games industry veteran and longserving bethesda lead todd howard may call it quits after elder scrolls 6speaking to ign howard reflects on the changing nature of creating games not only do they take longer to make but supporting them after launch has become a bigger part of everyones plans including bethesdas with starfield given that bethesda has sequels to the elder scrolls and fallout to make after starfield howard is being realistic about how much more gas is in the tankso our ability like we talked about to support starfield whereas maybe in the old days you would put it out and then youd go on to a sequel now we can support that game for a much longer period of time which is what our plan is he saysand then as we look to an elder scrolls 6 that is one where i probably shouldnt say this but if i do the math im not getting any younger how long do people play elder scrolls for that may be the last one i do i dont knowwhile the idea of getting this all done quickly clearly appeals howard insists whats important is giving games like starfield the time in the oven it needs pointing further afield to games like grand theft auto as evidence that taking your time wont impact you negativelyi think halflife 3 will do fine right howard says so even though in the moment how do i bring that closer to reality today because i want to play it those gaps these are still evergreen franchises that i think when they come its about just doing it righti want to be faster but speed isnt the goalalongside commitments to starfield elder scrolls and fallout howard also serves as an executive producer on machinegames indiana jones game where that sits alongside fallout and the elder scrolls remains to be seen though howard certainly isnt short of projects to keep him going in the meantimehere are all the xbox games showcase announcements if you missed the show