Todd Howard gave the question a simple yet effective answer.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim initially launched in November 2011 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC, but since then, it also surfaced on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation VR, and even the Amazon Alexa (and we’re sure that there’s even more than what our list has). Howard said at Gamelab (transcribed by GamesIndustry) that millions of people still play Bethesda‘s RPG despite it turning seven in a few months.
The question, thus, is reasonable: when will Bethesda stop re-releasing it? „If you want us to stop releasing it, stop buying it.” At least we can sense them moving on from Skyrim, as they have the mobile/console hybrid The Elder Scrolls: Blades, as well as the next-gen, subtitle-less The Elder Scrolls VI in development…
Previously, Lionel Raynaud, who back then was the creative vice president of Ubisoft, said that the reason why they release an Assassin’s Creed game each year is that there’s a demand for it. Of course, the French company took a break in 2016, but they returned to the series with Assassin’s Creed: Origins, and this year, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is following…
The publishers respond to the demand by supplying the games…
Source: DualShockers
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