Fallout 5 release date update isn't exactly what you wanted to hear

A Bethesda dev has shared some insider knowledge on the development of Fallout 5, and it isn’t looking good.

Since the release of the Fallout TV series, the Fallout franchise has received a bit of a boom, making Fallout 5 a seriously hot topic.

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Bethesda is currently working on DLC for Starfield, as well as full-time development for The Elder Scrolls VI, meaning Fallout 5 can only be expected once those are done with.

However, Xbox is keen to get another Fallout game out sooner rather than later, and insider commentary suggests the next game could be passed to another developer, much like Fallout: New Vegas was.

As you’d expect fans are desperate to know more, and frantically searching for some sort of release window to look forward to.

This eventually led to them reaching out to Emil Pagliarulo, who acted as writing director for Starfield, lead designer for Fallout 4, and finally senior designer on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for potential answers.

Pagliarulo described it as a “good question,” and a “complicated question,” before saying “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.”

They went on to say: “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. So we can’t do everything at once.”

So, if Bethesda decides to keep Fallout 5 in its grasp, bad news for the game’s release date as juggling three games at once doesn’t seem achievable, even for a studio as big as Bethesda is.

However if speculation is right and Xbox decides to hand the next Fallout game over to a different studio instead, we could very well get a new game in the next few years.