Those of you wishing to getFallout 5sooner rather than later may have invoked the curse of the monkey’s paw, because some insiders believe that the recent success of the Fallout franchise may delay the release ofThe Elder Scrolls VI.
During an episode of theXbox Two Podcast, Windows Central journalist Jez Corden revealed that the popularity of Amazon’sFalloutTV show has inspiredMicrosoftandBethesdato speed up the development ofFallout 5.
Now, before you properly start freaking out, there’s nothing concrete here. It’s just a rumour.
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And, even if Microsoft and Bethesda do want to get a new Fallout game out ASAP… that doesn’t mean Bethesda has to be the ones to actually make it.
After all, Microsoft does own this other little developer calledObsidian Entertainment. You know, the folks that madeFallout: New Vegas?
Even if they do want to move ahead with another Fallout title immediately, that shouldn’t actually impact the release of the highly anticipatedThe Elder Scrolls VI.
Take a look atTESVI’s original reveal trailer below.
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“I don’t care who makes Fallout 5, as long as they don’t delayTES VI,” replieduser logicality77.
“Fallout had their turn, and they can’t milkSkyrimandESOforever. Yeah, Fallout is popular right now, but did it sell 60 million copies?”
“If Bethesda puts another game out beforeES6I will lose my proverbial s**t,” commenteduser faxtfox.
I don’t think Bethesda want to delayThe Elder Scrolls VIany longer than they have to, so personally I don’t think you should put any stock in this.
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They’re not gonna tank one of their most popular properties just so they can make a new game about their other most popular property. It makes absolutely zero sense.
Still would be awfully nice to see another trailer forThe Elder Scrolls VIone of these days though…
Topics:Bethesda,The Elder Scrolls,The Elder Scrolls 6,Fallout,Microsoft
