User blog comment:Halomasterjk/The Elder Scrolls Online May be Heading to Consoles/@comment-5038903-20120718233134/@comment-69.180.146.251-20120719011318

Erm, you don't have to have the "MMO-Mode" on, they said in an interview you can explore by yourself or with others.

Plus, it's Zenimax making Online, not Bethesda.