After Fallout 4 and the TV series‘s success, people are now eager to jump back into the nuclear wasteland. However, with Fallout 76 still chugging along, hopes for Fallout 5 or even a New Vegas 2 seemed like a pipe dream. Especially when The Elder Scrolls 6 is nowhere in sight as well. But a trusted insider claims that not only is it real, there’s more than one Fallout project in development — including one game that everyone wants.
Speaking during the Friends Per Second podcast episode 73, reporter Jordan Middler commented on the state of Xbox’s first-party pipeline. When the conversation turned to long-running IPs like Halo, Gears of War, and Fallout, Middler dropped a major tease.
“There are multiple Fallout projects in development, including, as far as I’m aware, the one you’re all wanting,” quoting Middler. Nevertheless, he also cautioned fans not to get too excited about this mysterious entry to the post-apocalyptic RPG.
“It’s not far enough along to say anything like, ‘You’re going to be playing this game anytime soon,'” he added.
Adding more fuel to the nuclear fire, journalist Jeff Grubb had previously discussed the potential of a Fallout: New Vegas 2. He claimed there were talks between Obsidian and Xbox about the possibility of a follow-up. “This is very early, but people have begun to have talks and say these words in sentences, and those words are Obsidian and New Vegas 2.“
He clarified that the project is ‘years and years away,’ but there seems to be a clear interest inside Bethesda and Xbox.
Unfortunately, these juicy rumors are landing smack dab in the middle of some serious industry turmoil. Microsoft recently confirmed a new round of layoffs that affected 9,000 employees. Reports even said that Turn 10 Studios, the developers behind Forza, are ‘no more.’
With that in mind, our inner Vault Dwellers might be dancing happily at the thought of a Fallout 5 or New Vegas 2. But there’s a very real possibility that these promising rumors could just be old rumors. For more details on the discussion, head to the 57-minute mark of the Friends Per Second video above.
