[Shaylee Shaw]

"Note that Bethesda Game Studios is NOT working on Fallout: New Vegas, Rage, Brink, or Hunted: The Demon's Forge -- Nor do they develop MMOs."

This little snippet of text at the bottom of the main post basically confirms that Bethesda Game Studios is working on The Elder Scrolls V and it's not an MMO. We know that they ARE working on something, so unless it's an entirely new IP (which I don't know why they would do that; TES is the greatest RPG franchise of all time as far as I'm concerned) we at least know that they are definitely making The Elder Scrolls V.

Yeah..not to mention the fact that Bethesda Game Studios does not make MMO's? We already know this. Stated by the president of the company IIRC.

[Darren]

I may not be a master predictor or a conspiracy theorist, but personally I think that it's probably going to be announced relatively soon. Soon isn't usually a year, I'd expect soon to be somewhere within 5-6 months. If we wait 9 months then we'd practically be in Summer again, and the end of one summer to the start of another isn't "soon" it's "eventually" or "in a while". If they think they're going to be announcing soon, I'd say anywhere from 1-4 months. I know that sounds optimistic, but if you think about it after the newest floods of information about TES and everything it isn't really. That's just for an announcement anyway. They're hoping to have it released relatively quickly, but in a realistic respect that's probably anywhere from 7-10 months after the announcement.

So (in my opinion, which is far from fact) at the shortest amount of time we'd have it by new Spring (very very very very very unlikely) and by the most next fall.

The fact that he noted that they should have it released a lot quicker has me thinking that if it was worthy of saying, it's significantly shorter.

[Gisela Amaya]

"Note that Bethesda Game Studios is NOT working on Fallout: New Vegas, Rage, Brink, or Hunted: The Demon's Forge -- Nor do they develop MMOs."

This little snippet of text at the bottom of the main post basically confirms that Bethesda Game Studios is working on The Elder Scrolls V and it's not an MMO. We know that they ARE working on something, so unless it's an entirely new IP (which I don't know why they would do that; TES is the greatest RPG franchise of all time as far as I'm concerned) we at least know that they are definitely making The Elder Scrolls V.

Dude, we HAVE known that the entire time. That information is what we have been telling all the Laymans here since the first thread. I however did not make an account until July. I have however been following the thread since the beginning on my other account.

ON TOPIC:

That information is nothing new, it confirms nothing we do not know.

[Peter lopez]

So, if it were to be announced in September, might we be looking at a March 2011 release?

[Honey Suckle]

So, if it were to be announced in September, might we be looking at a March 2011 release?

I would think so. Though I don't expect it to be announced until the November - January time frame.

[Juan Cerda]

Gstaff

[Lady Shocka]

Dude, we HAVE known that the entire time. That information is what we have been telling all the Laymans here since the first thread. I however did not make an account until July. I have however been following the thread since the beginning on my other account.

This thread has been going a little longer than February of last year. :wink_smile:

So, if it were to be announced in September, might we be looking at a March 2011 release?

Well, in theory we'd be looking at something before March or February, seeing as how Todd claims it will be the shortest time between announcement and release. And seeing as how Pete could walk in at any point now and say, "show the game." and Todd would show it, because (according to Todd) they have "a lot to show". I'd say we could expect an announcement soon.

[Grace Francis]

So, if it were to be announced in September, might we be looking at a March 2011 release?

That is a correct timeline, yes. The game won't be announced then though because of all the hype around Assassins Creed and Halo Reach. ESV will be drowned out by all of the more "mainstream" gaming news about franchises with larger fan bases. Expect an announcement around the time of the book's announcement. That will probably be around February or March.

@ Mikedzines

I know I did not have an account for the beginning as I did not have anything worthwhile to say. I used to be a pretty crappy writer too. Even though when I did make an account I rarely used it.

[Paula Rose]

They'll probably announce it and then keep secret where they are in development, to keep us in suspense. We'll be making threads about development speculation. They're so clever...

[Logan Greenwood]

Soooo...PAX. Seeing as how Bethesda is located on the east coast, do you think they might wait until PAX East?

[Ruben Bernal]

ESV will be drowned out by all of the more "mainstream" gaming news about franchises with larger fan bases.

