The schedule for streaming Gamescom was recently released by Bethesda, and oh boy, are the fans NOT happy with it! I mean, not one bit. The company had said a German team would host a full weekend of content from the show floor separate from the English stream and the Germans. Instead of further hyping an audience for the new announcement, it seems to have become the emblem of a mall-scream session bearing years of pent-up frustration poured by the Bethesda community.
But what is it that all the shouting is about? The complete silence on Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6. Seriously. Both fronts are under absolute radio silence, and players go nuts on that.
One user, @tcrute88, said, “Tell me you have completely abandoned Starfield without telling me,” a statement that really sums up the feeling. Another user wrote a whole statement on what is actually on this schedule, @TheUnseenGamer9: “Great. Doom, ESO, Indiana Jones… three games I will never play. Fallout 76, which I do play, yet there are no surprises. Nothing about Starfield, ES6, or any Fallout remasters.” Then followed some sleeping emojis, emphasizing how exciting this lineup supposedly is for longtime Bethesda fans.
The state of the Art of Starfield sounds pretty fancy right now. @JohnnyBoss1919 replied to someone: “Being a Starfield fan became a truly depressing experience in 2025.” Oof, that one hurts to read. So there is apparently some DLC named “Starborn” in development, with @ErsintheNorth also mentioning PS5 and Nintendo versions plus “a different way to landing,” whatever that means. But are the fans really saying… that’s it? After this long?
The state for Elder Scrolls 6 probably might be even worse. @Jer666Vader said, “The Elder Scrolls 6? Nope I swear if we have to wait till 2027 or 2028 I’m gonna lose my shit.” Honestly? Same here. @RStormfist was way more blunt: “No Elder Scrolls 6, why even bother?” Whereas @srwsh81852 flat out demanded “We want The elder scrolls 6 and Blade” as if ordering something through the drive-thru.
Somehow even stranger is that already the comparison is being drawn between Bethesda’s output and that of modders. @mister_dad82 unleashed: “Tell me how mods can basically create a brand new fallout game in just a couple years and it’s going to be 2 fucking decades before you can put out a single one,” which is a really quite valid point when you really sit down and think about it.
Man, the whole vibe in here is just… exhausted. @Opethftw put it into words: “Big meh,” while @BrunoMaltagdev uttered the almost depressing words, “Not a single slot worth of my time.” Even the few hopeful ones are weighed down by disappointment – some of there are speculations about SteamDB updates as some sort of sign that something might drop on everyone quite soon, but most of it is just the fans venting out their years of pent-up frustration.
Hasn’t that been impressive on how some innocent streaming schedule announcement turned into one monstrous therapy session for Bethesda fans? Everyone is basically airing a grievance about how long it has been since there refused-to-be-executed sequels for their favorite games. @PorqueQuince assures that they will just keep playing “all Fallouts before 76 and Heretic/Hexen” until December or April next year, which honestly sounds like a way better time than watching streams for games they couldn’t care less about.
The weirdest thing about this is how Bethesda apparently acts like Starfield doesn’t even exist: “They really are acting like Starfield never existed,” according to @JohnnyBoss1919. Bizarre for a game less than two years old. You’d think they’d at least get some DLC to show off or something.
The drought for a drop of any info has made people really thirsty. @tcrute88:”they need to say something just a confirmation and ps5 announcement trailer, anything” because this silence just creates this vacuum kind of situation where negativity fills it up. And you’d know what? They’re not wrong. When companies go radio silent on incredibly anticipated projects, the community’s just going to spin into speculation and anger.
So yeah, Bethesda stream schedule is happening at Gamescom, but there might well be one hell of an empty fire-lit digital den, in case these streaming announcements get reacted upon. Unless Bethesda has got some giant secret tucked away up its sleeve that it has, to this date, simply chosen not to talk about (which seems unlikely) – that might just be etched down as one of the worst streaming announcements in recent memory. The gamers have already given their votes, and the players are mourning another year of radio silence regarding the games that matter.
