It’s been over three years since the last installment in the Fallout franchise was released. Fallout: New Vegas wasn’t a sequel to Fallout 3, per se, but it did expand on the Fallout universe, taking place around the same time on the other side of the post-apocalyptic United States. With the incredible success of the most recent Elder Scrolls game, fans have become increasingly anxious for news on the official sequel to Fallout 3. But a recent interview with Bethesda Game Director Todd Howard via Rock, Paper, Shotgun brings some bad news.
Howard stated that there is no timetable for the announcement, but that it will likely be “a while.” He was pretty tight lipped after that statement, but he did go on to mention that Bethesda has noticed the increased interest in PC gaming. Howard also said that there is potential in the PC (and new consoles that are “very PC-like”) for Bethesda to do things they’ve wanted to try in the past:
“We’ve gotten fairly used to all the questions and curiosity over the years. Everyone wants information. Right now, we’re just trying to figure out which of our ideas are going to stick and finding an appropriate time to talk about it.”
Unfortunately, the current official word is still just vague maybes and “potential.” So it looks like we’ll have to keep waiting “a while” for word on the next Fallout game.
