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In arguably the worst video game prediction of all time, Pachter predicts The Elder Scrolls 6 to launch in 2019.
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So does he just like, have a quota he must meet for predictions?? Thats literally not happening. Like impossible.
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Arguments for this being the worst prediction of all time:
-Bethesda basically said the game wasn't in any serious form of development at e3 2018.
-Pachter is predicting they'll "accelerate" development after Fallout 76's failure.
-This prediction implies that Pachter thinks Elder Scrolls 6 can be made in one year and is a massive failure for understanding game development considering how long he's been in video games.
-Bethesda basically said the game wasn't in any serious form of development at e3 2018.
-Pachter is predicting they'll "accelerate" development after Fallout 76's failure.
-This prediction implies that Pachter thinks Elder Scrolls 6 can be made in one year and is a massive failure for understanding game development considering how long he's been in video games.
Nah. There were people who actually thought the PS5 would launch in 2019.
Let's not forget the likes of Gabe and Sweeney that predicted MS was going to make Windows a closed platform.
We've seen more outlandish predictions.
This weirdest thing is, Pachter is a genuinely smart man. Why would he think they can rush ES6 out the door when it's been reported they only have a skeleton crew, at best, working on it right now as the main team focuses on Starfield?
Is it unlikely? I certainly believe so. I'm not sure I understand the desire to rage about every opinion that man has that drives ppl to create these threads. He's not Phil Spencer or some other major dev exec. He's an analyst with opinions, and so who cares?
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This is the least likely prediction I've ever heard from a major video game analyst ever.
For this prediction to be true, Bethesda would have to make the Elder Scrolls 6 in one year while likely throwing away all their pre-production plans that were aiming at next gen consoles.
Yeah me too. I think everyone here is focused too much on one really bold prediction. (I agree with Patcher that there will be a scramble to put out something after Fallout 76 faltered even if I doubt it will be TESVI.)
I think your 2019 predictions are on point btw.
Is TES6 even in pre-production yet? i'm guessing it is, but by a very, very small team, all of whom are also working on Starfield.
We all know that Pachter is not too bright, so this is no surprise. What had me a bit perturbed about the article was Serkan Toto stating the he correctly predicted Microsoft would struggle in 2018. How is that prediction in anway correct? Another analyst in the same article said about 2018; "Microsoft has had a great year."
I think this's the time where we treat his spontaneous prediction as BS that isn't worth a thread.
He's being paid to make some actual thoughtful insights which he can do (or at least I hope for the sake of the people paying him). This's just nonsense he thinks of on the fly either to keep being on the news or he simply doesn't give a shit.
This guy ... haha.
For what is worth, probably ES6 will take the double of time to be developed, is not like if they were rushing for money, Fallout 76 sold fairly well, and they need to prove quality, so well, my guess is that it will take 1 or 2 years more than the planned instead of rushing ... but who am i in the game prediction journalism, a gamer as hobbie!
edit: btw, isn't Starfield planned to be released before ES6?
For what is worth, probably ES6 will take the double of time to be developed, is not like if they were rushing for money, Fallout 76 sold fairly well, and they need to prove quality, so well, my guess is that it will take 1 or 2 years more than the planned instead of rushing ... but who am i in the game prediction journalism, a gamer as hobbie!
edit: btw, isn't Starfield planned to be released before ES6?
Michael Pachter knows the game industry very well in that regard.
His blackout & overwatch going free 2 play is interesting
I gotta think blackout needs to break out into its own thing at some point
I gotta think blackout needs to break out into its own thing at some point
A lot can be said about Bethesda, Pachter and predictions, but its clear that Fallout 76 is the first time that the public opinion was, and still is, against the company.
About the release date, I hope that the game releases before the 10th year of the original release of Skyrim, but it seems unlikely.
About the release date, I hope that the game releases before the 10th year of the original release of Skyrim, but it seems unlikely.
Actually, no. This isn't. Apart from the absurdity of "accelerating development", they literally have a whole other game they have already announced as coming first (Starfield).
There's no way Elder Scrolls was ever planned for this generation. I mean, even Starfield will be crossgen or next gen exclusive. I don't think we'll see ESVI til 2023 at the earliest, 2025 at the latest.
With that last line I think he is joking
He's going to keep predicting it till he gets it right.
He's going to keep predicting it till he gets it right.
