Bethesda Reveals Its Roadmap: Elder Scrolls VI, Fallout 5, And Fallout 3 Remaster Confirmed

The Elder Scrolls VI stands as Bethesda Game Studios‘ primary development focus according to the studio update. The majority of the internal team currently pushes forward on the next chapter of the beloved dark fantasy epic. This confirms the tone director Todd Howard had been hinting at across several interviews with PC Gamer and TechRadar over the past months.

The sequel to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and its legacy 65 million copies sold since 2011 runs on Creation Engine 3. This brand new technology platform has been built from the ground up since the Starfield launch. No release window comes attached to the announcement despite Xbox internal documents pointing at a 2028-2029 horizon from the FTC trial leaks.

Fallout 5 enters preproduction at Bethesda Game Studios as clearly stated in the roadmap. This announcement finally sets the record straight on the long-running speculation about the next mainline entry in the post-apocalyptic RPG franchise. The game stays the studio’s long-term destination for the beloved wasteland saga.

Just like The Elder Scrolls VI, Fallout 5 runs on Creation Engine 3 to tap into the same rendering pipeline and development tools. Full production won’t kick off before The Elder Scrolls VI ships according to previous Todd Howard statements. Wasteland fans will need to brace for a wait that could stretch well into the next decade.

The Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters are officially confirmed in active development at Bethesda Game Studios in the roadmap. This announcement finally locks in the long-standing rumors already floated by Windows Central insider Jez Corden back in early 2026. No release date comes attached to either project at this stage.

Both remasters would run the same playbook as The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered dropped back in April 2025. Fallout: New Vegas interestingly comes back under Bethesda‘s wing even though the 2010 original was developed by Obsidian Entertainment under license from the publisher. Longtime fans of the franchise had been calling for these cult remasters for years across social media and gaming forums.

Bethesda Game Studios officially confirms in its roadmap that Obsidian Entertainment is currently working on a brand new Fallout project. The Anaheim studio famous for Fallout: New Vegas back in 2010 jumps back into the Wasteland 16 years after its landmark run on the franchise. No further details come attached to the announcement at this early stage.

This partnership signals a strategic pivot for Bethesda which multiplies external collaborations across its major IPs. ZeniMax Online Studios will also work more closely with Bethesda Game Studios on The Elder Scrolls franchise going forward. Wasteland fans now wait for the next official communications to catch a glimpse of Obsidian‘s take on this mystery Fallout entry.

Starfield enters Year 3 with brand new Starborn content slated for 2027 by Bethesda Game Studios. The space RPG has already clocked over 17 million players and roughly 1 billion hours of playtime since its 2023 launch on PC and Xbox. The studio keeps rolling out new stories, gameplay improvements, and additional updates to the title.

Fallout 76 also gets a major expansion locked in for 2027 named Raven Rock, a narrative prequel to Fallout 3. This fresh content stacks on top of the 70 free updates already shipped since the game’s rocky 2018 launch. The studio also confirms an unscripted TV project based on Fallout Shelter in partnership with Amazon Studios and Kilter Films.

This ambitious roadmap shared by Bethesda ships without a single official release window across its major projects. The Elder Scrolls VI sits on an estimated 2028-2029 horizon based on Xbox internal documents surfaced during the FTC case. Fallout 5 lands closer to 2030-2033 according to gaming press estimates rooted in the studio’s historical release cycles. The Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters get no timing either despite internal Microsoft documents pegging them for 2024 originally.

This total absence of concrete dates seriously tests the community’s patience. Fans have been waiting for The Elder Scrolls VI for 8 years since its E3 2018 reveal without a proper release window. The gap between major solo RPGs from Bethesda Game Studios keeps blowing up generation after generation. It took 7 long years between The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in 2011 and Starfield in 2023. The studio clearly bets on a long-game patience strategy at the risk of losing its historical fan base over time.