch their website more often. If we get another TES related event in the next two months or so, I think we can watch closely for a TES related announcement.

Do you think we can still expect an announcement at E3 this year?

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No it's not going to have NATAL , most likely I doubt Bethesda would make a game just for the 360.

I don't. There is no reason for Zenimax or Bethesda to cannibalize each other. Zenimax won't want a TES:V hurting their monthly revenues from the MMO and Bethesda isn't going to want to share a franchise with a MMO if it is going strong. Just like Bizzard hasn't made WarCraft IV with WoW running and they are two very different genres [RTS vs MMO]. A TES MMO 2011 means most likely that TES:V is a game for 2013-14. Or to put it another way, "Cumulative Speculation related to TES V #130". I don't play MMOs, I never have and at the moment I don't think that will change. I am not a happy camper right now.

A TES MMO 2011 means most likely that TES:V is a game for 2013-14. Or to put it another way, "Cumulative Speculation related to TES V #130". I don't play MMOs, I never have and at the moment I don't think that will change. I am not a happy camper right now.

I have the same feeling about a possible release for tes5 and about mmorpg's

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bethesda makes Elder Scrolls. Zenimax Online makes the MMO. they are not mutually exclusive. This is backed up by official Bethesda statements. In other words, we will have an MMO and a TES5, and the release of one won't delay (or cancel) the release of the other.

I'd like to believe that right now, but I'll wait until that actually makes business sense.

how does it not make sense? is bethesda supposed to sit around and do nothing until the MMO stops being profitable? is Zeni-o supposed to do the same? they aren't competitors, all the money they make goes to the same company. no one will say "i wont buy TES:O because i already own TES5" or vice versa, but there will be plenty of people who will buy both. Its a different market with a different way of making a profit.

If there isn't going to be a TES 5 because of that MMO then the MMO will Die by my hand!!!!! I'M SO ANGRY!!!!! :flame:

Are you not even reading the posts before your own? If not, you should. You'll learn things.

Bethesda has id games to publish and FO3, they can sit on ES for 2-3 years. Zenimax on the otherhand has "TES:O" and that is on deck and about to be Zenimax's turn at bat. Then 2012/13 rolls around and TES:V goes on the next-gen consoles as well as PC. See how that all fits so nicely?

Ok, this probably makes me really slow on the uptake, but I just realised that there is a fair chance Bethesda won't use the same NPC voices in TES V. I am one of the few who liked having the same voices for the various races. I will miss the Nords, the Bosmers, the Dunmers...

The Nords are the only race that have been consistant with their voices.
I actually hear a bit of the Morrowind Imperial in Haskill's voice, correct me if i'm wrong, anyone.

No, they don't, Bethesda Softworks has id games to publish. Bethesda Game Studios is done with Fallout 3. They're making their next game right now. Zenimax Online is making an MMO. The MMO can come out in, say, 2010, and then TESV can come out in 2011. Even taking the MMO out of the picture, TESV will come out in 2011, because it's only been in development since October 2008, and Bethesda games take 3-4 years to make. The MMO and TESV will not interfere with each other if they come out a year apart, because one game is an MMO, and the other is a single player RPG, and those attract different gamers. Saying they will "compete" with each other is like saying Fallout 3 is competing with Oblivion. The profits of both games are going to the same exact company, so they are not competing, and neither will the MMO and TESV.

Not to mention the Argonians and the Khajiit! I wonder how they will solve the voices in TES V.

Oh, and according to IMDB, the man doing the Haskill-voice, was the Male Dunmer in MW. A lot of the people doing voices in Oblivion have also been doing voices in Morrowind.

Can we please make this clear: Bethesda Game Studios is NOT making an MMO. This was clearly stated by Pete Hines in the blog post about the continuation of Elder Scrolls.

But that doesn't mean they won't release TESV later because of the MMO. It actually gives them an excuse to do so.