Official TES V Speculation Thread Number 29

Post » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:23 pm

There is NO OFFICIAL information about a new TES game release.

This thread is for member speculation of when and if TES V will be released. This is where you post any new information about when it might be released, tidbits from interviews which mention it and such.

It is also where you post your theories of when you think it might come out based on guesses, number crunching, rumors or such.

This is about speculating on the next TES game and when -- or if -- it is going to be released. It is not a place for discussion of what is going to be in it, what type of graphics there will be, or any other subject of that type; they belong in the http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1090035-tes-v-ideas-and-suggestions-164/. If those kind of posts get raised they will be deleted and the poster warned for going off topic.


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More recent interviews of note:
April 27th, 2009: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/974/974529p1.html
June 25th, 2009: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24211 (particularly this quoted part)August 14th, 2009: http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/08/14/quakecon-2009-todd-howard-keynote-highlights/
August 17th, 2009: Pete clarify many things of what happen in QuakeCon in this blog: http://bethblog.com/index.php/2009/08/17/clarifying-about-next-elder-scrolls-game-mmo-etc/

January 6th, 2010: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kotaku/2010/01/06/chatting-with-fallout-and-oblivions-todd-howard, at the 9:30-10:30 mark Todd Howard said: "[...] we spend a lot of time adding to the engine, [...] and we've sort of been doing that with the big new game [we've been] making since we finished Fallout 3. You know we finished Fallout 3 over a year ago so that whole time has been spent re-doing a large part of our basic technology[...]".

PLEASE NOTE: AS PER MODERATOR REQUESTS IN THE PREVIOUS THREAD, PLEASE CONFINE THIS DISCUSSION TO SPECULATION TO BETHESDA GAME STUDIOS / TES:V. DISCUSSION OF ZENIMAX ONLINE STUDIOS PROJECTS OR AN ES MMO SHOULD GO IN THE http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1085332-official-tes-multiplayer-thread/

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1090049-official-tes-v-speculation-thread-number-28/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1089368-official-tes-v-speculation-thread-number-27/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1087949-official-tes-v-speculation-thread-number-26/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1085708-official-tes-v-speculation-thread-number-25/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1084630-official-tes-v-speculation-thread/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1083843-official-tesv-topic-yes-no-maybe/
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1082727-official-when-and-if-we-will-get-tes-v/
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:42 am

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/04/interview-bethesdas-pete-hines/ In it, he said that we shouldn't expect any announcements at E3. But he didn't say anything about announcing something before E3, like we've been expecting them too. So take that Pete! :P
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:38 am

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/04/interview-bethesdas-pete-hines/ In it, he said that we shouldn't expect any announcements at E3. But he didn't say anything about announcing something before E3, like we've been expecting them too. So take that Pete! :P


very true... if announced before, we could still get some more info on it at E3... im still holding out hope for TES cover of GI's june or july covers.

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"I think we tend to try and go outside of that window for new announcements."

hmm... what are they up to? :rolleyes:
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:03 am

very true... if announced before, we could still get some more info on it at E3... im still holding out hope for TES cover of GI's june or july covers.

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"I think we tend to try and go outside of that window for new announcements."

hmm... what are they up to? :rolleyes:


He did say later that they like announcing stuff at QuakeCon. E3 may be a bust.
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Post » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:19 pm

He did say later that they like announcing stuff at QuakeCon. E3 may be a bust.


Except QuakeCon is in August, a few weeks after their trademark expires. It'd be just a tad too late if they announced it there.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:58 am

He did say later that they like announcing stuff at QuakeCon. E3 may be a bust.

He gave QuakeCon as an example. He didn't mean anything definite about it.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:14 am

My completely ignorant prediction, is that TESV will be a launch title for the next-generation consoles (PS4 and XBox...720?). And hopefully ported to Windows 8 with DirectX 12.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:15 am

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1089368-official-tes-v-speculation-thread-number-27/page__st__160__p__15893300&#entry15893300

I still say we will have the announcement June 2nd (as in my link above). If you want to read the justification for the timeline it is here: http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1089368-official-tes-v-speculation-thread-number-27/page__st__180__p__15893489&#entry15893489

That interview was incredibly telling in my opinion... he alluded to previous experience with announcements at E3 stating that as a journalist and having been with Bethesda that E3 is not the place to make announcements, this leads me to believe they will follow previous iterations of their marketing strategy for new TES games.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 12:35 pm

And besides, why would they announce ESV at QuakeCon?... They've never announced any games at any events before.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:47 am

The announcement also usually comes before the presentation. So we'll get an announcement, info, interview, probably in Game Informer, and then we get a full video and re-stated facts at w/e conference they showcase it at.

PS. It is my strong belief that the April Fool's day announcement told more than it seemed. The name of the fictional game was Alinor, captial of the Summerset Isles.

