They’d have started working on it right after finishing (“finishing” ) starfield
The very fact is scummy as hell and they don't even care about outright lying to our faces, because after initial complete flop and outrage about Failout 76 they immediately show teaser of ES6 to placate the audience (BECAUSE ITS WHAT EVERYONE IS WAITING FOR BETHESDA FUCKERS) and soon after presented videos of being "worked on fully". That was 5 years ago.
The very fact is scummy as hell and they don't even care about outright lying to our faces, because after initial complete flop and outrage about Failout 76 they immediately show teaser of ES6 to placate the audience (BECAUSE ITS WHAT EVERYONE IS WAITING FOR BETHESDA FUCKERS) and soon after presented videos of being "worked on fully". That was 5 years ago.