Fallout 5isn’t happening anytime soon. That’s a fact that we’ve all come to terms with.
As much asBethesdais attempting to ramp up efforts on what’s next for theFalloutfranchise given the immensely positive reception to Prime Video’s TV adaptation, that doesn’t exactly mean we’re going to get a mainline game out of nowhere.
Why? Well, Bethesda is hard at work atThe Elder Scrolls VI- a game that’s already long overdue.
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It’s going to be all hands on deck on that project.
Resources certainly won’t be diverted away toFallout 5, especially asStarfieldis still receiving post-launch support.
I’d also like to stress that there are very high expectations forThe Elder Scrolls VIand so followingStarfield’s divisive launch, devs are going to want to take the time to get things right.
All of this is to say that it could be the next decade beforeFallout 5is a tangible thing so naturally, fans have taken to theorising about what’s next to kill time.
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The most prevalent theory suggests that the next instalment could be taking us to California.
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That might explain why in Prime Video’sFalloutTV show, the plot centres around the decline of the New California Republic and the nuking of its capital.
In making the NCR more disparate, it makes it far more likely of a region we might explore in-game - and we know that the show is canon.
I have to say, it is somewhat of a convincing theory. I’m just wondering if that would haveFallout’s follow-up seasons andFallout 5treading on each other’s toes too much.
“Ya know, I actually think this is possible. Knowing Bethesda, it’ll probably be a bit shallow, but if they do a good story of a reeling weak state trying to recover after such a loss, it could be cool,”commentedRaccoonMusketeer.
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Verdun3ishopsuggestedsetting the game within the fall itself as it would “open up lots of choices for the player. Do they try to resolve the issues and help the NCR? Do they work to reform their issues or do that side with factions against them? That’s a better ground than what’s been set up with the show.”
I feel it’s far more likely we’ll be transported to a completely new setting but the truth is that we don’t know.
Topics:Fallout,Bethesda
