A Glimmer of Hope: Elder Scrolls 6 Might Appear at the Xbox Games Showcase

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Okay, so here’s the thing. Rumors are flying around like a flock of confused seagulls, and I’ve got this weird itch that maybe, just maybe, we’ll see something from The Elder Scrolls 6 at the Xbox Games Showcase on June 8. No promises, though. Seriously.

Why now? It’s been, let’s see, almost seven years since we got that first trailer. Yep, seven. Makes you feel old, doesn’t it? They didn’t even tell us where the game would be set. Just a fancy cinematic teaser that left us all guessing. Meanwhile, Bethesda kept us busy with a shiny remaster of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion and brought us Starfield. But news on The Elder Scrolls 6? Nada. Just the occasional “yeah, we’re still working on it.” Thanks for that, Todd.

So here’s the juicy part. Jez Corden, from the Xbox Two podcast, stirred the pot a bit. He hinted we might get a peek at the game during this showcase. He called it a “pie in the sky” thing, but hey, rumors are swirling. Like, maybe there’s a secret trailer floating around Microsoft. Or maybe, who knows, it’s just a bunch of folks whispering in the break room.

But Corden also drops a reality check. Microsoft’s a giant tease — sometimes they show games internally, leaving the rest of us gnawing at our controllers. So yeah, cross your fingers, but don’t hold your breath. It’s kind of like hoping my cat will learn to clean its own litter box.

Anyway, my gut says whenever it finally drops, The Elder Scrolls 6 will explode onto the scene. Oblivion Remastered did, after all. Elder Scrolls fans are like, well, they’re eternally patient (or maybe just eternally tortured), given it’s been nearly 14 years since the last main game. But hey, hope springs eternal, right?

So until Bethesda decides to spill the beans for real, we’re all just here, waiting, maybe with bated breath or maybe just a lot of snacks. Because if there’s one thing we gamers know, it’s how to wait. But come on, Bethesda, give us a crumb, will ya?