Elder Scrolls 6 Fans Use Character Creation Contest to Guess Release Date

Fans of *The Elder Scrolls 6*, much like those eagerly awaiting *Grand Theft Auto 6*, are hungry for any scrap of information. With little more than a character creation contest to go on, it's no wonder the community has plunged into speculation about the game's release date.

This week, Bethesda unveiled its latest collaboration with Make-A-Wish, offering fans a unique chance to bid on creating an NPC character for *The Elder Scrolls 6*. "For the last several years, we have been fortunate to partner with Make-A-Wish to fulfill wishes, support local events, and provide special experiences and items to children battling life-threatening illnesses," Bethesda stated.

"This year, we're contributing to their Silent Auction by allowing one winner to collaborate with Bethesda Game Studios to design a character that will appear as an NPC in *The Elder Scrolls 6*. All proceeds from the auction will directly support Make-A-Wish."

While this initiative is commendable, for *The Elder Scrolls 6* enthusiasts, it's a tantalizing clue about the game's development stage. The community has drawn parallels to a similar Make-A-Wish project for *Starfield*, leading to fervent speculation about *The Elder Scrolls 6*'s potential release date.

A Reddit user, aptly named 'FartingSlowly', observed that Bethesda's 'chance to make a Starfield character' announcement came two-and-a-half years before *Starfield*'s September 2023 release. Applying this timeline to *The Elder Scrolls 6*, this suggests a release date of September 27, 2027.

"This isn't a reliable metric for predicting a release," FartingSlowly cautioned. "Don't take it too seriously. Yet, it's based on something concrete from Bethesda, a refreshing change from baseless speculation."

Despite this, many fans remain skeptical. Some have noted that the *Starfield* Make-A-Wish announcement was made when the game was slated for a November 11, 2022 release, hinting at a possible November 2026 launch for *The Elder Scrolls 6*.

It's been an eternity since Bethesda announced *The Elder Scrolls 6*. In January, the announcement from June 10, 2018, reached the same age as *Skyrim* was when *The Elder Scrolls 6* was first revealed.

The studio confirmed that *The Elder Scrolls 6* entered "early development" in August 2023, with "early builds" available by March 2024. Marking the sixth anniversary of the announcement last June, even Bethesda's development chief, Todd Howard, remarked, "oh wow, that has been a while."

Expectations lean towards a 2028 release at the earliest, likely on the next generation of consoles as well as PC. If that holds true, it would be an astonishing 17 years since *Skyrim*. As we await more news, explore Everything we know about The Elder Scrolls 6.