I can see that side of things, but people often re-play games that they love.

Looking at Bethesda’s games being played right now, Starfield is 4th place, but the newest by far.

Skyrim (special Edition) https://steamdb.info/app/489830/charts/
26,600 players online when I made this comment.

Fallout 4 https://steamdb.info/app/377160/
19,650 players online when I made this comment.

The Eldar Scrolls online https://steamdb.info/app/306130/charts/
16.304 players online when I made this comment.

Starfield https://steamdb.info/app/1716740/charts/
9,086 players online when I made this comment.

Fallout76 https://steamdb.info/app/1151340/charts/
7,596 players online when I made this comment.