I doubt it. TES wasn't too well known from Arena - Morrowind, but once Oblivion came out, TES' fanbase has become HUGE.

[Gill Mackin]

I think we will hear about the book first, and around the release date of the book is when we should expect an announcement.

[Ilona Neumann]

My money's still on PAX for the announcement. It's logical, captain.

Since Oblivion Bethesda has mostly relied on magazine announcements, although sometimes closely followed by a convention showing. This certainly doesn't exclude something new and now that Bethesda has a stronger presence in Europe and Japan they might be looking for something new. Bethesda went with Game Informer because it was multi-platform and had the largest subscription base in North America - a magazine preview also allows them to give a single source an in depth look at the game. Announcing a game at a convention lets it get to many more people but the information is more watered down. At the Oblivion announcement demonstrated it's also convenient to have a single source reporting on the game so you can tackle any misinformation with the second preview - if dozens of media outlets are publishing stories on your game unveil it's hard to follow up on that.

I'd put my money on a New Vegas style unveiling with multiple magazine previews. I also think it will be after New Vegas's release which unfortunately means it won't be at PAX. I think early 2011 is most likely but it wouldn't surprise me if they waited until the spring since this lets them announce the game and just as the initial furor is subsiding they enter Con season and start showing it to crowds.

Personally... I know if ESV was announced today, I'd probably go out and preorder FONV and play it several times over to get ready for ESV. Right now, I'll buy it, but I don't see the rush.

I think you're right. I can understand the reasoning that an Elder Scrolls V announcement would overshadow New Vegas' release but no one is going to forget about New Vegas just because TES V is announce. If anything I think it would boost sales.

However if Bethesda announced TES V now it would mean juggling a lot of balls all at once. Getting New Vegas on to the shelf means they have that much more breathing room to throw TES V in to the mix.

In the end I bet both of these are minor considerations though. Bethesda is going to figure out approximately when they want TES V to be released and then figure out approximately how much time beforehand they want to announce it.

[Yonah]

I doubt it. TES wasn't too well known from Arena - Morrowind, but once Oblivion came out, TES' fanbase has become HUGE.

I hope you are right man. The only friends I have with the game are friends who I told them to buy. I just want Bethesda to have more money to spend on their games.
You must be right though because that was the main reason Fallout 3 had such great success.

[Hazel Sian ogden]

And seeing as how Pete could walk in at any point now and say, "show the game." and Todd would show it, because (according to Todd) they have "a lot to show".

Hopefully it will be less sixually charged than that.

I doubt it. TES wasn't too well known from Arena - Morrowind, but once Oblivion came out, TES' fanbase has become HUGE.

Yeah, it seems like everybody knows about Oblivion, at least. Especially the FPS players who were tricked into buying fallout 3, they're likely to have raised the profile of TES accidentally.

[jason worrell]

what was the amount of time between the last book's announcement and release? that might be our best way of figuring out about when TESV will be announced...

[Caroline flitcroft]

Since Oblivion Bethesda has mostly relied on magazine announcements, although sometimes closely followed by a convention showing. This certainly doesn't exclude something new and now that Bethesda has a stronger presence in Europe and Japan they might be looking for something new. Bethesda went with Game Informer because it was multi-platform and had the largest subscription base in North America - a magazine preview also allows them to give a single source an in depth look at the game. Announcing a game at a convention lets it get to many more people but the information is more watered down. At the Oblivion announcement demonstrated it's also convenient to have a single source reporting on the game so you can tackle any misinformation with the second preview - if dozens of media outlets are publishing stories on your game unveil it's hard to follow up on that.

I'd put my money on a New Vegas style unveiling with multiple magazine previews. I also think it will be after New Vegas's release which unfortunately means it won't be at PAX. I think early 2011 is most likely but it wouldn't surprise me if they waited until the spring since this lets them announce the game and just as the initial furor is subsiding they enter Con season and start showing it to crowds.


I think you're right. I can understand the reasoning that an Elder Scrolls V announcement would overshadow New Vegas' release but no one is going to forget about New Vegas just because TES V is announce. If anything I think it would boost sales.

