Eight years after its initial 2018 announcement, Bethesda Game Studios has finally revealed the official subtitle for "The Elder Scrolls VI." Announced during the studio's 40th anniversary video, the long-awaited game is officially titled "The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel," with its logo also making its debut. The reveal focused solely on the name, however, with no gameplay footage or release date announced.
Longtime franchise director Todd Howard used the video to reflect on the studio's history and thank both the development teams and players for the time they have devoted to its games. Howard noted that "everybody's always asking about Elder Scrolls 6," adding that the anniversary offered the perfect opportunity to reveal the game's real title.
Howard also stressed that while the studio was celebrating its past, it remained focused on the future of both Fallout and The Elder Scrolls. The video then unveiled the "Sentinel" logo, ending years in which the project had been known publicly only as the sixth numbered entry in the series.
The subtitle also offers a major clue about the game's setting. In The Elder Scrolls lore, Sentinel is a city on the northwestern coast of Hammerfell. The province lies west of Cyrodiil, the setting of "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion," and southwest of Skyrim, where "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" takes place. Bethesda's newly released promotional material also references Hammerfell, lending further weight to longstanding speculation that the sequel will be set in the region. Its full explorable area and gameplay details remain under wraps.
The Sentinel name had been hiding in plain sight for months. After watching an internal gameplay presentation this summer, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma referred to the game on social media with eight asterisks concealing its subtitle, prompting fans to guess its identity. Sharma praised the game's scale and story but did not share footage or further details. A report citing sources identified the subtitle as "Sentinel" last week, and Bethesda's official announcement has now confirmed that scoop.
"The Elder Scrolls VI" was first announced at E3 2018, more than eight years ago, but the development team has yet to present a full gameplay showcase. Bethesda says work remains underway and that it will still be some time before the studio is ready to share more.
Bethesda has also yet to confirm the game's target platforms, whether a PlayStation version is planned, or when it will launch.