Skyrim Veteran Claims Howard Pushed Starfield Instead Of TES 6: 'It Was Very Much, 'Guess What, Team? We're Making This Space Game'
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Bethesda Devs Were Excited About Making Elder Scrolls 6 But Todd Howard Prioritized Starfield Instead
Bethesda developers reportedly expected The Elder Scrolls 6 to follow Fallout 4, but Todd Howard instead pushed the studio toward Starfield. Bethesda Devs Were Excited About Making Elder Scrolls 6 But Todd Howard Prioritized Starfield Instead is a post from Tech4Gamers - All About Technology And Gaming News
Bethesda Developers Expected The Elder Scrolls 6 After Fallout 4, but Todd Howard Wanted Starfield Instead
Many Bethesda developers reportedly assumed that The Elder Scrolls VI would naturally follow Fallout 4, but Todd Howard had a very different roadmap in mind. According to Skyrim co-lead Kurt Kuhlmann, Fallout 76 came first and was then followed by Howard’s long-held dream project, Starfield, even though much of the studio would have preferred to return to Tamriel. After the enormous success of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in 2011, it would hard…
Most Bethesda developers wanted to start The Elder Scrolls VI right after they finished working on Fallout 4, but the studio started developing Starfield instead. Kurt Kuhlmann, a long-term Bethesda developer and co-head of Skyrim's design department, spoke about this.
If you were irritated at the time that, after Fallout 4 in 2015, the work on Elder Scrolls 6 was not started directly, you are not alone. As it turns out, many developers were a little surprised – and not very excited – that before returning to Tamriel it should first go into the live service segment and then into space with Starfield. read more
Kurt Kuhlmann Says Bethesda Expected The Elder Scrolls VI After Fallout 4, But Todd Howard Chose Starfield
The long wait for The Elder Scrolls VI could have looked very different if Bethesda had followed the development path many of its developers expected after Fallout 4. Former Bethesda developer and Skyrim co-lead Kurt Kuhlmann has revealed that the studio anticipated moving directly to The Elder Scrolls VI, but Todd Howard ultimately pushed for Starfield instead. Speaking with FRVR, Kuhlmann said Bethesda had an established pattern of alternating…
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