Elder Scrolls 6 Location Comparison - Speculations DEBUNKED?

Teaser Vs. Speculated locations shown in ESO-
Elder Scrolls 6 and its location have been debated for years and further heated things up with a teaser made by Bethesda at E3 in 2018. Instead of arguing that it's not set in a location in Tamriel, let's take a look at an environment comparison between the teaser trailer and the locations being speculated in the Elder Scrolls Online, which allows us to visit these places and make a conclusion with our own eyes. Unless Bethesda put no thought and effort into the teaser, then the speculations revolving around don't add up.
- Yes, ESO is canon with other Elder Scrolls games.

We might just see together why these theories don't add up since many factors such as:
- Where the sun is (East/West) in comparison to the game
- Geography
- Architecture
- Landmarks
Note: These are not ALL the locations in ESO, there are dozens more. The locations shown throughout the video are the main areas speculated by the TES Community.

Timestamps: (Most popular to the least)
0:00 Introduction
0:37 TES6 Teaser Trailer
1:11 Bangkorai (Hammerfell/High Rock)
1:59 Alik'r Desert (Hammerfell)
3:00 Stormhaven (High Rock)
3:26 Glenumbra (High Rock)
4:06 Rivenspire (High Rock)
4:58 Wrothgar (High Rock)
5:31 Greenshade (Valenwood)
5:47 Grahtwood (Valenwood)
6:09 Northern Elsewyr
6:29 Southern Elsewyr
6:45 Murkmire (Black Marsh)
7:01 Stonefalls (Morrowind)
7:18 Summerset Isles

*Elder Scrolls IV has no confirmed release date yet*

Let me know if you're interested in getting another video to overview where I believe the next location will be and discuss why it will be there.

I do NOT own any footage of the teaser trailer or soundtrack played during the video.

[Talcor]

the coast line in the teaser lines up pretty exact with the hammerfell coastline, its about an 80% chance hammerfell is the next location or at least part of it since it might be more than 1 or parts of multiple provinces.

[electricluxray]

Bethesda does retcons all the time, it's not really about the consistency of their franchise to them. Before Skyrim released it was meant to be entirely covered in snow apart from the far west of Skyrim. Cyrodiil was largely covered in jungle until they retconned that in Oblivion as Talos using CHIM. Locations in ESO appear different than they appeared in the main games. I don't think this a bad thing though as long is it retains some level of consistency and is fun to explore. Does the teaser mean it'll be High Rock and/or Hammerfell? No, they could retcon Elsweyr to have large mountains or some other place to look like this. Does High Rock and Hammerfell's appearance in the games mean the teaser is debunked? No, as they could retcon it to look different.

[theUSpopulation]

Err.. I am not sure about this approach. I appreciate the idea, but, while Zenimax tries to fairly accurately recreate Bethesda's worlds, there is not guarantee Bethesda will care much for accurately recreating Zenimax's. (And I hope they don't. Bethesda likes to have fairly unique architecture for each city. Unless the city was based off a Bethesda game, cities in ESO feel fairly generic and samey within each province).
On top of that, it is confirmed TES VI will have more procedural generation. We are not sure for what exactly, but it is possible for the first time since Morrowind the world scale may change.

[aruamnieto]

Hmm, could be other continent, i don't know; ¿Akavir? ¿Lyg? ¿Yokuda? ¿Pyandonea?. Good video.

[vecna]

Remember: ESO is set over 700 years before Skyrim and presumably the next game. More than enough time to the geography to change a bit (specially considering the number of wars full of fireball throwing wizards)

[BestKCL]

*AY LISTEN UP.* I have knowledge of an exact real-life location in which they were scanning-in photogrammetry assets for the Elder Scrolls 6. Let me just tell you that Hammerfell will 100% be included. I also know the exact real-life castle that the one depicted in the trailer is based off of. I won’t disclose it, but this real-life location is also incredibly indicative of Hammerfell-type inspiration.

But on to another point — There’s a massive area of southeastern Hammerfell that has not yet been depicted in ESO. This area could _very well_ be what is depicted in the trailer. Allow me to explain:

The large, lonely mountain seen to the left in the ES6 trailer could be a place called Mt. Corten, which is located near the central, easternmost coast of Hammerfell. If this is the case, it would suggest that the camera in the trailer is traveling south/southwest, looking down along the easternmost coast of Hammerfell, towards the Gold Coast of Cyrodiil. This explains the odd positioning of the sun — as in this scenario, the sun would indeed be true west.
Now, the fact that the area in the trailer is somewhat grassy is congruent with maps of Hammerfell that depict the “Helkori Plains” as being in this area which I’m proposing — the area which we have yet to see in ESO for unknown reasons.

[gabrielmay]

I think elder scrolls 6 akavir would be a neet idea

[Mximiin]

But have you seen Riften in ESO? Looks absolutely nothing like it does in Skyrim. BGS games showcase different art direction and environmental details every game. I personally still think it'll be Hammerfell but good video nonetheless and I appreciate the fact that this is a different take on those theories!

[MrMeddyman]

Why would you use the online game developed by a different studio under Zenimax when Bethesda can't even maintain an established canon in their OWN games. They've proven many times that they will just retcon away anything inconvenient rather than build on what already exists in both Fallout and ES and you think they will stop now?

[BaalFridge]

There were rumors of a hammerfell DLC for skyrim just before bethesda said no more skyrim DLC, my bet is still on hammerfell.

[georgedepaz]

Yo at the 15 second mark I can totally hear what sounds like someone ripping a fart sounded like it hurt too

[Geenoi]

ESO is widely different from solo games in the series and you know that too this game was built for MMO so the terrain won't be the EXACT same.

[afungai]

I’m surprised nobody in this community has ever thought about using ESO as a reference point to find out where the next game will be set.

I’ve never played it, but ESO features at least a few locations from most of the provinces, there has to be SOMETHING that gives us a clue.

[areadhead]

Well done for this beautiful video. It really highlights the beauty of eso landscapes. I don't think it says much about how es6 will look though because it may look really different. I like how you rode a camel in the desert!

[Andrhens]

Great video! Please, post a video discussing where you believe TES VI will take place.

[DinoFlicks]

Wow great content, keep up the good work!

[lalalabizola]

I hope it is Hammerfell and that the Dwemer come back as a playable race.

[Lesquille]

"we know that because it doesn't match the environments shown in Elder Scrolls Online." stopped watching right there. ESO babies are even worse than skyrim babies.

[dutchpatriot]

I'd be hesitant to use ESO's map to prove or disprove the setting of the teaser. We know for a fact that ESO's map isn't really all that accurate (Skyrim has absorbed Blacklight from Morrowind, and many of the kingdoms and fiefdoms of High Rock are gone). ESO's map is far less detailed than a main TES title's map because of the fact that there is far more content.

[rlcsvk]

funny how some connect eso and tes games, i mean the map leak appeared only on the channel dedicated to TES single player games, havent made it to ESO channel :)