Bethesda’s Secret Roadmap: Fallout 3 Remaster and TES 6 Dates Leak (and It’s Getting Real)
On June 11, The Elder Scrolls 6 teaser will officially turn eight. Eight years, one trailer, and still zero release date. But this week, a well-placed insider finally gave fans what they’ve been begging for: a timeline.
Since the surprise 2018 announcement, Bethesda has shown almost nothing of its next flagship RPG. Full production only kicked off in 2023, after the Starfield shakeup. On Thursday, Xbox insider Jez Corden broke the silence, dropping release windows for The Elder Scrolls 6 and a Fallout remaster—finally giving us a bird’s-eye view of Bethesda’s master plan.
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Fallout 3 Remaster locked for 2027: Bethesda’s first move
It was on episode 408 of The Xbox Two podcast, aired May 22, that Jez Corden dropped his bombshells. The Xbox insider—no stranger to Microsoft scoops—started by tempering expectations about Fallout remasters: “I don’t know how solid this is, but what I’ve heard is that the Fallout remasters are probably a bit further off than people think.” Still, he clarified that the first remaster should land in 2027.
Which project comes first remains to be seen. Bethesda is reportedly working on modern versions of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. Several clues point to Fallout 3 as the frontrunner:
- A leaked internal roadmap from 2023 already mentioned a Fallout 3 remaster
- The game is older (2008) and more in need of a technical overhaul
- It’s a Bethesda in-house title, unlike New Vegas, which was farmed out to Obsidian
- Its popularity is still massive, boosted by the hit Fallout TV series on Amazon
A New Vegas remaster would follow later, likely after The Elder Scrolls 6 launches. Bethesda clearly wants to keep the Fallout franchise in the spotlight with these re-releases, holding fans over until a true new entry is possible. It’s a playbook that echoes the recent success of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster—proof that fans are hungry for these nostalgic returns.
The Elder Scrolls 6: release window set for 2028–2029, a decade after its reveal
The other big reveal from Jez Corden? The Elder Scrolls 6. According to the insider, the game won’t launch before 2028, maybe even 2029. If it slips to the later date, fans will have waited eleven years between the E3 2018 teaser and the actual release—a record for a franchise of this scale.
With active production only starting in 2023, after Starfield’s release, the full development cycle could stretch five to six years. That leaves two possible readings: either Bethesda is pouring massive resources into making its most ambitious RPG ever, or the team is struggling to find its groove again after Starfield’s rocky reception. Either way, it’s going to be a pricey journey.
What’s certain is that The Elder Scrolls 6 is being built for next-gen—targeting the upcoming Xbox consoles, or at least a cross-gen launch. Wild to think it was first announced back in the Xbox One era. Corden didn’t say which year he thinks is more likely, but the fact that 2029 is even on the table suggests the timeline could slip again. Big AAA games rarely miss their internal deadlines by being ahead of schedule.
A timeline that pushes Fallout 5 into the 2030s
Put all the pieces together, and Bethesda Game Studios’ roadmap stretches out—spanning a solid decade. A Fallout remaster in 2027, The Elder Scrolls 6 between 2028 and 2029, then another Fallout remaster right after. As for Fallout 5, the true follow-up to Fallout 4 (2015), fans will likely be waiting until the mid-2030s. Bethesda has always alternated between its two flagship series, and that rhythm isn’t speeding up anytime soon.
To fill the gap, the studio has a few tricks up its sleeve. Remasters are the obvious move, but Fallout 76 is still getting regular updates. There’s also talk of a possible spin-off handled by an external studio—just like New Vegas back in the day. Nothing concrete on that front, but Microsoft has never publicly ruled it out. For now, post-apocalyptic fans will have to make do with revisiting the Wasteland in its shiny new threads.
Of course, these are still insider estimates—reliable as Jez Corden may be. Neither Bethesda nor Xbox has commented on any of this. The next Xbox showcase might make some of this official, or at least finally show something real from The Elder Scrolls 6. After eight years of a single 36-second teaser, even a screenshot would feel like a feast.