For one, he's saying it's not set in Summerset, which was second in the running next to Skyrim (though I'm never sure why...the name was never copyrighted like Skyrim was)

But, I don't think the game will be called Skyrim...I think it would be called Solitude, or Winterhold...I'm guessing not Winterhold, if they want to avoide the "it's all snooooooow" bias. But "solitude" has it's own meaning, so idk. I couldn't find what the capitol of Skyrim was, but I thought it was Winterhold.

It also says they won't be using Gamebryo, which means that they actually are, and that they're having the Rock and Christian Bale do voices which means that voice talent will be relatively unknown, not big name starts. I vote Kevin McKidd from Rome and Dog Soldiers.

Of course, I don't know how "official" Planet Elderscrolls is, and whether it's totally made up, or made up with the permission of Pete 'n Todd.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:45 am

He did say later that they like announcing stuff at QuakeCon. E3 may be a bust.



Except QuakeCon is in August, a few weeks after their trademark expires. It'd be just a tad too late if they announced it there.



He gave QuakeCon as an example. He didn't mean anything definite about it.



And besides, why would they announce ESV at QuakeCon?... They've never announced any games at any events before.


When I first saw QuakeCon as a reference, I scrambled to copy that part to post here...but you guys have already read it. Anyway, even though it would be late to announce it does fall tantalizingly close to when they have to announce it (July 31st).
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:04 am

I just don't think E3 is a great place to announce anything. It's just so much stuff going on that it tends to get lost, so I think we tend to try and go outside of that window for new announcements.

I think we would do those kinds of things [...] at events like QuakeCon. That's now kind of an event that we're working with id to make bigger and better. One of the ways you make it bigger and better is you take some of your stuff and do announcements there rather than doing them elsewhere.

Yeah, we have some pretty cool ideas for some stuff we want to do that's big and iconic for E3 and QuakeCon and PAX.





He seems really keen on the idea of making QuakeCon a big event. And I don't blame him, now that QuakeCon is practically part-owned by Bethesda. Doom 4 would likely be a popular topic at this year's QuakeCon, but a new Elder Scrolls game? That would definitely go some way to making it a bigger, more recognizable, game show. Antibody already mentioned that QuakeCon is just out of bounds of the trademark for an announcement, but what do we think of the chances of Bethesda announcing TES:V a few weeks prior to the event (August Game Informer?) and then showing it off for the first time at the event? That satisfies the trademark conditions and their newfound love for QuakeCon.

Trouble is, Pete and Todd are so good at denying upcoming announcements right up to the point they take the podium... must be masters of speechcraft. They've cried wolf too many times for me to believe them, so in my mind it could go either way. E3 or QuakeCon. If it wasn't for the history of denial I would bet money on my above theory.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:15 am

Trouble is, Pete and Todd are so good at denying upcoming announcements right up to the point they take the podium... must be masters of speechcraft. They've cried wolf too many times for me to believe them, so in my mind it could go either way. E3 or QuakeCon. If it wasn't for the history of denial I would bet money on my above theory.

It's nearing the end of an interview with Todd Howard and then, "By the way, everyone, there is going to be an Elder Scrolls V and it's title will be ____" That would be a pretty lame announcement xD
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Post » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:16 pm

I just don't think E3 is a great place to announce anything. It's just so much stuff going on that it tends to get lost, so I think we tend to try and go outside of that window for new announcements.

I think we would do those kinds of things [...] at events like QuakeCon. That's now kind of an event that we're working with id to make bigger and better. One of the ways you make it bigger and better is you take some of your stuff and do announcements there rather than doing them elsewhere.

Yeah, we have some pretty cool ideas for some stuff we want to do that's big and iconic for E3 and QuakeCon and PAX.





He seems really keen on the idea of making QuakeCon a big event. And I don't blame him, now that QuakeCon is practically part-owned by Bethesda. Doom 4 would likely be a popular topic at this year's QuakeCon, but a new Elder Scrolls game? That would definitely go some way to making it a bigger, more recognizable, game show. Antibody already mentioned that QuakeCon is just out of bounds of the trademark for an announcement, but what do we think of the chances of Bethesda announcing TES:V a few weeks prior to the event (August Game Informer?) and then showing it off for the first time at the event? That satisfies the trademark conditions and their newfound love for QuakeCon.

Trouble is, Pete and Todd are so good at denying upcoming announcements right up to the point they take the podium... must be masters of speechcraft. They've cried wolf too many times for me to believe them, so in my mind it could go either way. E3 or QuakeCon. If it wasn't for the history of denial I would bet money on my above theory.

That certainly is a very likely theory... but it does change the nature of QuakeCon to announce a single-player RPG... isn't QuakeCon mainly about bringing your rig and fragging your buds in a user-supported environment? An FPS holy-land, not really the best audience for an Elder Scrolls announcement... I would venture Pete is talking about Doom 4 playable levels since the game has been announced.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:32 am

I wouldn't be opposed to them showing it at QuakeCon, as long as they announced it before then. It'll be a depressing E3 though.

