The TV usually guides the trajectories of its video game counterparts, which is simply why the success of Amazon’s Fallout TV series may be setting the stage for an accelerated arrival of Fallout 5. The series’ has all the ability to excite wide audiences and make them seek for such a post-apocalyptic setting, with older titles like Fallout 76 and Fallout 4 experiencing huge amount of players recently, especially with the latter’s Next-Gen Update.
Such an event has put Microsoft into deep thoughts, to possibly expedite the development of the next Fallout chapter. With Bethesda Game Studios traditionally in the leading position and their current focus on other projects, such as Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6, this might find a way for other developers to take the lead.
By potentially fast-coding Fallout 5, it’s undoubtedly a reason that will leverage the peak in franchise popularity. This would possibly make the game a major release in the upcoming years. However, the absence of official confirmations and timelines keeps the community on edge, speculating on every detail from industry insiders like Jez Corden of Windows Central and Rand al Thor 19 from The Xbox Two podcast. You can find the podcast below:
As Todd Howard has hinted at Fallout 5 only following after The Elder Scrolls 6, we’re likely to see it happening sooner than later.
