In 2015, it released Fallout 4 nearly seven years after its predecessor, Fallout 3. Since the release of The Elder Scrolls 5, Bethesda has been keeping itself occupied with other projects. It is worth noting, however, that in between the releases both developers were working on other projects. This has unfortunately turned both games into something of a joke among gamers regarding how many times they were released. GTA 5 was made available on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in 2022 and Skyrim was re-released on the Nintendo Switch that same year. Since both games were released, both games have been made available across three separate video game console generation cycles. Unfortunately, both Grand Theft Auto 5 and The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim have overstayed their welcome. Both of the previous installments were released in the early 2010s to massive critical praise and fanfare.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is generally listed as the second best-selling video game of all time and Bethesda recently revealed that The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has sold over sixty million copies worldwide. They're both mega-popular open-world franchises that always sell incredibly well.
While they're completely different types of games, the franchises share a number of odd similarities.
