Fallout 5 is in preproduction at Bethesda Game Studios, and no release date or window has been announced. Bethesda confirmed the status in a July 17 studio update covered by Game Informer, which says the game “remains our long-range destination.”
Game Informer reports that Fallout 5 is being built on Creation Engine 3, which will also power The Elder Scrolls VI. Bethesda calls The Elder Scrolls VI “our primary development focus today,” and Game Informer says Fallout 5 comes after it. The Movie Blog, citing a Collider report, says the game is unlikely to release before 2030.
Windows Central reports that Todd Howard said it was too early to say whether Fallout 5 or The Elder Scrolls VI would be Xbox exclusive.
Other Fallout projects confirmed in the update, per Game Informer: remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas with no release windows, a new Fallout game from Obsidian, a Fallout 76 expansion called Raven Rock in 2027 and new seasons for Fallout Shelter. Amazon is developing an unscripted TV adaptation of the mobile game.
Bethesda said there will be no Fallout Day broadcast this year. The franchise’s 30th anniversary will be marked in 2027 with a live event in Washington, D.C., according to Game Informer.
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