More retailers have pulled the game from the shelves

Jan 14, 2015 12:45 GMT  ·  By

The Elder Scroll Online saga continues as more evidence that the game will go free-to-play soon has just surfaced.

Since late 2014, there have been some rumors pointing to The Elder Scrolls Online heading to a free-to-play model, but no certain evidence has been found except for the fact that Zenimax removed the 6-month subscription options.

Even though Zenimax officially stated that it had no intention of bringing the free-to-play model to The Elder Scrolls Online because the game didn’t fit the profile.

However, a few weeks later, Kotaku reported that an Australian video game retailer chain had removed all copies of The Elder Scrolls from shelves, including all the time cards.

Even though the retailer’s official statement claimed that the removal was due to a recall that’s usually done at the beginning of each year, The Elder Scrolls Online has not returned on the shelves yet.

The game may become free-to-play at the same time it gets released on consoles

Today, another report from Games.on.net claims that Australian retailer JB Hi-Fi pulled all The Elder Scrolls Online copies from shelves last week and that they “are to kept out back until further notice.”

Another source at Harvey Norman, another major Australian retailer, said that “all game cards and copies were pulled out …, and the ONLY reason that would happen is because it has become a free product.”

The same source also claims that they saw the paperwork confirmation and that “if it was being brought out in a different format, it’d have a price drop, not a recall.”

Taking into consideration what’s been happening in the last couple of weeks, we reckon that there’s a high chance that The Elder Scrolls Online might be going free-to-play this year.

The moment that Zenimax may choose for this change might correspond with the console release of The Elder Scrolls Online, which isn’t confirmed yet. What’s your opinion on this one? Do you think that going free-to-play is the right decision?