The recent interview with Todd Howard by YouTuber MrMattyPlays also touched on the topic Fallout 5with the head of Bethesda reporting what the current feeling is within the studio on the new chapter, effectively claiming that there’s no rush to get it out.
Although Microsoft’s idea had previously emerged of wanting to speed up the time a bit to launch a new major chapter in the series, especially after seeing the great success of the TV series which led to an acceleration in game sales ” old” like Fallout 4 and even Fallout 3, it seems that the feeling is not shared very much by Bethesda.
“As for other Fallout games in the future, obviously I can’t talk about them in detail right now, but I would say that, in a way, we don’t feel the need to rush its release“Howard said about it.
Todd Howard wants to take things slowly for Fallout 5
The head of Bethesda therefore seems not to want to rush the times, as these are games that they take a lot of time to be done in the best way.
“We want it to be done well and that everything we do for these series in terms of new things, for Elder Scrolls or Fallout or even Starfield, represent meaningful moments for everyone who loves these franchises.”
In short, it seems that Bethesda is in no hurry to work on Fallout 5 and release it as soon as possible, despite the possibility of exploiting the success of the TV series on Amazon Prime Video. Indeed, precisely regarding this, according to Howard it could even help compensate for the long wait.
“Right now, the Fallout TV series can fill a certain niche as far as storytelling and the franchise itself,” said Howard, who also added “I don’t think it’s a bad thing that people they miss it of something, anyway”, making it clear that the desire for a new chapter can be a positive element and does not necessarily have to force the development times.
Howard’s words do not seem to reveal a desire to entrust the work on Fallout 5 to some other team other than Bethesda, despite the fact that many at this point want a solution similar to the one that led to the creation of Fallout: New Vegas, when the franchise was entrusted to Obsidian.
If we had to wait for Bethesda Softworks’ times, however, we would still have to wait several years, considering that the team is now working on The Elder Scrolls 6 and this could continue for a long time, before moving on to the franchise in question.
