The short version
- Bethesda revealed the full name The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel on November 3, 2026, at the end of a video celebrating 40 years of Bethesda Game Studios.
- A short teaser shows an Elder Scroll rising out of desert sand. Bethesda says it has revealed both the name and the location: the Redguard city of Sentinel in Hammerfell.
- On-screen text in the teaser is dated 4E 206, five in-game years after Skyrim.
- There's no release date, platform list or price yet, so nothing for India either. Bethesda says it'll be "some time" before it shares more.
How the reveal happened
The name arrived as the closing moment of "Celebrating 40 Years of Bethesda Game Studios", a video hosted by Todd Howard from the studio's home in Maryland. Most of it looks back over the studio's history, from its first sports game in 1986 through Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3 and Starfield. Xbox Wire marked it with a short post by editor-in-chief Joe Skrebels.
Near the end, Howard says everybody always asks about Elder Scrolls 6, and that the anniversary felt like "a perfect time" to say what it's actually called. Then the logo appears.
In a statement, Bethesda said development continues and it'll be a while before it's ready to share more, but that it was great to "finally reveal the name and location".
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What the teaser shows
The teaser is short and has no gameplay at all. An ornate Elder Scroll, glowing with a blue gem and golden particles, rises out of the sand before the logo fades in.
The more interesting part is the text. It's a passage credited to Yazar, a Moth Priest serving High Queen Iradne of Hammerfell, dated 4E 206. In Elder Scrolls lore, Moth Priests are the scholars who read the Elder Scrolls, and reading one costs them their sight over time. The passage talks about a lost future, a victory undone and the sands of time, which hints that the scrolls themselves could drive the story.
The date matters too. Skyrim is set in 4E 201, so Sentinel's teaser sits five years later. That doesn't confirm when the game takes place, but it's the clearest clue Bethesda has given.
Where Sentinel is
Sentinel is a Redguard port city on the Iliac Bay, in the north-west of Hammerfell, the desert province west of Cyrodiil. It last appeared as a full location in 1996's Daggerfall, and parts of Hammerfell turned up again in The Elder Scrolls Online.
Bethesda's own tie-in points the same way. The Elder Scrolls Online started a free limited-time event called "Alik'r Awaits" on reveal day, running until November 10, set in Hammerfell's Alik'r Desert.
The report was right
This is a confirmation of what we covered last week, when The Verge reported the Sentinel subtitle and a Hammerfell setting. The only miss was timing. Outlets had pointed at Skyrim's 15th anniversary on November 11, but Bethesda named it eight days earlier.
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What else Bethesda has said
Most of the hard facts about how the game is being made come from a July 17, 2026 note from Bethesda Game Studios:
- The Elder Scrolls VI is the studio's primary development focus, with most of the team working on it.
- It's being built on Creation Engine 3, a shared version of Bethesda's engine that's also being used for Fallout 5. Starfield ran on Creation Engine 2.
- The team says it's "where we planned to be" and playing the game every day.
- ZeniMax Online Studios, which makes The Elder Scrolls Online, will work closely with Bethesda Game Studios on the series.
The same note said Skyrim has sold more than 65 million copies. That's the bar Sentinel will be measured against.
What we still don't know
- Release date. None given. Bethesda announced the game at E3 2018, more than eight years ago, and still hasn't put a year on it.
- Platforms. Not announced. Microsoft owns Bethesda and has released several of its recent games on PS5 as well, but it hasn't said anything about this one.
- Price. No price anywhere yet, in rupees or dollars.
- Gameplay. Not a single frame of it has been shown.
Nothing announced here changes what you can play today. If you want a taste of Hammerfell, the ESO event runs until November 10. And keep an eye on November 11: Skyrim's 15th anniversary would be a natural moment for Bethesda to say a little more.
