WhileThe Elder Scrolls 6entered the development stage at Bethesda, Todd Howard reveals that the majority of the studio is still working onStarfield. The latest Bethesda title broke several major milestones, garnering plenty of interest at launch on both PC and Xbox, but support for the game fizzled out in the following weeks, as now evenSkyrimhas more players thanStarfieldon Steam.
Though features such as the ship builder inStarfieldhave seen near-universal praise from the community, a significant number of players weren’t exactly thrilled with the implementation of procedural generation. Thelack of proper space exploration inStarfield, coupled with planetary exploration that started to feel monotonous to some, likely contributed to its popularity dropping since release.
In a recent video by Wired, Todd Howard sat down to discuss his long career as a video game developer, before also shedding some light on how many developers were working onStarfield’s post-launch support. To everyone’s surprise, Howard revealed that around 250 developers were still assigned toStarfield, which represents roughly 55% of Bethesda’s 450-person crew. This means thatStarfieldis getting plenty more support before Bethesda moves on toThe Elder Scrolls 6proper.
As forwhatStarfieldplayers can expect from the upcoming Shattered SpaceDLC, details are still hazy, but many are hoping that it features the House Va’ruun. Despite being one of the three major powers in the Settled Systems, House Va’ruun kept an aura of mystery all throughoutStarfield’s narrative, and getting to explore Dazra – or at the very least Va’ruun space – would be a welcome change of pace.
Unfortunately, this also means thatThe Elder Scrolls 6may not come outfor a long while, as its estimated that around 150 developers are currently working on the game. ThoughSkyrimremains a popular title, Bethesda fans have been waiting over a decade for the next big adventure in Tamriel. In the interim,The Elder Scrolls Onlinesignificantly expanded on the franchise’s lore, and many ambitious modding projects such as Skywind made strides in their development.
