I hardly doubt I’m the one to break the news to you when I say that Fallout 5 remains many, many years away.
Bethesda has never exactly been a studio known for its speed, but that’s not always a bad thing.
We want developers to exceed in creating fantastical worlds that we can lose ourselves in for years on end, and completing such an endeavor takes time.
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That being said, perhaps games shouldn’t be announced quite so early.
You may recall that The Elder Scrolls VI was first revealed via a teaser trailer back in 2018.
Yes, that’s six years ago. In those six years, there have been zero - I repeat zero - public updates.
Behind the scenes, I’m sure the game is chugging along nicely but that’s not information that we, the audience, are yet privy to.
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The truth is that The Elder Scrolls VI is likely still a couple of years away from launch - and we know Fallout 5 isn’t set to land until after that.
The problem is that fans are angry that these silly, premature announcements are dangled like a carrot on a stick only for there to be no follow-up.
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Bethesda studio design director Emil Pagliarulo previously took to social media to explain the lengthy wait between game instalments when asked about the delay on Fallout 5 by fans.
“It's a good question. A complicated question. Not specific to any of our games, but development times can vary for a variety of reasons. On Starfield, we spent a lot of time updating and developing tech. We also paused for a bit to assist with Fallout 76,” Emil began.
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“At the end of the day, though, it always comes down to that most important resource of all - people. As with any dev team, we have talented folks who need time to make great stuff,” he continued.
Is that enough to satisfy fans? It appears not.
“I know games are more expensive and definitely take longer to make, but waiting 10 [plus] years for a sequel when most AAA gaming companies are taking in billions of dollars is extremely silly,” wrote one Reddit user.
“They need to lease a Fallout game to another dev, but they likely won't because they are scared for a second time a different dev will make a better Fallout then they can,” added LostSif.
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While it’s far too early to pass any judgement on the next Fallout instalment, there is a widely agreed upon fact we can take away from this.
Announcing a game years and years before it’s ready is a silly trend that needs to die out.