This has left many RPG fans with one pressing question: what does a “next-gen” RPG really look like? Beyond the same promises of dynamic worlds and realistic AI that players have been hearing for years, the genre’s end to the decade has made answering that question particularly difficult in theory, let alone in practice. Bethesda, best known for sticking to The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, is taking the opposite approach, working on a new IP named Starfield that's set for release before The Elder Scrolls 6.
The infamous launch of Cyberpunk 2077, long hoped to kick off the next-gen of RPGs, has left CD Projekt Red’s future up in the air.īioWare, having recently suffered from the disastrous release of Anthem, is now turning back to its strongest IPs with Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and Mass Effect 4, while also working on Dragon Age 4. The future of the RPG genre is in question as gaming enters the next generation of consoles.
