Todd Howard isn’t getting any younger. The developer is already 52 years old, and the development of The Elder Scrolls 6 could take quite a long time.
Todd Howard said:
“Whereas in the old days you would put it out and then you’d go on to a sequel, now we can support that game for a much longer period of time, which is what our plan is.
And then as we look to an Elder Scrolls 6, that is one where... I probably shouldn’t say this. But if I do the math, I’m not getting any younger. How long do people play Elder Scrolls? That may be the last one I do. I don’t know.”
In recent years, Bethesda has grown, but the studio’s expansion won’t necessarily speed up development. Todd clarified: “I want to [make games] faster, but speed — is not our goal.”
After The Elder Scrolls 6, there are plans to make a new Fallout. The game might already be developed without Todd Howard.