[Euan]

i highly doubt that they will wait long enough to put TES: V out on next gen consoles. i mean come on it has been 4 years since oblivion

Good Lord, this is what has been nagging at me for some time now. I feel the same way, why would they release a sequel to Oblivion, that could be contained in the same batch of consoles? It doesn't seem their style, which is horrifying. Unless they release it for PC only and then wait for the nex gen to hit, I dunno. Maybe the Playstation 3 too, maybe? I'm really beginning to lose faith in Bethesda, they seem more intent on the quick buck making all these FPS's, I think TES is just a side note, just my opinion. I'm no Bioware devoted fan, but you have to admire the way they do business, I realize the games are very different, but they churn out quality at a respectable clip. Now if Bethesda, and Valve could work at a similar pace, my world would be a much happier place.

[Gavin boyce]

Just a reminder guys. These threads are the only way you are going to actually have your words heard out by Bethesda, regarding TESV. So if you want something in the game, this is the best chance you are going to have.

Bethesda doesn't read this thread, why should they? ìt's just ramblings and fans who try to blindly grab some straws regarding the next game.

And yes, the game will be released. These threads exist for a reason.

They exist because the users kept making the threads speculating about TESV even though no information is available. So it was a good idea to confine the blind speculation into one thread instead of letting it infect the whole forum.

It's awfully naive to think that this speculation series of threads hold any kind of importance, they do not. They are worthless. But then again, that can be said about most threads on the forum.

[Bad News Rogers]

I think ID software should beat Bioware to the punch and not only announce Doom 4, but Doom 5, 6, 7 and 8 with screenshots of each.

On a serious note, or at least a note with less funny...

IF... EYE EFF, that is IFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF the people are right about Bethesda doing something leading up to an announcement, and if September issue of GI is TESV, then perhaps we may see a countdown or some other thingdigger up on the website around..... sometime between now and then? Maybe July the 31rd? Yeah, July the thirty-fird. But they could very well put a splash page with a picture of a splash page with a picture of a splash (in the watery stuff) with a blurry, watery screenshot of TESV at any time they feel like. That'd be cool, and a good way to celebrate summer! Swim in honor of TESV!

Besides, since when is speculation fun without delving into the ridiculous every so often?

[Travis]

The comparisons to Bioware are really dragging this thread off topic. Bioware has four developement studios, Bethesda has one. Granted Bethesda has a large team and this allows them to work on multiple projects at once: Fallout 3 largely completed pre-production while Oblivion was being finished up, and the Oblivion DLC and Shivering Isle teams were working while Fallout 3 was in full production.


I do understand that both Bioware and Bethesda are big RPG developers, and I also realize that the recent excitement over GI's upcoming magazine cover has got Dragon Age on peoples' minds, but we really need to keep this thread firmly fixed on TES V. That doesn't mean that mentioned of Bioware are necessarily inappropriate but most of the discussion in this thread is drifting away from the actual topic.

[Elina]

THe big problem I see with an annoncement in the next few months it is will overshadow the New Vegas release. Personally I think the time to annonce for this year is about to run out, once a release date is annonced for New Vegas, they wont annonce TES5. Yeah, im taking the "it'll come when it comes" approach to TES5 now.

[Sunny Under]

The comparisons to Bioware are really dragging this thread off topic. Bioware has four developement studios, Bethesda has one. Granted Bethesda has a large team and this allows them to work on multiple projects at once: Fallout 3 largely completed pre-production while Oblivion was being finished up, and the Oblivion DLC and Shivering Isle teams were working while Fallout 3 was in full production.


I do understand that both Bioware and Bethesda are big RPG developers, and I also realize that the recent excitement over GI's upcoming magazine cover has got Dragon Age on peoples' minds, but we really need to keep this thread firmly fixed on TES V. That doesn't mean that mentioned of Bioware are necessarily inappropriate but most of the discussion in this thread is drifting away from the actual topic.

Yeah, my mentioning Bioware was just anecdotal, but I feel it's relevant. I just personally feel, that Bethesda knows the fan base will wait, so that"s what they make them do. I'm not expecting anything soon is all. Saying that, if they make wait that [censored] long, it better be revolutionary.

