Xbox wants the next Fallout game to come sooner, it's claimed
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I'll take that over mid 2030s to be honest.
They should have a Fallout: New York/ SF or something, 20-30 hour smaller but dense open world.
Hell, they should have remastered NV and 3 to make them more accessible!
Oh, for sure. Not sure why they thought it was a good idea to make people wait over 15 years for a game after Fallout 4. But it's still crazy they didn't have a remaster or anything ready for this.
It does feel like people have forgotten the old days of tie in games. This show was picked up in 2020 as far as i can tell prior to MS's acquisition and started filming in 2022, the only thing that would have been possible would have been a remake/remaster/next gen update anyways.. BGS would have had to rely on someone else like DoubleFine, Virtuous or another studio of that ilk to do it given Starfield.
There is a reason why games companies have moved away from this. For every TLOU remaster, you get whatever has gone on with the Twisted Metal game.
There is a reason why games companies have moved away from this. For every TLOU remaster, you get whatever has gone on with the Twisted Metal game.
Suits see the popularity explosion of fallout thanks to the tv series, want a new game but won't get it until 5 years later where no one remembers the series anymore.
That's how it goes when your game development balloons instead of going for less bombastic graphics and even if you go for that, people will say it looks like a n64 game and shame it.
That's how it goes when your game development balloons instead of going for less bombastic graphics and even if you go for that, people will say it looks like a n64 game and shame it.
It doesn't need to be Obsidian and like it has been mentioned before, there are quite a lot plates spinning there already. The beauty about finding another dev is that sooner or later, you can bump into a dev that is just as passionate about the IP much like how Beth found Obsidian.
Hopefully, the process of doing that is ongoing at MS rn
Hopefully, the process of doing that is ongoing at MS rn
It's insane that Microsoft, one of the largest game publishers in the world, couldn't find some way to get one of their many studios to have a Fallout product ready to capitalize on the show. It could have been something as simple as a remaster and it would still be selling like hotcakes. But they wait to start talking about making something now, and it's not going to be ready for years. Truly mind boggling leadership over in Redmond.
Maybe it has already been decided. For all we know, it's already been agreed that Obsidian will do Fallout after Avowed and TOW 2. But outside of cancelling those games (which they weren't going to do and shouldn't do), starting the process three years ago vs now wouldn't have got the game out any quicker.
It would very Obsidian for them to be given 18 months to make a Fallout game and they make a divisive cult classic.
This.
Also having more than 1 team making a spinoff series would help too.
As Microsoft usually seems to react rather than anticipate, I suppose this would be in line with their method. The demand for Fallout should have been obvious considering extremely obvious metrics though, so it's hard to say.
Brotherhood of Steel 2. Lets Fucking Go!
Obsidian have got a lot of shit on at the moment, so I don't know how much they would be able to put into this.
Honestly, let some other studios take a crack. Do some fun spinoffs, like Gears Tactics. That was very good. I said BOS2 but a Tactics 2 could be fun, I think it was a thing at one point (like 30 years ago).
Or do something wild with it. I've been replaying 76 lately and this game (and the other Beth ones) are at their best when they're not bogged down in the established Fallout stuff (BOS, Enclave, Deathclaws etc.) The fucked up Apalachian creatures, the weird lovecraftian cults. Those are really cool.
Obsidian have got a lot of shit on at the moment, so I don't know how much they would be able to put into this.
Honestly, let some other studios take a crack. Do some fun spinoffs, like Gears Tactics. That was very good. I said BOS2 but a Tactics 2 could be fun, I think it was a thing at one point (like 30 years ago).
Or do something wild with it. I've been replaying 76 lately and this game (and the other Beth ones) are at their best when they're not bogged down in the established Fallout stuff (BOS, Enclave, Deathclaws etc.) The fucked up Apalachian creatures, the weird lovecraftian cults. Those are really cool.
This is what I'd like to see, but I agree that it would have been so much better to have either one of the bottom two bullet points much sooner, but alas.
- Depending on how good it is, advertise Fallout London - 2024
- Try and get a 3 + NV remaster (basic remake?) bundle ready for S2 of the show - 2026
- Have someone make a smaller isometric spin-off game that plays like the originals or X-Com (or remake 1?) - 2027/2028
- Have someone else make a new mainline Fallout (but not 5) and have it be slightly smaller in scope, similar to NV, ready for not long after TES VI is released - 2029/2030
- Bethesda works on Fallout 5 - 2034/2035 (this is 20 years since Fallout 4 oh god what why how)
ask tim cain if he wants to come out of semi-retirement and let him spin up a studio under xbox and work on an isometric turn-based fallout game, or at least, use him as a contractor - i dont think he wants leadership positions anymore.
