After Bethesda formally named The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel earlier this month, some series fans were hopeful that more news wasn’t far behind. Skyrim is 15 years old today (11th November) after all, but Bethesda Game Studios has since dashed those hopes into oblivion.
In response to a Reddit post speculating about possible Sentinel news on Skyrim’s birthday, the official Bethesda Game Studios account chimed in to temper everybody’s expectations.
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“Hey everyone, wanted to pop in to say that we aren’t going to have any big announcements tomorrow,” the social media account wrote. “We’re excited you’re excited but we will not be sharing anything new on Sentinel for some time.”
The Elder Scrolls fans have already been waiting for the series’ next mainline follow-up for, erm, also quite some time. Specifically, Skyrim came out in 2011, The Elder Scrolls 6’s first reveal trailer reared its head in 2018, and BGS’ Starfield took to the stars in 2023 – a wait so long that it had even the most faithful among us questioning if a new Elder Scrolls could ever recapture the series’ magic.
So, there you have it – don’t expect to see or hear about Sentinel anytime soon. Better yet, lock it up in some corner of your brain and be pleasantly surprised when it does miraculously reappear in 20XX.
In the meantime, Bethesda isn’t letting Skyrim’s 15th anniversary go by without a few celebrations. For one, the seminal role-playing game is deeply discounted on all platforms, in the very unlikely scenario you haven’t tried it out yet.
The Elder Scrolls Online Season Two: Echoes of Skyrim is also joining the festivities by adding the Greymoor Chapter into the base game for free, giving everyone access to a few famous Skyrim locales and more. A brand-new, separate Golden Pursuit campaign will let you earn some Skyrim-centric goodies up until 2nd December, as well.