TV Series Events Will Shape Fallout 5 Setting, Todd Howard Says; Officially Confirmed in Teaser
The show enters Fallout’s world
In a BBC interview, Bethesda’s Todd Howard discussed whether Fallout 5 would reflect the television series. He said the game would exist in a world where the show’s stories and events have happened or are happening, and that Bethesda is taking them into account.
Howard also said viewers who have not played the games could still experience Fallout. The comments suggest the series will fit into the next game’s continuity, but they do not confirm how prominently it will feature.
Locations remain uncertain
The game could include familiar places from the show, but Bethesda has not confirmed any specific locations or characters. New Vegas and the Boneyard are possibilities raised in the report, as are smaller places such as Filly and Shady Sands.
Those places might appear directly or only be mentioned. Whether a larger location is important to the plot remains unknown.
No release date announced
Fallout 4 came out in 2015, and there is still no release date or other indication of when Fallout 5 might launch. Starfield, Bethesda’s standalone universe, arrived in 2023 after eight years of development.
The television series has brought new interest to Fallout, whose first game was released on PC in 1997. The series has evolved from an isometric role-playing game into the first-person action RPG style seen in Fallout 4.
Key points
- Todd Howard said Fallout 5 will account for events in the television series.
- No locations or characters from the show have been confirmed for the game.
- Bethesda has not announced a release date for Fallout 5.
- Fallout 4 was released in 2015, and the original Fallout arrived in 1997.