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proving the perfect setting for the RPG series' spectacular open-world storytelling
With this success behind it, it's hard to imagine that Bethesda wouldn't return to the Fallout franchise.While details are thin on the
chaseWhat is it The inevitable sequel to the wasteland wandering RPG hitWhat can I play it on If the rest of the series is anything to go
by, Sony and Microsoft consoles, plus PC, with a very remote hope of a Nintendo Switch versionWhen can I play it Yet to be confirmed, but
But you can make some educated guesses based on the series' past
There were seven years between the mainline Fallout 3 (2008) and Fallout 4 (2015) entries into the series, divided by a console generation
It shared the same game engine, with development offered to an external studio (Obsidian)
Could we perhaps see a similar approach with Fallout 5 not so much being a numbered sequel, but a complementary entry using the Fallout 4
and character models players had seen in its previous two games
new engine could be powering the next Fallout and Elder Scrolls instalments, much as the Creation Engine was developed for Fallout 4 and The
fantasy MMO The Elder Scrolls Online has managed to blossom into a thriving online community
Battlecry Studios earlier this year (via GameInformer), who had previously been looking to launch an eponymous multiplayer-shooter,
Battlecry, before running into financial troubles
Re-branded as Bethesda Game Studios Austin, the team would be well placed to expand the scope of Fallout into the online space, even if the
recent acquisition is likely to bear fruit in the coming year or so.Todd Howard of Bethesda Game Studios has admitted that each of their
in-house titles will at least create a design brief for a possible multiplayer mode, so even on a lesser scale some sort of co-op mode
four simplified reactions mapped to specific buttons on the controller
A lot of players were unhappy with the change, and Fallout 4 lead Todd Howard has been open about wanting to respond to that criticism for
Fallout 3, a remastered edition could be just the thing to whet our Wasteland appetite while we wait for the next mainline instalment
It could also find a welcome home on the Nintendo Switch, which is piecing together an impressive list of 3rd-party shooters from Bethesda,
speculating at this stage, the tie-in mobile game Fallout Shelter (2015) was a runaway success on iOS and Android, and made the move to the
Xbox One and Windows 10 last year
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