Fallout 5 Won't Release Until After The Elder Scrolls VI - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 June 2022 / 2,356 Views
Bethesda Game Studios Executive Producer Todd Howard in an interview with IGN said Fallout 5 won't happen until after The Elder Scrolls VI.
"Yes, Elder Scrolls VI is in pre-production and, you know, we’re going to be doing Fallout 5 after that, so our slate’s pretty full going forward for a while," said Howard. "We have some other projects that we look at from time to time as well."
Bethesda Game Studios next game, Starfield, will launch for the Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Xbox Game Pass in the first half of 2023.
With Starfield coming out next year, The Elder Scrolls VI most likely won't launch until 2026 at the earliest as the game has been in pre-production. This also means Fallout 5 could be eight years or more away from launch. However, it is possible a different developer could work on another Fallout game as 2010's Fallout: New Vegas was developed by Obsidian Entertainment.
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I guess people can look forward to Fallout 5 in the 2030's then.
I feel like something's going to have to change with AAA development. These franchises are going to lose their luster if they only have a new entry once every 12 to 15 years. You certainly can't grow a fan base for a new franchise like that. If Starfield is a big hit, but the next game doesn't come out until 2035, many of the fans of the first one will have forgotten about it, or won't even be around to play it.
Sounds like 2030 release, meaning that my daughter who was born 3 years before Fallout 4 release will be old enough to purchase this M-rated game on her own ... with a six-pack of beer.
So if Elder Scrolls 6 is inly in ore-production, guessing that would mean a 2025/26 release date at the earliest (14/15 years after Skyrim). So Fallout 5 would be circa 2030, 15 years after Fallout 4 and likely skipping the Series X generation entirely.
2031 confirmed
But it will be released before TES 7 & FO6, we know.
ill still be playing games in the next 4-7 years! p[lease just get this right!!!!!!!
It has always puzzled me why they cant seem to have all their big games on separate and steady schedules, these are huge sellers so resourcing them shouldn't be a problem but no we are still stuck with an archaic pipeline.
While I didn't expect things to change overnight these things take time, I did expect to see a small push toward Bethesda's focus being shifted away from lets milk our big games by putting out version after version toward one that prioritises new game production for this gen, but this announcement gives us no change and shows that it's the same old Bethesda, lets hope MS is waiting for the deal to be completed before it makes changes but with both sides seeing the deal being pretty much a fait accompli ages ago I'm not holding my breathe.
Development cycles on AAA games are getting longer and longer, and with open world RPGs it’s especially time consuming. The days of 2 year turnaround cycles for Bethesda games are long gone and there is really not much they can do about that
I don't think any one is expecting 2 year turn arounds but getting one new main Fallout and Elder scrolls game per gen shouldn't be to much of an ask.
so much for the bethesda aquisition, no fallout this generation, 100% sure. And when the next elder scrolls comes, there will be a series X pro or something like that, and the current series X will be way cheaper, glad I waited to buy.
2026 the earliest, so again I was right with my prediction a few days ago, like I said possibly not even this generation as next generation will start around 2027 or 2028. I also said if its this generation it will be by the end of it.
These things are actually easy to predict if you take time to rationalize.
I can't say I care much when FO5 will be released, since I'm not a fan of Bethesda's handling of IP - what I hope is for MS to give Obsidian green light to make isometric Fallouts that are true to FO1/2 spirit.
Even though I like the newer Fallout games more than the first 2 overall, I'd also love to see a modern take on top-down Fallout. They had a unique charm to them and I think there's a lot of untapped potential there.
Sadly, they are very different games - FO3 was quite a shock for me, being that FO1/2 are one of my all time favorites - it was pretty decent game that I actually enjoyed, it's just that it's pretty bad at being proper Fallout game as intended by original creators of IP. NV was better, given that it was made by some of the original FO folks, and FO4 was even worse for me than FO3 in almost all aspects.
Lucklily, there are total conversions out there that scratch original FO itch, like Nevada, Ressurection and Sonora (still waiting for English version for last one), but I would love to see Obsidian making official isometric Fallout that rivals budget and polish of modern isometric CRPGs
I'm more interested in New Vegas 2 than Fallout 5.
New vegas is not a viable business investment. The name is not as popular as the main series.
You may be right but I'd still be more interested in NV2 over F5. Also, after the F76 fiasco they could use a win in the spin off category. Oh and I think I read somewhere that NV2 has been discussed, doesn't mean they're gonna make it but it's a possibility.
How does this get downvotes?
New Vegas 2 made by Obsidian >>>> Fallout 5. And that comes from a huge Fallout 4 fan.
Haha, it's alright. I guess people are into F4 and they saw my post as hating on the sequel. It's not like I would never try F5 but like you, I am much more interested in NV2. By the way, as a F4 fan yet someone who enjoys NV a lot, would you recommend F4? I'm still thinking about whether or not to get it.
I actually enjoyed more fallout 3 and 4 than vegas.
That's cool man. I enjoyed F3 but I have certain issues with the plot, particularly the ending.
And unlike Skyrim the excuse that taking a arrow to the knee makes climbing ladders difficult won't work.
