Elder Scrolls The Elder Scrolls VI - officially announced but you'll have to wait

[Duralux for Durabux]

2 mil most of it for 1$

"but the 2 million sales figures is presumably referring to full-game sales across Xbox One, PS4, and PC. (A Nintendo Switch version is also on the way--more on that below.)"
Picked from the gamespot's article.
"Presumably" i take that with a grain of salt.

 

[BlackAdderBG]

Well, I too presumed it was referring to 1$ game passes

 

[rusty_shackleford]

ESO is that profitable?

They have ESO, which sells well, so maybe they are not really interested in making Elder Scrolls VI. At least in the near future.

ESO isn't developed by Bethesda...

 

[Duralux for Durabux]

ESO isn't developed by Bethesda...

https://bethesda.net/en/studios

 

[Curious_Tongue]

ESO isn't developed by Bethesda...

Does that matter?
Zenimax owns both Bethesda and ESO.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

ESO isn't developed by Bethesda...

https://bethesda.net/en/studios

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_Online_Studios

ESO isn't developed by Bethesda...

Does that matter?
Zenimax owns both Bethesda and ESO.

Yes, because it would have little to do with what Bethesda Game Studios is actually working on.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

with none of the financial success

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-outer-worlds-sells-2-million-units-take-two-ta/1100-6473490/

uhh.. wow. That's not good news.
F:NV sold 5 million copies less than a month after release, and that was with a gaming market much, much smaller.
https://www.gamesradar.com/fallout-...nerates-300-million-in-revenue-says-bethesda/

 

[Sentinel]

ESO isn't developed by Bethesda...

https://bethesda.net/en/studios

You're confusing Bethesda the publisher with Bethesda the developer.
ESO is developed by Zenimax Online.

 

[Duralux for Durabux]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_Online_Studios

Yes, because it would have little to do with what Bethesda Game Studios is actually working on.

I know, i just wanted accuracy. You said Bethesda, it isn't totally correct, you were talking about Bethesda games studio the developer not Bethesda which as a whole is the publisher.

uhh.. wow. That's not good news.
F:NV sold 5 million copies less than a month after release, and that was with a gaming market much, much smaller.
https://www.gamesradar.com/fallout-...nerates-300-million-in-revenue-says-bethesda/

Fallout was well known after fallout 3 and ads improved Fallout new vegas sale figure on the contratry Outer worlds is a totally new IP. And for a New IP it sold well.

You're confusing Bethesda the publisher with Bethesda the developer.
ESO is developed by Zenimax Online.

I wanted accuracy.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I know, i just wanted accuracy. You said Bethesda, it isn't totally correct, you were talking about Bethesda games studio the developer not Bethesda which as a whole is the publisher.

ESO isn't developed by Bethesda...

where did I mention publisher

 

[Duralux for Durabux]

where did I mention publisher

Yeah you're right but
You didn't mention Bethesda games studio either

ESO isn't developed by Bethesda(games studio)...

Here

 

[Curious_Tongue]

Yes, because it would have little to do with what Bethesda Game Studios is actually working on.

If Zenimax tells Bethesda not to do an Elder Scrolls game, Bethesda doesn't do an Elder Scrolls game. Period.

How do you think ownership works?

 

[Curious_Tongue]

Zenimax isn't the publisher, it's the owner.

Bethesda SOFTWORKS is the publisher. Bethesda GAME STUDIOS is the developer. Both are owned by Zenimax media.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Yes, because it would have little to do with what Bethesda Game Studios is actually working on.

If Zenimax tells Bethesda not to do a Elder Scrolls game, Bethesda doesn't do an Elder Scrolls game. Period.

How do you think ownership works?

"we want to make a sequel to one of the best selling games of all time"
"no, even though it might end up getting more people playing our MMO that's set in the same universe"
idk doesn't seem like a sound business strategy to me

 

[Curious_Tongue]

"no, even though it might end up getting more people playing our MMO that's set in the same universe"
idk doesn't seem like a sound business strategy to me

It might take players away from ESO.
I don't think so myself, but I imagine Zenimax is full of businessmen who are more risk averse.

 

[Curious_Tongue]

Any business people here?

Any rules of thumb about releasing competing products from the same company?

 

[Duralux for Durabux]

Any business people here?

Any rules of thumb about releasing competing products from the same company?

They don't give a shit. In both cases, money flows.
Anyway they 'll probably release ES6 when ESO2 will be in production and ESO development will be finished.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

"no, even though it might end up getting more people playing our MMO that's set in the same universe"
idk doesn't seem like a sound business strategy to me

It might take players away from ESO.
I don't think so myself, but I imagine Zenimax is full of businessmen who are more risk averse.

Any business people here?

Any rules of thumb about releasing competing products from the same company?

ESO doesn't require a subscription to play.
It would be bad to time it near an ESO expansion release, otherwise it would just be free advertising.

 

[Curious_Tongue]

Any business people here?

Any rules of thumb about releasing competing products from the same company?

They don't give a shit. In both cases, money flows.

Imagine Microsoft releasing a different browser from Explorer, but also keeping Explorer.
Why have two competing products when you can just focus your energies on one?

 

[Duralux for Durabux]

Imagine Microsoft releasing a different browser from Explorer, but also keeping Explorer.
Why have two competing products when you can just focus your energies on one?

Skyrim gave them more money and more players in one release than every work in ESO.

 

[Curious_Tongue]

ESO doesn't require a subscription to play.
It would be bad to time it near an ESO expansion release, otherwise it would just be free advertising.

If TES6 is too successful, it might turn people off ESO.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

ESO doesn't require a subscription to play.
It would be bad to time it near an ESO expansion release, otherwise it would just be free advertising.

If TES6 is too successful, it might turn people off ESO.

People will eventually finish TES6 though.

 

[Curious_Tongue]

Skyrim gave them more money and more players in one release than every work in ESO.

How do you know?

Maybe ESO has a bunch of whales spending thousands a year on in-game purchases.

 

[Curious_Tongue]

People will eventually finish TES6 though.

And see ESO with new expectations. Possibly turning them off.

 

[Duralux for Durabux]

How do you know?

Maybe ESO has a bunch of whales spending thousands a year on in-game purchases.

Bethesda sold 30 million copies of Skyrim. And Zenimax sold 8,5 million copies of ESO thanks to Skyrim. I wonder what the strategy will be.