The future of the Fallout series is unwritten. As fans wait to see what Bethesda has been cooking up, there’s been wild speculation going around about the next region. The community is ablaze with figuring out where Fallout is going to go, given that it’s already explored multiple zones, including Washington D.C., Las Vegas, Boston, and West Virginia.

However, the series is also extremely ambitious, and those areas are worth revisiting. There’s a constant push and pull from Bethesda fans, whether their old games warrant remakes or can simply be sustained over decades through the efforts of the fan community. The ball is in Bethesda’s court.

Over on Reddit, fans are discussing the return of the Fallout series, which is coming sooner than we think, but not nearly soon enough.

According to a recent report from Xbox Insider Jez Corden, it seems like the Fallout 3 and New Vegas remakes “will not be out before 2027.” Even though the official return of Fallout is coming sooner than a proper Fallout 5, fans are tired of waiting.

As one passionately notes: “Here’s the thing…if Bethesda keeps delaying, people won’t care anymore, and when it does release, their game will be blasted into Oblivion when it’s not a 9/10 or a 10/10.”

Others feel like it’ll meet the same fate as The Elder Scrolls series, not living up to its wait: “See, the problem with TES6 is that since it will be about 17 or 18 years after Skyrim. The wait will have been so unbearable that it can never live up to the hype. If it had been released, let’s say, in 2019, people would have forgiven a lot of shortcomings or jank. But because its had nearly 2 decades to cook, expectations are going to be sky high.”

Some folks are happy to wait, given the other games that are available now: “Didn’t the Oblivion remake get dropped like a hot potato with no further support almost immediately after release? It’s whatever. Play the existing games, the modding community makes them wonderful.”

Bethesda Entertainment

No matter how long we wait for the next Fallout game, it seems like remakes are on the way. Hopefully, they’ll expand upon the originals rather than retract, given the current state of open-world games. It’s tough to provide meaningful maps and experiences when the genre is expected to go so big, and many publishers are struggling with filling worlds with interesting things to do.

If the Fallout remakes are pretty much the same game, though, that could be a winning formula. All they need to do is smooth out a few edges.

Systems

Released

October 19, 2010

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs

Developer(s)

Obsidian Entertainment

Engine

Gamebryo