Jez Corden said the elder scrolls vi is still “quite far away,” and his timeline pushes the next mainline entry to 2028 or 2029. For a game announced eight years ago, that keeps the wait in the same long runway that has already defined it.
“2027 maybe for Fallout remake, at least one of them, and then probably the year after or the year after that for Elder Scrolls,” Corden said during the latest episode of the Xbox Two podcast. That puts the next Elder Scrolls release close to 20 years after Skyrim, a gap that has become part of the story itself.
Xbox Two and the 2027 window
“I’ve heard that like, I don’t know how true this is, but one thing I heard is Fallout remasters are probably a little bit further off than people think and Elder Scrolls VI is still quite far away,” Corden said. He added, “I suppose that getting some of those games out more quickly is probably something they’re probably very thinking is top of mind for them.”
That timing places Fallout first, with a remake in 2027 and Elder Scrolls VI slipping to the year after or the year after that. The practical effect is simple: the franchise pipeline still looks front-loaded around Fallout before Bethesda’s fantasy sequel gets a release window of its own.
Skyrim’s 20-year gap
The Elder Scrolls VI was announced eight years ago, and there has been very little new information since rumors about a Hammerfell setting. Todd Howard has already said the game is still far from release, which leaves Corden’s 2028 or 2029 estimate as the sharpest timing signal in the current discussion.
Oblivion Remastered launched last year, and the Fallout 3 remaster was learned about at the same time. That sequence matters because it shows how Bethesda-related projects can surface in pairs, then move on very different schedules; Corden’s latest comment suggests Elder Scrolls VI remains the slowest-moving piece in the group.
June 7 showcase pressure
Xbox’s annual showcase is scheduled for June 7, with Halo: Campaign Evolved and Fable on the immediate release schedule and Fable still set for 2026. If Elder Scrolls VI is really two years beyond a Fallout remake, the showcase becomes more about near-term delivery than fantasy about the far-off sequel.
Nate Purkeypile called the game “a no-win situation” in January, and that warning still fits the gap Corden described. Bethesda does not need another vague tease; it needs a real window, and 2028 or 2029 is the first one that sounds like a plan rather than a promise.
