Starfield Could Have Been Hiding A Big Elder Scrolls 6 Secret
It Turns Out, Starfield May Have Teased The Elder Scrolls 6's Name Years Ago
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Two days ago, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma set the Elder Scrolls fanbase on fire. After years upon years of silence, she revealed she had watched footage of the game, saying that "the scale and grandeur are incredible. The story is even greater."
Her message also included a tease that seemed to suggest The Elder Scrolls 6 would have an eight-letter subtitle, sending fans into a frenzy as they tried to figure out exactly what it could be.
Earlier today, reports surfaced that a former Bethesda employee confirmed the most popular prediction, The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel, and it looks like the game's developers have been teasing that for a few years now.
Gamers will do anything to try to discern information about their most anticipated games. We saw Hollow Knight: Silksong fans go rabid last year, and Grand Theft Auto fans are doing the same for the sixth game, using celestial bodies and objects of clothing to figure out when new information may come to pass.
Often, these are highly speculative, tinfoil-hat theories that lead to nothing; however, this one about The Elder Scrolls 6's title may just have some legs.
As initially spotted by starfieldnovember on Reddit, a Starfield Direct stream on June 11, 2023, made a hidden reference to the word "sentinel", and it went completely unnoticed until now.
When showing off Starfield's character creator, an employee number is seen at the bottom of the screen. This number is: 1905142009140512. When each number is broken down into pairs, like this: 19|05|14|20|09|14|05|12, and then tied to its corresponding place in the alphabet, you get the word Sentinel.
It's way too much of a coincidence to have just happened, so Bethesda must have been teasing something, and The Elder Scrolls 6 subtitle seems to fit this exact bill. The company has a history of doing similar things, too.
When marketing the Fallout TV show, there was a hidden phone number you could call to get an Easter egg, and it has also often released mysterious videos teasing upcoming games. Touché, Bethesda.