Elder Scrolls 6 gameplay “looks amazing”, says Xbox lead, but it’ll only be shown when it’s “coming soon”

Todd Howard in front of The Elder Scrolls 6

Published:

11 June 2026

Last Updated: 11 June 2026

By:

Lewis White

Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls 6 is the white whale of gaming, alongside the soon-to-be-released GTA 6.

While the game didn’t show in the recent Xbox showcase, which housed the amazing-looking Gears of War: E-Day and Halo: Campaign Evolved, the Bethesda RPG reportedly “looks amazing”.

That’s according to Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty, who revealed in an interview with Variety that he has played the open world RPG. Booty explained that the game wasn’t shown earlier this month as it simply wasn’t the “right moment”.

“I would say one of the more challenging balancing acts of someone in a job like mine is balancing that you want to go show the world all the cool stuff you’re working on, and you want to get them excited early, but we also know that we want to wait till the right moment,” Booty said.

The Xbox boss explained that The Elder Scrolls 6 needs to be shown off at its best to truly appease fans. “When you decide to show it, you want it to be the best you’ve got,” he said. “And also that when you show the game, you’re also giving them a promise of, hey, it’s coming soon.”

With this in mind, The Elder Scrolls 6 will likely only be shown off a few months away from release, similar to Fallout 4 and Starfield. And its release isn’t anytime soon.

Booty explained that, even with fans worrying, The Elder Scrolls 6 is shaping up well. “I can tell you, having visited Bethesda and sat with Todd and seen ‘Elder Scrolls’ playing, it looks amazing, and it’s coming along well,” he said. “And we’ll make sure to announce it and really reveal it at the right time.”

Earlier this year, Bethesda boss Todd Howard confirmed that The Elder Scrolls 6 has passed a “major milestone”. Built on a brand-new version of the studio’s Creation Engine, dubbed Creation Engine 3.0, the open-world RPG will be the studio’s first new fantasy RPG since 2011’s Skyrim. Yes, it’s been a long time coming.

Alongside development of ES6, Bethesda is also working on years of additional Starfield updates. Additionally, Fallout 76 still has years of content in the works, and remasters of both Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas are reportedly in development.

About The Author

Lewis White

Lewis White is a veteran games journalist with over a decade in the field. Starting with beloved Xbox website ICXM/XboxMAD, Lewis became the Gaming Editor at MSPoweruser before becoming the Editor in Chief of StealthOptional and Gfinityesports. Lewis later jumped to By Gamers For Gamers where he jumped to become EIC of VideoGamer and the host of the New VideoGamer Podcast prior to the website’s acquisition.

Over the years, Lewis has also seen long-form investigative pieces published in outlets such as Eurogamer, PCGamesN, Wireframe, Retro Gamer, Nintendo Life, and EDGE. Now, as the Editor in Chief of FRVR Blog, Lewis strives to bring the same level of quality journalism with interview-led content to the site in both written and audio form with the FRVR Podcast.

With a First Degree BA Hons in Games Journalism and Public Relations, Lewis has been a stable part of the British games press for over a decade, and has frequently displayed his love of Halo, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and other games pretty much everywhere he’s worked. And FRVR is no different.

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