The Elder Scrolls Online: The Hour of Truth Approaches
Tuesday in a week, The Elder Scrolls Online will be released on Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Even as a PC owner, you should be crossing your fingers for its success, even if the console launch was bought dearly with a “quiet phase”. Because, you are in the same boat with the console players. If it goes well there, there will be money to further develop the game on PC with full force.
The focus on consoles comes with a price tag for PC owners: Since the beginning of the year, not much has been happening in Tamriel. There is a painful lack of announcements for future expansions. Everything is focused on the crucial console release. With ever new trailers, what has been developed so far is introduced to the target audience on the consoles. For existing players, this is not particularly exciting.
Once that is over, there should be movement in the MMORPG. At E3 in June, the dam will likely break: There will probably be information about the Imperial City and the first DLC. It’s about time; currently, TESO is functioning as an MMORPG. But there is still a lot of potential for improvement at every turn, and the outlines for how that will be fulfilled have been known for a long time. It’s time to turn plans into pixels.
Overall, one can look forward to the console launch with optimism. The beta received glowing reviews. From the start, Zenimax focused on consoles. Now is the time to reap the fruits of many years of hard work. This could become a hit if console players can tear themselves away from The Witcher III.