[Ryan Lutz]

THe big problem I see with an annoncement in the next few months it is will overshadow the New Vegas release. Personally I think the time to annonce for this year is about to run out, once a release date is annonced for New Vegas, they wont annonce TES5. Yeah, im taking the "it'll come when it comes" approach to TES5 now.

I wouldn't think a TES 5 announcement would overshadow NV. Different fan bases, and people will still play NV because TESV wouldn't come out until 1-2 years later.

[Jamie Moysey]

Well, Andrew Reiner tweeted to me and said this:

"@MrTissueBox Is ESV even in the works?"



Seeing as he is the top member of the Elder Scrolls group, don't you think he would know Bethesda was making ESV? I just saw that tweet as something to completely throw me off. But I'm not getting my hopes up at all. I'm just going to observe what happens in the coming days if more hints appear.

If he's serious, then that means Bethesda has no plans with GameInformer for any coming issues...

[Kelly Upshall]

Well, Andrew Reiner tweeted to me and said this:

"@MrTissueBox Is ESV even in the works?"



Seeing as he is the top member of the Elder Scrolls group, don't you think he would know Bethesda was making ESV? I just saw that tweet as something to completely throw me off. But I'm not getting my hopes up at all. I'm just going to observe what happens in the coming days if more hints appear.

If he's serious, then that means Bethesda has no plans with GameInformer for any coming issues...

I guess there's still PC Gamer...

[Tom Flanagan]

"@MrTissueBox Is ESV even in the works?"

Wow. Now that is disheartening. Seeing that McNamara said last month that he had the concept art for the next 3 magazines...that definitely rules out TES on Game Informer for a while.

[Honey Suckle]

Well, Andrew Reiner tweeted to me and said this:

"@MrTissueBox Is ESV even in the works?"



Seeing as he is the top member of the Elder Scrolls group, don't you think he would know Bethesda was making ESV? I just saw that tweet as something to completely throw me off. But I'm not getting my hopes up at all. I'm just going to observe what happens in the coming days if more hints appear.

If he's serious, then that means Bethesda has no plans with GameInformer for any coming issues...

I guess there's still PC Gamer...the September issue. The August Issue is Dragon Age 2.

[Donald Richards]

Wow. Now that is disheartening. Seeing that McNamara said last month that he had the concept art for the next 3 magazines...that definitely rules out TES on Game Informer for a while.

I'd certainly like to know for sure he's being serious as that would put me with peace knowing ESV won't be announced in the coming months. But I think there's a chance he may be somehow toying with me...

[Erika Ellsworth]

I'd certainly like to know for sure he's being serious as that would put me with peace knowing ESV won't be announced in the coming months. But I think there's a chance he may be somehow toying with me...

It's hard to tell, but I'm convened that costumer service and employees are payed to lie to you so I guess he could be toying with you.

[Sara Lee]

DO YOU GUYS NOT UNDERSTAND?
THERE WON'T BE A TESV ON THIS WAVE OF TECH.
If they announce the game at quakecon (which they won't)
Most likely they will release the game within 1-2 years after the announcment (like they have done in the past)
They aren't going to release a game at the end of a console cycle. I'm sorry, but they won't do it.
They have always built games for new technology, and waited for the tech to come to implement it.

I would bet 10,000 dollars that they have spent the last few years writing quests, and designing the story and game.
They will spend the next 2-3 years putting it on future tech.
We will see an annoucment in a year or two.

The 2nd novel isn't even out yet!


LOL at the people that thought there was going to be an annoucment this month.

I don't see why your theory exclude an announcement soon in light of the following:

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/7347.html

Well, according to Capcom Europe COO and ex-SCEE CEO David Reeves, you had better be ready because the next generation could be here in only "two years time." He said that "all the first-parties have got to be working on something" at this point in time, although he didn't get into details.

As current consoles are as old as Oblivion pretty much, an announcement on both are becoming due.

[koumba]

I don't see why your theory exclude an announcement soon in light of the following:

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/7347.html



As current consoles are as old as Oblivion pretty much, an announcement on both are becoming due.

Well if you consider 6 years of waiting acceptable I guess, I don't. My Only remaining hope is in Zenimax.

[Shirley BEltran]

Wow, this has got to stop, or at the very least be dialed back several notches. The hype and posting amount was insane for this month's GI cover. Let's not make this a monthly occurrence.

