LogIn"I'm going to avoid putting dates on anything. I've learned that the hard way."
Image credit: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
In a recent interview, Bethesda's boss Todd Howard talked about the Fallout TV series' and how its success might impact the development of the fifth installment of the game franchise. Well, Howard, as always, preferred to refrain from sharing any specific release dates as he learned from experience that you shouldn't do that. Instead, he discussed the current projects the studio is focused on.
"I'm going to avoid putting dates on anything. I've learned that the hard way. So obviously, our focus as far as new development right now is Elder Scrolls VI, but that doesn't mean that we're not making plans for other things. We're still doing a lot of work, obviously on Fallout 76, and we see the community, so many people going into that game and kind of rediscovering it and just so happy with where that game is at," shared Howard with IGN.
"It really does, and I mean, this has one of the best communities in all of gaming. Surprisingly, it's a very, very nice apocalypse, and we're doing a lot of Starfield work as well. So we have some really good updates that are going to get announced soon for that game. So, a lot going on here."
Image credit: Bethesda, Fallout 76
In his response, Howard sidestepped a direct mention of Fallout 5, leading many to speculate that the topic was avoided due to the lack of substantial updates on the game. Bethesda had previously stated its intention to prioritize releasing The Elder Scrolls VI before commencing active development on the next Fallout game.
During his interview with IGN, Howard also touched upon the successful Fallout TV series.
"I mean, I keep up with it. It's hard not to read all that stuff. And everybody's loving the show. So when you're getting all this great feedback, it's pretty much, it's a lot of fuel and all the credits of Jonah, Graham, Geneva, everyone who worked on the show. We're so happy,"
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