The Elder Scrolls VI was announced all the way back in 2018 but there has been little to no news about the game. During today’s trial between Xbox/Activision and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Xbox Head Phil Spencer says that the game is still more than five years away. At this point, he’s not even sure what platforms the game will be coming out on yet.

Five years from now translates to 2028, which could potentially be the earliest possible release window for the game. If that’s true, we might be seeing the game on a next-gen console.

Asked about Elder Scrolls VI platforms: "It’s so far out it’s hard to understand what the platforms will even be…" … "We’re talking about a game that’s five-plus years away"

Spencer fuzzy on whether he previously made a public statement saying it'd be Xbox-only

— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) June 23, 2023

In other related news to come out of the Xbox FTC trial, it was revealed that the upcoming Bethesda MachineGames Indiana Jones game will be an Xbox exclusive and that Starfield was originally planned for the PS5 before Microsoft purchased Bethesda. Microsoft also expects that the next-gen consoles will arrive in 2028.

If The Elder Scrolls VI really is more than five years away, it’s no wonder that Bethesda hasn’t revealed anything new about the game. It’s simply too early in development, and they would want to focus on Starfield first, which launches later this year in September 2023.