Bethesda Confirms Fallout 5 and 3 More Fallout Projects as Xbox Cuts 3,200 Jobs
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Updated · The Verge · Jul 17
Bethesda Confirms Fallout 5 and 3 More Fallout Projects as Xbox Cuts 3,200 Jobs
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Jul 17
Summary
Fallout 5 is officially in development at Bethesda, with Todd Howard calling it a long-range project now in preproduction more than a decade after Fallout 4.
Obsidian is also making a new Fallout game, while remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are in development, though none of the projects has a release date.
The announcements landed as Xbox pushes through a reset that will cut about 3,200 jobs over the next year, including layoffs at Bethesda, Obsidian and other studios.
Howard said The Elder Scrolls VI remains Bethesda's primary development focus, using the same technology platform as Fallout 5, while Starfield still figures in the studio's future.
Microsoft's gaming unit appears to be leaning harder on proven franchises after buying ZeniMax for $7.5 billion in 2021, with the Fallout slate serving as damage control amid layoff backlash.