Bethesda is talking again about the release of Fallout 5 and a possible early launch on consoles and PC, while the Amazon Prime Video series is a hit all over the world.
Bethesda's cult RPG has never been as talked about as it is now. The success of the Fallout series has a lot to do with it, but the fourth opus is no stranger to it either. Last week, the publisher released a free new-gen update for Fallout 4. The game is now compatible on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. But when will there be a completely new video game project? As already said, it may take time, even if the producer of the franchise would like to speed things up.
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The release of Fallout 5, a major subject for Xbox and Bethesda
“ We know everything about Fallout 5, we won't tell anyone about it » said Graham Wagner, one of the writers of the Prime Video series. The secret about the next game will therefore be well kept, but in recent weeks, declarations about it have nevertheless multiplied. And there is a discussion that comes up systematically, practically in every interview with producer Todd Howard: when is the release? “When it’s done” ? With one of Bethesda's current priorities being The Elder Scrolls 6, teams can't be everywhere at once.
Like all of the studio's games, Fallout 5 will take time, even if Todd Howard admitted to looking for ways to speed things up. But without compromising the final quality of this future episode.
They take a lot of time (editor's note: talking about the creation of Bethesda games and the wait between each one). One of the things we focus on is making sure they are as high quality as possible. But we are also trying to find ways to increase our [cadence de] production, because we don't want to wait that long either, right? It's never our intention, but we want to make sure we get it right […] Again, if I could snap my fingers to get them all ready and out the door, I would. But the most important thing is knowing how to launch them with the best possible quality. It's always the most important.
Todd Howard at the microphone of Kinda Funny via VGC
A co-development with Obsidian (New Vegas)?
How to release Fallout 5 faster? Perhaps by handing it over to another studio or dividing up the tasks by asking for external help. “I would say we’ve always had these conversations” added Howard during the Kinda Funny podcast. But the producer did not say whether or not really more serious discussions had been initiated with an entity like, randomly, Obsdidian Entertainment. The studio behind Fallout New Vegas which remains one of the most popular games in the saga. Besides, now that the studio belongs to Microsoft, are there more collaborations to expect? “They did an outstanding job with New Vegas. I can't speak to what we will do in the future with the franchise, but New Vegas is a very, very important game for us and our fans.”. Otherwise, as a backup solution, fans would welcome a New Vegas 2 with open arms…