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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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If it's the worst prediction, it's likely bc of the small sample size of publicly made predictions. Analysts are frequently wrong about a lot of things (see his Switch tracking at 13m this year), and I don't think they ever warrant discussion. By the same token, I don't think it would be thread worthy if there's a new Watch Dogs, Splinter Cell, and Rainbow 6 game announced as he predicts.
The one caveat I'll make is it he wanted to create a thread himself here, like you see Matt Piscatella do. I'd welcome the opportunity to debate the prediction with the actual person, but criticising someone in absentia doesn't have a lot of value
Well, he gets a self-assigned A+ on his prediction that Switch won't sell 20 million this year. because he still insists it's only tracking to 13m.
That's pretty much in line with his other "insights". It amazes me that anyone is still listening to this guy or considers his words worthy of publishing.
Ehhh, I'd say that I'm probably wrong, and that predicting things in video games is really, really hard and a fun but ultimately somewhat silly thing to do. But it gets people talking and thinking about the future, which is a good time.
Absolutely phenomenal prediction. Very cool patcher. Can we also please get half life 3 and portal 3 while you're at it?
Does this guy have insider information or some kind of magic sauce to his predictions? Why do people bother to pay him any attention? He's about as correct as any random person on this forum. He's just lucky that he gets paid for it and we all do it for free.
The most popular prediction of his that was right was him calling the failure of the Wii U.
He has a ~49% accuracy rate, I believe.
By the end of 2019 their list of features for the alpha will be
Things that work: the launcher
Things that don't work: the game
I would expect an internal playable design document by this year, where you will be able to impersonate the people working on it and swipe through the pages.
Now it'll never be released
Now that we got sarcasm out, I think Bethesda will aim to release ES6 on the current generation consoles and then release a complete edition for Xbox Zero and PS5.
Now that we got sarcasm out, I think Bethesda will aim to release ES6 on the current generation consoles and then release a complete edition for Xbox Zero and PS5.
If he said Starfield, that would have perhaps a tiny chance of happening. Maybe. But certianly not Elder Scrolls.
Because people will continue to make articles and threads about his predictions, even ones he knows are wrong.
Actually 2020 wouldn't be out of the question for the next GTA. GTA V came out in 2013.
This may beat "Fuse will sell five million copies" as Pachter's worse prediction. Get out of gaming Michael, you're out of your element!
with how accurate he is i feel like anyone that's had a gaming forum account for more than 5 years should also be considered an industry veteran.
He originally said Switch was tracking towards 8 million this year, now he's saying 13. there's no way in hell TESVI comes out before 2020. the only time he's been correct is when he makes super vague predictions that just about anyone on here could make. Every single time there's a thread with his BS it just strengthens outlets desire to talk to him so he can make more BS predictions which just continues the cycle. what really sucks is that there are actual people who are actually good at doing that job and are getting ignored because Pachter gets clicks.
If it is indeed releasing this year, I can guarantee that it's running on the same engine as Fallout 76.
Crazier things have happen. The Zenimax board is made up of the worse of the worse and I can see them pushing something like that
You can't rush the development of a game for 2019 if it is barely ready and only a handful of people working on it in the first place.
I wouldn't be surprised if they were planning on doing that. Even for Starfield. But they definitely aren't doing it now.
The only way to get that game out in 2019 would be to ship it in infinitely worse shape than 76 was in. Pach, are you just messing with us??
GTA VI would have been announced by now if it were coming next year. Plus we all know it's going to be delayed as usual for Rockstar, lol.