Ex-Elder Scrolls loremaster says Bethesda is "very protective" of the series, so it never got a Fallout: New Vegas-style spin-off

Former Elder Scrolls loremaster and Skyrim lead developer Kurt Kuhlmann said on the FRVR podcast that Bethesda never let an outside team make a mainline-style Elder Scrolls spin-off because it is "very protective" of the series. He said director Todd Howard did not want to recreate the debate over whether Bethesda or Obsidian made the better Fallout game after Fallout: New Vegas. Kuhlmann, who left the studio in 2023, added that The Elder Scrolls Online's ongoing new content has become many players' Elder Scrolls experience.