Last year, Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered to great acclaim, leading some players to call for The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind to receive the same kind of update. Now, Larian Studios publishing chief and Baldur’s Gate 3 veteran Michael Douse is throwing his support behind a modern update of Morrowind.
In a post on X, Douse wrote, “OK, call me optimistic, but there is a very technically qualified developer out there that would happily remake Morrowind with a modern combat system and it would sell like f***ing hot cakes.” In a subsequent post, Douse added, “Mission to find Bethesda’s Bloober [Team]: go.”
Ok call me optimistic but there is a very technically qualified developer out there that would happily remake Morrowind with a modern combat system and it would sell like fucking hot cakes https://t.co/pDO1HDYGVX
— Very AFK (@Cromwelp) February 1, 2026
Douse was responding to previous comments left by Bethesda veteran Bruce Nesmith, who recently cast doubt that a Morrowind update is actually what people want.
“Go back and play Morrowind and tell me that’s the game you want to play again,” said Nesmith. “We all have these fond memories of things that were pivotal moments in our gaming fantasy histories that we absolutely [love], but you go back and play a 20 year old game and you will cringe.”
“I love Morrowind in so many ways, but [please] don’t hate the design lead that doesn’t wanna repeat that combat system,” wrote Douse in a subsequent message.
Bethesda is currently working on The Elder Scrolls 6, but that project doesn’t currently have a release date.
