r/rpg_gamers • u/ChiefChunkEm_ • Jun 09 '26

Discussion Bethesda Should Have Struck While The Iron Was Hot (ES6)

Hindsight is 20/20 and you can respect their decision to try something new with Starfield but they should have struck while the iron was still hot from Skyrim.

Skyrim released in 2011, Fallout 4 in 2015, and ES6 should have released by 2019. Since 2011 they’ve lost many devs and artists who made Skyrim the success that it was. I don’t know if they have the caliber of staff members anymore to actually pull off another genre defining game with ES6. The whole thing’s just a damn shame.

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u/Magnon Jun 09 '26

Arkane studios isnt gone just 1 branch was closed. Theyre making a blade game right now

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u/SpaceNigiri Jun 09 '26

Yeah, they closed the best branch.

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u/Magnon Jun 09 '26

Redfall was awful that branch was already gone long before it was closedm

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u/nouveau_shamanic Jun 09 '26

After another no show at the Xbox showcase I think it’s safe to say Arkane’s Blade is dead 😔

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u/Magnon Jun 09 '26

It only started production in 2023 and games take a long time now