Right now we learned that our trademark knowledge was misinformed, and that Bethesda can renew them pretty much as often as they want. We know that QuakeCon is 'the likely place for announcements to happen' according to Pete Hines, which could simply have been in reference to Doom 4. And we know that Bethesda currently has four titles on its plate that it will be very busy marketing for the next 6-12 months. Until we get some hints in a new interview or blog post... I really don't think we have anything at all.

But please, let's leave the next GI issue until September. It could be anything at all. At least we were correlating the August issue with our (incorrect) trademark theories. A September issue isn't speculation, it's wild and frantic hope.

I disagree with the "wild and frantic hope" part. Andrew Reiner said next month's cover is "his most anticipated game." Andrew Reiner is the top member of only one group on GI online: The Official Elder Scrolls Group. Sure its vague, but its something. Plus when you had that to GI's tweet on Mr. Tissue Boxes Twitter: "@MrTissueBox Yup. Our follow is all automated now. But we know it's fake. Trust us " it gives a little more hope. Pete Hines basically said we're likely to see something at Quake Con, and the September GI issue is the perfect lead in to that...

[sunny lovett]

Hahaha you are already talking about September edition of GI?
Just abandon the ship already because GI just shot a hole in the patchwork that kept the ship afloat. There is absolutely no information on TES at all. Nothing. For all we know Bethesda could have had a break from TES and have done nothing on it, because of other exciting projects like fallout and brink. Nothing lasts forever sadly. All we are left with is some probability which may be dead wrong, like the high probability people gave the cover on GI in August.

Unless people start putting pressure on Bethesda to reveal anything about TES, there is no point discussing if TES 5 will be a reality. Dead buried forgotten. Move on

I will agree I dont think the september GI is likely, there is just no fact to back it up, only a fanatic want for it to be TES5. The August edition had the trademark expiring to back it up, that was the main basis for thinknig it was TES5.

However, I think we can agree that what Bethesda is currently working on is in fact TES5. Back when Fallout 3 was released there were alot of comments about a new elder scrolls game in the next few years, if they havent been working on TES5 since then.....well then it would be Fallout 4 adn they wouldnt be winning any fans with the ES community doing that.

because of other exciting projects like fallout and brink

*sigh* Bethesda arent making them, only publishing them. The development of them would not take resources away from Bethesda's development team....and they wouldnt be hiring and paying workers to just sit around for 2 years doing nothing.

I am really getting sick of people not knowing the difference between Bethesda Softworks and Bethesda Game Studios.

[Olga Xx]

So if September is the lucky issue, then would they announce it before July 31st, or the day of the cover reveal before Game Informer.

[sam westover]

Huh...well here is a post Pete did about annoncing Morrowind...despite it being from 2000, it think it is still what they do today:

Pete on Morrowind information being released: ? 06/01/00
1) It's been in development for a while. We didn't make the announcement when things were just getting started.

2) We aren't putting out volumes and volumes of info on the game (even though we could), because I don't want to be lumped into the group of games (that I won't name) that I heard way, way too much about for way, way too long before they were released.

I'd rather have all of you still learning new things about the game right up until it's released. Todd and I have agreed this is the way we want to do it, so that's how it's going to work. At least until he gets too excited and blabs about some other cool aspect of the game.

Which is exsactly what they do, annonce a game, continuely release info until released....so fans arent left waiting after the annoncement for more info.

[Jerry Jr. Ortiz]

according to our new understanding of the copy laws they can announce it whenever so if september happenes to be the announcment for GI then i would suspect the Bethesda announcment would drop the da yof the cover release or the the day of quakecon, if it is released at QC then i can see GI delaying the magazine release to that time frame as well

[Sophie Morrell]

There's hardly much point speculating on the next GI until we get more information.

[Dalia]

True true i was just commentign on the July release window and how it is no obsolete because of our new understanding of copy rite laws

[Brad Johnson]

Is Quakecon even the kind of place TES V would be announced? Like E3.

[Lori Joe]

This thread has a déjà vu effect on me. And I'm new to these board. You guys speculate faster than light.

[Jeff Turner]

Is Quakecon even the kind of place TES V would be announced? Like E3.

Maybe. It's probably the best option right now, and one could argue that Pete Hines was dropping hints about it when he said it would be a better place than E3 for making announcements. Aside from showing off footage of DOOM 4, what else would they announce there?