However if Bethesda announced TES V now it would mean juggling a lot of balls all at once. Getting New Vegas on to the shelf means they have that much more breathing room to throw TES V in to the mix.

In the end I bet both of these are minor considerations though. Bethesda is going to figure out approximately when they want TES V to be released and then figure out approximately how much time beforehand they want to announce it.

Agreed! It seems my marketing rant even convinced me . I do believe you make the most sense.

[leni]

what was the amount of time between the last book's announcement and release? that might be our best way of figuring out about when TESV will be announced...

How so? :huh:

[Jarrett Willis]

Hopefully it will be less sixually charged than that.

Wow, now that I look at that, its definitely sig worthy. But who sigs their own quote. :laugh:

[Rusty Billiot]

How so? :huh:

A lot of people (including me) believe that the game won't be announced before the next book, which is supposed to "bridge the gap" between oblivion and the next game. If we say that the book is announced in the next couple of months (which would not at all interfere with FONV), then, if beth follows approximately the same timeline for the book release, we have a time for the book. It seems reasonable that they would announce the game just previous to the book's release to build up hype for the book, and so we have a decent theory for when the game is announced. If it is the shortest announcement-release time of any game, we can look at the best time to release a game during, say, 1 year and 2 months, and say that that is the release time for the game.

Is it guaranteed? no. But it's got a bit of fact behind it, and this is the speculation thread after all...

[stephanie eastwood]

I've had a thought.

This:

Howard went on to say that the jump this game makes from Fallout 3 is an even bigger technical jump than Fallout 3 was compared to Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

Seems to imply that the game will be using Gamebryo, considering it seems to be taken in comparison to Oblivion and Fallout 3.

But then he says:

"The sense of accomplishment every time you do something to get some XP [makes the game more fun]. So I think we'll make efforts in the future to not have [a level cap]."

Does that mean that it won't be a TES game? Because they don't really work with the standard XP system, I hope they keep it to the skills format.

[Dan Stevens]

I've had a thought.

This:


Seems to imply that the game will be using Gamebryo, considering it seems to be taken in comparison to Oblivion and Fallout 3.

But then he says:



Does that mean that it won't be a TES game? Because they don't really work with the standard XP system, I hope they keep it to the skills format.

I think he means like seeing on of your skill bars go up a bit.

[(G-yen)]

Note of interest which really doesn't tell us much of anything at all.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/16/bethesdas-new-game-is-for-current-platforms-pretty-far-along/

After two years of silence, Bethesda is very used to deflecting questions about its next, still unannounced game. But executive producer Todd Howard finally shared some info about the forthcoming project at this year's QuakeCon, telling Eurogamer that it's "pretty far along." Around 90 people are working on the game, and Howard predicts that the stretch between the project's announcement and launch will be the "the shortest it's been for us" (Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was announced in September 2004 and released in March 2006, and Fallout 3 was announced in July 2004 but not released until October 2008).

[Chrissie Pillinger]

That's rubbish! Nobody listens to me either! AND I have a shiny badge.

On topic, though: OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG I can't wait to see whatever it is Beth have been working on, whenever they decide to show it. Eeeeeeeeh!!!!! *bounce bounce bounce*

My money's still on PAX for the announcement. It's logical, captain.

Well... GameInformer's revealing their next cover at PAX, so I dunno if the cover will be ESV. And if it's not, then I doubt it'll be at PAX.

[Gen Daley]

Well... GameInformer's revealing their next cover at PAX, so I dunno if the cover will be ESV. And if it's not, then I doubt it'll be at PAX.

Saturday, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, Unicorn Theatre
From Concept to Cover: The Game Informer Selection Process

Ever wonder how games get on the cover of Game Informer magazine? From the exploration stage to full out execution, editors Andy McNamara and Andy Reiner explain how games go from a phone call to 4.5 million readers in this candid talk about how game journalists work with game companies to reveal gaming’s biggest hits. To share the developer perspective, Irrational Games’ creative director and president Ken Levine, director of marketing Leonie Manshanden, and lead artist Shawn Robertson join us to discuss landing the October cover, which will be revealed on stage for the first time.

Game Informer October will most likely Bioshock Infinite.