The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel is more than two years away, per Jason Schreier

The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel finally has a name, but if Bloomberg's Jason Schreier is right, you've got a long wait before you're actually playing it.

"TESVI: Sentinel is more than two years away," Schreier wrote on Reddit, as GameSpot reported. That's unofficial. Bethesda hasn't given a release date or window.

Schreier isn't alone. A Bethesda insider described as one of the most consistently reliable around reportedly has the game on track for a 2028 or later release. Again, that's a report, not a confirmation.

The timing tracks with how little Bethesda has shown. The official reveal this week confirmed the Sentinel title and came with a brief title card video of a scroll emerging from the sand, which hinted at Hammerfell as the setting. It's only the second TES 6 teaser to date.

Bethesda also told fans it will be "some time" before more is shared, so don't hold your breath for a gameplay trailer.

The Elder Scrolls 6 was announced more than eight years ago, and game director Todd Howard has openly second-guessed that decision. "I have asked myself that a lot," he said. "I don't know. I probably would've announced it more casually." He later joked: "Just pretend we didn't announce it. It doesn't exist. No one has heard a word."

Not everyone is taking the news quietly. PC Gamer reports that some fans are already floating theories that Bethesda is hinting at an earlier launch, and the outlet thinks a few of them are pretty good.

Whether Sentinel will be a console exclusive on Xbox is still an open question.