According to a new report, Xbox is moving one of its biggest RPG studios towards Fallout franchises, s Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer has reportedly tapped to direct the new one Fallout game. The move reportedly comes as Microsoft restructures Xbox, cancels several projects at Obsidian Entertainment and doubles down on its biggest game franchises.
The timing comes as no surprise given how Xbox wants Bethesda to focus on its flagship games Fallout and The Elder Scrolls. Since then, the franchise hasn't received a brand new main series Fallout 76 in 2018, while Bethesda remained focused on Star field and The Elder Scrolls 6. Meanwhile, Amazon Fallout The TV series introduced millions of new fans to the world of post-apocalyptic RPGs and helped increase the number of older players Fallout games to new highs, making the franchise one of Xbox's biggest long-term investments. Still, fans clamored for a new game to no avail.
Obsidian Entertainment is working on a new Fallout game
According to a Bloomberg report via Jason Schreier, whose track record is impeccable, Obsidian Entertainment has scrapped several projects as part of a broader restructuring of Xbox, including a planned 2025 sequel to the game. Open. The report also states that roughly a quarter of the studio's employees have been laid off. Following Xbox CEO Ash Sharma's strategy of investing more in big franchises, Obsidian will start working on a new one instead Fallout game alongside Bethesda Game Studios.
- Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer will reportedly helm the project.
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Bethesda Game Studios will work with Obsidian on development.
- Admitted 2 it has reportedly been cancelled, although it is progressing well internally.
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Several unannounced projects were also shelved.
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For a long time Fallout fans, the biggest detail is Sawyer's involvement. Sawyer previously directed Fallout: New Vegaswhich remains one of the most popular entries in the franchise more than 15 years after its release. While Bethesda retained control Fallout since acquiring the IP, it would mark Obsidian's first return to the series since 2010, when one of the franchise's most famous developers reconnected with the universe that helped define its modern reputation.
But the restructuring doesn't mean Obsidian is giving up on everything else. Bloomberg reports that the studio will continue to support Outer worlds 2 with post-launch DLC while staying involved in Grounded 2. Some of the developers who worked on it Admitted 2 are said to be reassigned while they wait for bigger projects – including Fallout— to boot and leave open the possibility that the fantasy RPG sequel could eventually return in some form. But at least for now Fallout is focus.
That being said, Xbox seems to be focusing its efforts on franchises with proven audiences, and few carry the weight of Fallout. Despite everything lost up to this point, it could finally give fans something they've been craving for over a decade: something new Fallout game from the creative team behind Fallout: New Vegas.
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October 19, 2010
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M for Mature: Blood and gore, intense violence, sexual content, strong language, drug use
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Gamebryo
