User blog comment:Jimeee/Skyrim 1.9 beta update adds Legendary difficulty and raises level cap (Updated Apr 8th)/@comment-208.108.127.227-20130312153701/@comment-208.108.127.227-20130312174935

Got a good point. Could also just be a dlc where the empire reunites and fights the Thalmor. Someone will come up with somethin if Bethesda goes that route.