The announcement also usually comes before the presentation. So we'll get an announcement, info, interview, probably in Game Informer, and then we get a full video and re-stated facts at w/e conference they showcase it at.

PS. It is my strong belief that the April Fool's day announcement told more than it seemed. The name of the fictional game was Alinor, captial of the Summerset Isles.

For one, he's saying it's not set in Summerset, which was second in the running next to Skyrim (though I'm never sure why...the name was never copyrighted like Skyrim was)

But, I don't think the game will be called Skyrim...I think it would be called Solitude, or Winterhold...I'm guessing not Winterhold, if they want to avoide the "it's all snooooooow" bias. But "solitude" has it's own meaning, so idk. I couldn't find what the capitol of Skyrim was, but I thought it was Winterhold.

It also says they won't be using Gamebryo, which means that they actually are, and that they're having the Rock and Christian Bale do voices which means that voice talent will be relatively unknown, not big name starts. I vote Kevin McKidd from Rome and Dog Soldiers.

Of course, I don't know how "official" Planet Elderscrolls is, and whether it's totally made up, or made up with the permission of Pete 'n Todd.


It's not official at all, it was just a poorly researched April Fools joke by what is basically a fan site. It means absolutely nothing.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:24 am

That certainly is a very likely theory... but it does change the nature of QuakeCon to announce a single-player RPG... isn't QuakeCon mainly about bringing your rig and fragging your buds in a user-supported environment? An FPS holy-land, not really the best audience for an Elder Scrolls announcement... I would venture Pete is talking about Doom 4 playable levels since the game has been announced.

At the moment that's how it's seen. But since Pete just stated that Bethesda and ID are very focused on the idea of making it a bigger event... well TES:V would certainly attract the media attention neccessary to kick-start that change. The announcement would have to come before the event due to the trademark contingencies. If that announcement heralds plans for a first-look in-game demonstration or trailer for TES:V at QuakeCon though, that really sets the media ball rolling.

I wouldn't be opposed to them showing it at QuakeCon, as long as they announced it before then. It'll be a depressing E3 though.

The new Zelda is being announced at E3! That's a JOYOUS E3! And in fact, it's another good reason for expecting a QuakeCon showing of TES:V. Pete said he's worried that announcements at E3 get lost amidst all the other game announcements. A new TES game certainly wouldn't get lost (and would be number 1 in my books), but it would undoubtedbly be seen as second-place to Zelda by most of the press. Over-shadowing could be a minor issue.
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Post » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:06 pm

Out of the box ehh? They'll announce it with a giant blimp over Shady Grove, the only place in Maryland also in TES (unless you count the IC shops)
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Post » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:13 pm

Thats actually disheartening :(. I wanted ES5 to be at E3, dont know why, just did.

But still holding out for next months game informer, im getting used to silence and no elder scrolls excitement, which isnt a good thing.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:09 pm

Pete said he's worried that announcements at E3 get lost amidst all the other game announcements. A new TES game certainly wouldn't get lost (and would be number 1 in my books), but it would undoubtedbly be seen as second-place to Zelda by most of the press. Over-shadowing could be a minor issue.


I thought Pete's reasoning made sense to me. Not everyone is as excited about TES:V as we are.
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Post » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:05 pm

If he says theres gonna be nothing at this years E3, then there wont be anything for at least a year. For oblivion, they anounced it, then they did a big E3 presentation. If theyre not showing anything at E3 then theyre not going to have anounced it before hand. Which means we'll have to wait till next yeas E3, and they wont have it done by then, if they do have anything to show at E3 they'll just be showing off what they've done so far, but thats not untill E3 next year, which is over a year away, so a 2012 release may be immenent. Maybe for the next console. and then the world blows up. Hell, Duke Nuken Forever will be out before TESV.

Whats weird is, they've anounced Fallout Vegas, Brink, RAGE, and that other game, but they still wont tell us a single thing or even hint at TESV.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:11 am

Who knows, there's still a chance that ESV will be at E3, but announced before then of course.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:41 am

Somewhere (might have been here) I heard that GI usually has cover story information before the magazine is released.

What is the issue following E3?
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:01 pm

Somewhere (might have been here) I heard that GI usually has cover story information before the magazine is released.

What is the issue following E3?


The August issue, the cover of which will be revealed in early July and come out sometime in July.
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:06 am

Is there any theory of a blurb at E3 with a serious follow-up in GI?

That seems like the last hold before our speculation becomes almost entirely unfounded.
The helms deep of speculation. :nerd:
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Post » Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:49 am

Who knows, there's still a chance that ESV will be at E3, but announced before then of course.


nah, there is no way they will be showing off much TES related at E3, the annoncement yes, but actualy in-depth content to show of the game....i doubt it, too early.
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