Hey, man, like... something's gotta fund the next game.
No, not TES VI. Starfield.
In all seriousness, I've not played Starfield, and I'm sure it's at the very least a serviceable game (at least by my Bethesda fan standards), but regardless, it wasn't the right game to make at that point in time, no matter what Todd thinks.
Prior to the release gap between TES V and TES VI, the longest gap there had been between new mainline games in that franchise was six years. They're now fifteen years deep.
Are we gonna ignore Bethesda reselling Skyrim in different coats for 15 years?