In the aftermath of XBOX’s plan to layoff 3,200 staff — 1,600 this year and 1,600 more to come by the end of FY 2027 — Bethesda Game Studios has revealed a new roadmap for the studio, which includes the announcement of Fallout 5 and another game set in the Fallout universe developed in partnership with Obsidian Entertainment. Remasters of both Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas are also in production.
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$39.99 Series director Todd Howard spoke with Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier about the slate of announcements and working with Obsidian Entertainment on the franchise again, but did not confirm release windows for any of the new projects. The studio reaffirmed that The Elder Scrolls VI is its “primary development focus” and that they’re “where we planned to be, loving how it looks, and playing it every day”.
The sudden announcement of a slate of new Fallout projects shouldn’t come as a huge shock, as new XBOX CEO Asha Sharma has pledged to focus more resources on the the firm’s tentpole IP as it cuts ties with studios who were making smaller experiences and working on original IP.
For more on the Fallout franchise, check out our recap of Fallout Season 2.
