There are huge friends in the end times: the success of the Amazon series has fallout Maybe it hasn't shot to unimagined heights, but the series is more popular than it has been for a long time: it doesn't matter Fallout 4, 76, NewVegas or even the “old hams” – the post-apocalyptic role-playing series is in vogue and even has a short-lived existence The largest mod site in the world was shut down.
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Normally, the typical mechanisms come into play in such moments: jump on the hype, retain new and returning players and, best of all, do it again. In the case of Fallout, however, it's not that easy: with one new series part is only for 2030 or later to be expected. A circumstance that, according to a rumor, brings Microsoft into action, because the US company would rather benefit from the gigantic figures sooner rather than later. So what could be closer than finally one Fallout: New Vegas 2 to commission?
Fallout shows the problems of modern franchise management
Of course, it's not quite that simple: Microsoft itself can't or doesn't want to freely control it Fallout brand decide. It has been owned by Bethesda since 2007. Although the studio has been part of the Xbox and Windows manufacturer for several years, it gives Todd Howard and his team relatively free rein – at least based on the information that is leaking out. They value their own franchise so much there that they haven't given the impression of wanting to outsource it to another studio.
Bethesda itself is nowhere near big enough to develop two huge role-playing projects at the same time. Instead, the focus in Rockville, Maryland is as follows: On the one hand, expansion Shattered Space for Starfield publish, on the other hand the development of The Elder Scrolls 6 advance. After all, fans have been waiting for a real one for 13 years now Skyrim-Successors and will probably have to be patient for a few more years. According to recent statements, you should do not plan a return to the fantasy realm of Tamriel before 2028.
So there is currently no room for a new fallout. Todd Howard, as creative director, has long had ideas for Fallout 5, but before that becomes a reality, we will almost certainly be witnessing the start of a new decade. In other words: The successor to Fallout 4, excluding the online detour from 2018, is also possible fifteen years or more waiting for you.
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A problem that not only these two brands are struggling with: GTA 6 will be twelve years later at best GTA 5 appear – unless a shift occurs. The times when you… within a console generation Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Skyrim or GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas got are long gone. Nowadays it is often a question of whether or not you will get an offshoot in a generation.
Curtain up for a second New Vegas
This is the same for large publishers nuisance as for fans, although certainly for very different reasons. While the latter just want to experience a new adventure in their favorite fictional world, for the former it is a financial issue. After all, big brands usually mean just as much income, and you wouldn't want to miss out on them.
One SolutionIn order to potentially satisfy both sides, it's obvious: give other studios a chance to implement their own ideas with the franchise. Keyword Fallout New Vegas. Since Bethesda was busy developing Skyrim after Fallout 3, Obsidian was given the opportunity to create its own part of the series. Despite the relatively short development time of just 18 months – a circumstance that was more than noticeable in the technical condition – the Californian end-of-time rip was a direct hit that was burned into the memories of many series fans forever. In particular, the story, the dialogues and the quest design, which as a role player were able to live out much more freely than in the Bethesda series, are considered in many places to be the highlight of the series.
A successor But it hasn't happened yet: Bethesda gripped its brands tighter than ever, while Obsidian devoted itself to other projects. However, time has brought both studios back together: together they are part of Xbox Game Studios. According to Microsoft insider and host of The Xbox Two Podcast Jez Corden, they are currently thinking intensively about Fallout: “They are currently making plans to bring the next Fallout onto the market sooner rather than later.” Well if that doesn't scream obsidian…
How realistic is New Vegas 2?
I'll be honest with you: I would happily accept a new fallout from Obsidian's hands. But even if Bethesda were willing to temporarily give up its own brand, the question arises: How realistic is such a scenario anyway? I don't think it's as high as I'd like to hope for in the vault of my dreams.
Obsidian is currently with us two major projects busy: Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2. The first-mentioned fantasy role-playing game is scheduled to see the light of day in 2024 and will take you into the world from a first-person view for the first time Pillars of Eternity lead. The second sci-fi outing, which was once again co-designed by Fallout inventors Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, will still take a while to arrive. Plenty of room for a new fallout, respectively New Vegas 2 So it doesn't actually exist.
Unless Microsoft completely rethinks its plans internally and… Sequel to The Outer Worlds Despite previous announcements, it is being put on the back burner because people hope for significantly more success from a Fallout role-playing game. However, such a drastic approach should not be given much chance, even if the development of The Outer Worlds 2 is still in an early phase.
In any case, the question ultimately arises as to how quickly you can get to it Fallout hype train can still jump up. Even if those responsible at Microsoft now commission a new series offshoot early, it definitely won't appear before 2027 – but then it would be at least closer to season 2 of the Fallout series. Maybe even purely thematically.