Ive read a million comments on how this is AI, or an Unreal Engine Render, or it's Modded Skyrim, or it's a Modded Shadow of War, etc. etc. etc.
All I can say is ive been playing *alot* of Starfield lately and theres something about the movement, camera, and lighting+textures that make me think that ***whatever this is*** its running on a new(ish) version of Bethesda's Creation Engine 2.
This seems to be using some pre-existing assets, namely the smoke in the loading screen, the TES Blades music, the Skyrim(?) crosshair. In game development it is very normal to use placeholder assets (typically pulled from previously released games). Any placeholders are replaced with new assets when the game is at or near completion.
I wont do a wishy washy "idkkk guys it might be real or fake??" If you were to put a gun to my head id say this is real. Yes im perfectly willing to be called out as wrong but I'd need to be shown pretty clear evidence to change my mind.
That spinning icon in the bottom right of the loading screen is funnily the most interesting part to me. Look at it closely, theres clearly alot of detail to it that this grainy ass video doesnt capture (or is hiding if you belive this is fake)
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Notes:
>This video was posted 8 months ago, well before Sora AI or any similar programs could make a video like this
>This appears to be a splice reel, probably intended to display multiple locations/images from the game. The first few seconds and the latter half of the clip seem to be from different instances of gameplay.
>Assuming you believe this is even real, this video may be showing off a game version that is *years* old. Don't expect a finalized game to look like this.
>A while back, there was a video that investors supposedly were shown of TES VI development. I wouldn't be shocked if this was part of it.
>The "dev message" on the loading screen is very funny. Tons of jokes like that can be found in game files and concept art. I never considered them actively being part of early game builds themselves.
