The Elder Scrolls Online will have a $15 monthly subscription fee

Pay-to-play massively multiplayer online games are not dead. Sure, most MMOs are free-to-play or are turning to free-to-play, but that’s not the case with The Elder Scrolls Online.

Developer Zenimax Online Studios revealed during the Gamescom industry event in Cologne, Germany that it will charge a monthly subscription fee for The Elder Scrolls Online. To access the fantasy MMO role-playing game, which is due out in 2014 for PC and next-gen consoles, players will have to plunk down $15 each month, although it’s likely gamers can save some money by purchasing multiple months at a time.