Although at The Game Awards 2025 there is a category for ‘Most anticipated game‘ with up to 5 names, such as Marvel’s Wolverine or Resident Evil Requiem, are not all.
Although GTA 6 appears, the fact is that The Elder Scrolls 6 has been announced for 7 years and both could be the surprise of 2026. The bad thing is that Todd Howard sees it as still far away.
With GTA 5 over 10 years old and development already experiencing delays of 1 and 2, everything is still up in the air. And still, RPG creative director sees previously released sandbox.
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The question of whether Which game comes out first, GTA 6 or The Elder Scrolls 6they did it with Howard in Power Unlimited for Fallout’s second season premiere on Prime Video.
When they wanted to know which of the two AAAs in development from Rockstar and Bethesda would arrive first PC and consolesHoward said, “I’m crossing my fingers for GTA 6“.
When they also asked him if the GTA saga sandbox whether it would arrive in 2026 or not, he just said that they have some of the best developers.
“Yes“Howard said when asked if Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released on November 19, 2026. “They will do an incredible job.
I know the folks at Rockstar and I think they’re some of the best at bringing a virtual world to life. It’s a world that seems to continue to exist even if you’re not there.“.
It is not surprising to know that Bethesda expects GTA 6 to release before The Elder Scrolls 6as Howard has been saying for some time that he still has development left.
GTA 6 is released before The Elder Scrolls 6
In a recent interview he said that it is still a long way off and asked the open world RPG fans “patience. I don’t want you to feel anxious“.
We also don’t know what the project will be like, although we have already come out with up to 11 mechanics, changes and new features that it needs to surpass Skyrim.
You too Do you think The Elder Scrolls 6 won’t come out before GTA 6?? So, would we be talking about 2027 at the earliest?