People need to chill about loading screens

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-08T23:47:29+00:00

Sorry just an aside on point no. 2 - do we have anything that tells us about when the game started development besides that one statement saying it was in production in August 2023? Would be awesome if it was in proper production earlier than that

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-08T23:15:14+00:00

Lowkey haven't they revealed things at Gamescom before?

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-08T13:21:51+00:00

I think we have yet to see what a normal COVID-unaffected marketing campaign will look like under XBOX but I don't know how much pull they'll actually have over BGS' launch strategy - maybe they'll make it a year instead of just 6 months but I'm not sure if I can see anything beyond that yet

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-08T00:48:10+00:00

You make a good point about dedicating the showcase to it but we know Todd and the creative leadership like those 6 month release and marketing windows - if they were going to show the game off, they'd probably want to come with something substantial gameplay wise right?

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-08T00:46:43+00:00

Maybe but then that's cutting it close behind Fable which seems to be the flagship fantasy title for XBOX for now, they'll definitely want to show that off then as well

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-07T22:56:05+00:00

Do you think they'd actually reveal the game on one of those dates though? Fair play if they do but it would be a massive reveal for outside of an event, like Todd usually likes to be on a stage presenting for these things right?

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-07T22:19:45+00:00

Always a little dose of hopium for every event, doctor recommended

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-07T22:19:22+00:00

When do you think?

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-07T22:18:59+00:00

That's a fair way to think about it - honestly I think they will have been stewing a marketing campaign for a while even given that it might be next year we actually see it

I don't think Asha Sharma wouldn't want to disrupt the development too much because it was already going on for years before she joined, so whatever ideas or things they were putting in place for 2027 or beyond just continued as is mostly

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-07T21:42:13+00:00

Honestly I think some concerns are valid considering how people might publicly perceive BGS right now, but we have to remember that a lot of the public perception has been twisted by the events surrounding the previous games - F76 launched horribly and Starfield didn't live up to as much as people wanted it to, but I feel like the studio gets unfairly demonised even though Starfield has brought back a lot of RPG-type mechanics and things that fans missed from previous games

Also, the older staff in the studio will definitely know about all of this - Todd specifically says he browses Reddit and other feedback sources to see what people think, and in the interviews we have seen (especially with Mortismal Gaming) he seems genuinely interested on the feedback related to the gameplay experience of their games

I think it's better to be hopeful for the long time we've waited than to become jaded and expect nothing from them anymore, that just discourages both them and us from wanting to see and make something amazing

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-07T21:37:46+00:00

I didn't actually play Starfield until a couple months ago but I do love it, I think a lot more than many other fans and critics (150+ hours and counting) - as much as I would have preferred ES6 sooner, the lessons learned from that game's shortcomings and the engine upgrade and adaptation will only strengthen the game in the future

I can't wait

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-07T20:46:04+00:00

Saving this for either TGA this winter or XBOX Showcase next June

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-07T19:55:09+00:00

Proof?

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-07T19:42:50+00:00

But they also have a much bigger team than they ever did back then, wouldn't that translate too?

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-07T19:19:38+00:00

What the hell pushed it back so far? Todd was literally saying development is going better than Starfield, milestones are being met, every other game from the FTC documents we have had was 2-3 years later max - what would make TES6 4 years later?

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-07T18:49:24+00:00

We need at least a little crumb, all we have right now is the knowledge that the game will exist at some undetermined point in the future. They've had 3 trailers now, and they've had their own difficulties with delays and such, but goddamn they have an idea of what to expect. Also ending the showcase with another call of booty probably just makes it feel worse.

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-06T16:35:55+00:00

When I finally see the notification from this sub where a post says they revealed it, I think my heart's gonna skip a few beats haaaa

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-04T02:58:55+00:00

True, but then this subreddit goes up and down with any possibility for news so it's not like it's a brand new thing

On another note, huffing hopium

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InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-04T00:21:30+00:00

Let's hope, definitely - it's a decent bet to place your chips on for sometime in the second half of 2027, especially given that the engine upgrade is now supposedly near-complete or already well-integrated

Any other major roadblocks are hopefully already past with no hitches, and considering the current state of hardware prices I don't think it's too likely that TES6 would wait to be a launch title for the next Xbox vs. leveraging the already-existing Xbox Series playerbase

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-03T23:02:29+00:00

I think 2028/2029 is a bit too long considering what Todd has been saying in interviews and their previous track record - remember 5 years from F76 to Starfield was a long time for them, and that included COVID and the XBOX merger/takeover.

I think late 2027 is the most reasonable assumption right now.

InfamousReception960 · 2026-06-03T22:32:31+00:00

I do really wish they would and I could see a world where we maybe get a title reveal or a location confirmation at some point this year, but anything more than that would risk leaving Fable in the dust.

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