There’s a big debate going on in the video game industry right now, and it’s all about what types of video games are going to be more abundant in the future: Singleplayer titles or multiplayer ones. While it may seem odd that this debate happening, there are many in the industry who think that singleplayer games are dying and that multiplayer will eventually take over. One developer that seemed to be fully on the side of singleplayer games was Bethesda, but at E3 2018, they revealed that Fallout 76 would be an online-only title.
However, Bethesda’s Pete Hines noted in an interview that though this game is for the online crowd, they have a lot going forward with the singleplayer market. Including Elder Scrolls VI:
“[The announcement] also helps convince folks, like, look, this is not forever-more what we’re doing. We are going to do a game that’s just single-player next time around, and yes, we are going to get to Elder Scrolls 6. There’s going to be a long time before we’re ready to talk about what those are, because we want the time between when we start to talk about it and it comes out to not be two years long or three years long. But it just gives folks a better idea of where we’re headed and understanding what the studio is working on and trying to do.”
Some were surprised that Elder Scrolls VI was announced, but not detailed. Hines noted that this was because of timing and the desire to show it was coming:
“Why don’t we consider putting out a little bit more of a roadmap for the studio that explains to folks, ‘Here’s what we’re doing—yes, we’re making this game called Starfield and here’s what it is, and yes, we’re going to make Elder Scrolls 6, but we have these other two games to develop and make first.’ It’s just so that folks have a better sense of where we are and where we’re headed.”
So yeah, Bethesda is making an online multiplayer title, but they’re also making games in the singleplayer market as well, plenty of them.
