“Those companies that start touting their games years ahead of time?
Actually, they screw themselves.”
Bethesda announced The Elder Scrolls 6 back in 2018, and the game is still a long time off.
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Howard has subsequently questioned whether or not he made the right decision in announcing the game so early.
Those companies that start touting their games years ahead of time?
Actually, they screw themselves," Nesmith toldMinnMax.
“The best time to start talking about it is six months before release.”
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Before that, Skyrim was announced in December 2010 before launching less than a year later.
“I have asked myself that a lot,” he said.
“I don’t know.
I probably would’ve announced it more casually.”
It’s for real.
It’ll happen."
Nesmith expects this to be the case for a while to come.
Nesmith left Bethesda after Microsoft acquired ZeniMax.
Longtime marketing veteranPete Hines also announced his retirement from Bethesda following the launch of Starfield.
“Todd knows what he wants.
That’s this set over here.
There’s the whole rest of the game that is not defined.
“I don’t know what they will be.
But you will find my finger prints on many of those things.”
Nesmith had a long career at Bethesda, having started there in 1995.
“It’s the same team that’s finishing Starfield, which comes out this September.
So we’re talking about a game that’s like five-plus years away.”
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