Fallout fans have been understandably curious about the future of the franchise, especially since Fallout 5 isn’t expected to arrive before The Elder Scrolls 6, and Bethesda hasn’t been very forthcoming about when that game is coming either. For now, Bethesda’s Todd Howard is keeping the company’s plans close to his vest, but he has indicated there’s more happening with Fallout than any other Bethesda property at the moment.
“We’ve had a long-term plan for Fallout, and so I wish I could talk about all those today,” Howard told IGN. “I’ll just say this, it’s the franchise that we’re doing the most in right now.”
Howard also indicated that the success of Prime Video’s Fallout TV series hasn’t altered those plans or caused Bethesda to move up its timetable.
“We had a plan for the games we were going to make,” said Howard. “The TV show was part obviously of our Fallout plan as far as a franchise. And in a lot of ways, I view it as an entry, as a game entry. Games are one lens into the world, the TV show is another lens into the world.”
The show and the game world recently intersected in Fallout 76’s Burning Springs update, which added Walton Goggins’ The Ghoul as an important character. Howard praised the new update, but refused to directly answer questions about the rumored remaster of Fallout 3. However, he did reiterate how pleased he was with the release of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remaster, and hinted that future titles like that may also be given shadow drops.
Earlier this fall, Bethesda released Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition, but the rollout has been marred by numerous bugs and other issues that sparked a backlash. Bethesda released an update last month to deal with some of those problems, with a second bug-fix update slated to arrive this month as well.
Fallout Season 2 will premiere on Prime Video on December 17. In the meantime, the Fallout Pip-Boy Xbox Wireless Controller is now available for preorders.