Fallout followers have been understandably inquisitive about the way forward for the franchise, particularly since Fallout 5 is not anticipated to reach earlier than The Elder Scrolls 6, and Bethesda hasn’t been very forthcoming about when that recreation is coming both. For now, Bethesda’s Todd Howard is holding the corporate’s plans near his vest, however he has indicated there’s extra taking place with Fallout than some other Bethesda property in the meanwhile.
“We have had a long-term plan for Fallout, and so I want I might discuss all these at the moment,” Howard informed IGN. “I am going to simply say this, it is the franchise that we’re doing essentially the most in proper now.”
Howard additionally indicated that the success of Prime Video’s Fallout TV sequence hasn’t altered these plans or brought on Bethesda to maneuver up its timetable.
“We had a plan for the video games we have been going to make,” mentioned Howard. “The TV present was half clearly of our Fallout plan so far as a franchise. And in a whole lot of methods, I view it as an entry, as a recreation entry. Video games are one lens into the world, the TV present is one other lens into the world.”
The present and the sport world not too long ago intersected in Fallout 76’s Burning Springs replace, which added Walton Goggins’ The Ghoul as an necessary character. Howard praised the brand new replace, however refused to immediately reply questions in regards to the rumored remaster of Fallout 3. Nevertheless, he did reiterate how happy he was with the discharge of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remaster, and hinted that future titles like that will even be given shadow drops.
Earlier this fall, Bethesda launched Fallout 4 Anniversary Version, however the rollout has been marred by quite a few bugs and different points that sparked a backlash. Bethesda launched an replace final month to cope with a few of these issues, with a second bug-fix replace slated to reach this month as nicely.
Fallout Season 2 will premiere on Prime Video on December 17. Within the meantime, the Fallout Pip-Boy Xbox Wi-fi Controller is now out there for preorders.