Fallout and the Prime Boost: Numbers from Bethesda

The “Fallout” series on Amazon Prime doesn’t just delight viewers. Bethesda is also benefiting enormously from the new hype and is providing official figures.

It needed just a TV seriesto give the somewhat forgotten “Fallout” games a new boost. About the We have reported Steam peaks in the past few days. There was also an increase in income earned with “Fallout Shelter”. become.

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Console sockets are usually left out of the calculations. Bethesda closed this gap with a series of tweets referencing “Fallout’s” cross-platform player numbers. A 24-hour period served as the basis.

Player numbers exceed the million mark

On the franchise's official Twitter profile, Bethesda initially announced that it had surpassed one million players in a 24-hour period “Fallout 76” were on the way. The publisher did not give a specific date. But the peak probably happened last weekend.

But that wasn't all: Because Bethesda released another number at the end. If the entire RPG series is taken into account, the number adds up to almost five million users on the day in question.

“Fallout Shelter” is likely to play a key role here, as it is also available for the generally high-access mobile platforms.

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But also games like “Fallout 4” got a decent boost, like them Steam charts last showed. The game is also receiving a current-gen upgrade this week, about which we have compiled all the information you need to know in the following article:



Even the less popular “Fallout New Vegas” was able to benefit and set an all-time record on Steam last weekend. The statistics make it clear once again: The Port of video game brands into other entertainment areas can be a worthwhile business in two respects.

Also in the case of “The Last of Us” The HBO series boosted game sales considerably. A second season has long been in the works. Information about this is summarized in the following overview:



When will the next Fallout appear?

What will happen next with “Fallout” remains unclear, aside from the fact that a new game is in the works. Most recently it was said that the developers “Fallout 5” needs more timeto be able to do great things.

Since Bethesda is now part of Microsoft, there is a question mark behind its availability on PlayStation consoles – despite the cautious ones Transformation of the Redmond company into a multi-platform publisher.

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