Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5557418-20141225040719/@comment-1600847-20141229112135

Harold Burned-Mane wrote:

NinjaFatGuy wrote: I doubt TES VI will come out that late, I'm suspecting 2016/2017. But guys, we should focus on the OP and stay on-topic. That is likely when Fallout 4 will come out, since we still haven't heard anything from Bethesda about it. A 2015 release is almost impossible at this point. Anyway this is on topic, since it means we would have the same background until TES VI, which won't come out for another 3-4 years at the earliest.

Since Bethesda's release schedule has been:
 * 2006-Oblivion
 * 2008-Fallout 3
 * 2011-Skyrim

Meaning it likely continue as:
 * 2016-Fallout 4
 * 2018-19 - TES VI

That is if they don't release a new IP before or after Fallout. Keeping the same background for the year and a half we've already had the ESO Ouroboros and the next 3-4 years until TES VI, meaning we would have it for around 5 years. That is a long time to keep the same background... Again, that's assuming they only work on one game at a time, which isn't how they've done it before.

But back on topic, yes, the same background would be boring for too long, as long as it stays in keeping with the latest release, changing it shouldn't be an issue.