After eight years, Xbox is reportedly preparing to reintroduce The Elder Scrolls VI to the world. And this time, the game will apparently get an official subtitle: Sentinel. According to The Verge, Bethesda could reveal the full name next month in celebration of Skyrim’s 15th anniversary. That’s not all, though.
The report states that Hammerfell will serve as the setting for Sentinel. It’s a massive region that’s southwest of Skyrim and probably best known for being playable in The Elder Scrolls Online. As for the narrative, the RPG “will be the first game about the history of the Elder Scrolls,” per The Verge. That means discovering “the secrets of these mysterious ancient artifacts” in Sentinel.
It’s unknown how much Bethesda will showcase, if the re-reveal does in fact happen in November. However, the report states that gameplay demonstrations are taking place, following up Xbox CEO Asha Sharma saying she saw the game in August. At that time, Sharma teased The Elder Scrolls VI’s subtitle, and fans correctly figured out it’s Sentinel–at least reportedly right now. She also noted that the game’s “scale and grandeur are incredible.”
Earlier this year, Skyrim director Todd Howard expressed that he knows his team at Bethesda needs “to get it right” with The Elder Scrolls VI. The majority of people at Bethesda Game Studios are working on the RPG currently.
As for whether The Elder Scrolls 6 could be an Xbox console exclusive, Sharma is playing coy about that possibility. What we do know is that Bethesda has a new logo.
