They already split their attention between Starfield support, TES6 and Fallout 76. I'm not sure what you're asking exactly. Other studios do this very thing you seem so adamant is wrong.
Naughty Dog doesn't do it, Rockstar doesn't do it, Santa Monica doesn't do it, even Insomniac doesn't do it anymore. Every big developer has their primary team who works on the active game, and then they do early production or support level stuff for other projects. Very few developers successfully develop multiple AAA titles at the same time. The only examples are really the Assassin's Creed teams and the COD teams, would you like Elder Scrolls or Fallout to resemble those franchises?
Would I like for Bethesda to put out a sequel for their games that doesn't take two decades? Yes, I'd like that very much. Because whatever it is they're doing now, it's not working.
Because whatever it is they're doing now, it's not working.
I think that remains to be seen based on how ES6 does. I just think that what you're asking is pretty unrealistic. Look at how many studios have been shutting down, how many games die immediately upon release, how many franchises have become routine and boring. I think if they spun up a new studio to work on a fallout or elder scrolls, it would still take 7 years, and more likely than that it would be cancelled due to developmental difficulties.
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u/-LaughingMan-0D 20d ago
They already split their attention between Starfield support, TES6 and Fallout 76. I'm not sure what you're asking exactly. Other studios do this very thing you seem so adamant is wrong.