not every game in the fallout ip needs to be a big 3D game
tim cain even few months ago was talking about ideas of how he would like to remaster the first game as well. give him money and let him remaster it for modern times. wants to do new UI, of course higher resolution etc, and make some minor gameplay changes that are mostly QoL
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lexhF4xqpu8
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUrNahAr5ho
not every game in the fallout ip needs to be a big 3D game
tim cain even few months ago was talking about ideas of how he would like to remaster the first game as well. give him money and let him remaster it for modern times. wants to do new UI, of course higher resolution etc, and make some minor gameplay changes that are mostly QoL
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lexhF4xqpu8
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUrNahAr5ho
Not yet but we some tidbits
3rd-party data (PlumResearch) so must be taken with a grain of salt :
View: https://twitter.com/advancedtv/status/1782698470081458586
Per Amazon :
Fallout on Prime breaks records, Amazon announces for second season
Amazon Prime's Fallout Season 2 may drop around summer 2025.www.hindustantimes.com
ScreenShare :
View: https://twitter.com/HazzadorGamin/status/1783460693850894666
I appreciate it.
Thank goodness Jez is here to tell us Microsoft knows we want another Fallout game.
I haven't been able to sleep with all the worry!
I haven't been able to sleep with all the worry!
No doubt Xbox wishes they had a new Fallout releasing within the next few years, but there's only so many studios capable of making such a game, even in a world where BGS were willing to let it go.
I'd personally be happy with another isometric game like Fallout 1 and 2 in the meantime, but that might not appeal to most fans.
I'd personally be happy with another isometric game like Fallout 1 and 2 in the meantime, but that might not appeal to most fans.
I'm pretty sure every Fallout fan would prefer it if Bethesda didn't make the next entry.
I really hope they give it to someone else.
I really hope they give it to someone else.
Maybe people will just have to wait and play the many other RPGs releasing over the next few years until Fallout 5 comes out 🤷🏻♂️
Nope. I'd like Bethesda to make Fallout 5. A spinoff is fine, though.
Some additional info I found on Twitter (unofficial, no idea if this is reliable) :
View: https://twitter.com/TVGrimReaper/status/1783956962855768428
View: https://twitter.com/FilmsdeLover/status/1784119259456479653
Microsoft has all the power but I feel like they don't know how to execute at all.
How they didn't have Bethesda or Obsidian working on something!
And yes take these IP's away from Bethesada, especially after Starfield.
How they didn't have Bethesda or Obsidian working on something!
And yes take these IP's away from Bethesada, especially after Starfield.
Microsoft, stop laying people off at your studies and relying on contract hires, and you'll actually have the people to make it
That might be a good idea, but it would be a lot more work than it seems at the surface level.
If Microsoft were to make it official, they'd need to go through every inch with a toothcomb for a) lore consistency, and b) to make sure they're happy with the direction of the new lore written for the game. If they weren't happy with something it might require significant rewrites/redesigns of sections.
Also, the degree of QA that would be expected for a formal release than a mod would be dramatic.
Yeah on games that have nothing to do with this TV show.
Someone over at Microsoft had to know this show was not going to be a flop like the Halo show.
I mean Christ you had a Nolan directing it with Amazon money.
So you're saying they should have cancelled the games already in development? Even though we all hate when publishers force studios to work on things they don't want to do?
They don't have a legion of studios who would be suitable for a BGS-style game. They have maybe three.
I mean, no shit. The hype is real right now.
Imagine if they had a release lined up for November, it'd probably be the highest fallout debut of all time.
Imagine if they had a release lined up for November, it'd probably be the highest fallout debut of all time.
Blasphemy. Skyrim is one of the greatest games of all time and fallout 3/4 aren't even in the top 50.
Ultimately there's probably no such thing as "capitalizing" on something like a TV show or movie in this industry anymore without some serious planning. Back in the day yeah you could time a movie and game release together but the fastest a game is coming out is 2029 in the most ideal of circumstances.
That Jez Cordon dude still around haha
And especially keep Todd Howard as far away as possible from the game.
It then has a decent chance to be good,has hopefully good graphics and is optimized at launch without the needs of modders to save them with a 5$ Mod.
And especially keep Todd Howard as far away as possible from the game.
It then has a decent chance to be good,has hopefully good graphics and is optimized at launch without the needs of modders to save them with a 5$ Mod.
I had no intention of buying Jedi Survivor but I'll definitely be adding it now. Didn't realize it hit Game Pass.
Shoutout to the Game Pass curation team for this screenshot. This is a very diverse group of games for tons of tastes. I am not interested in even half but the important thing to me is the diversity of quality games at a regular cadence.
Well it's a good thing MS has lots of money and can easily hire more devs to get another Bethesda team working on it (mixed with some of the folks who are already experienced with Fallout).
Obsidian is busy, I don't think that's the answer.
Edit: or fill some of the gap with a F3R.
Obsidian is busy, I don't think that's the answer.
Edit: or fill some of the gap with a F3R.
lol I put this in the wrong thread so thanks for quoting it.