TheFalloutfranchise has long been celebrated for its enthralling factions and characters, addictive gameplay, and immersive narratives, but no game is as universally celebrated as Obsidian Entertainment and Bethesda Softworks’sFallout: New Vegas. The fourth mainlineFalloutgame and spiritual sequel to Black Isle Studios’Fallout 2,Fallout: New Vegaswas built fromFallout 3’s first and third-person gameplay but set in the western United States, similar toFallout 1and2. DespiteFallout: New Vegas’ widespread praise for its complex storylines, it never received a follow-up and no otherFalloutgame has been set in the west since. However, recent rumors have suggested thatNew Vegasmay soon receive its long-deserved sequel.
Fallout Game Development Rumors Explained
In the recent 73rd episode of the YouTube-based Friends Per Second podcast, Video Games Chronicle journalist Jordan Middler claimed that Microsoft and Bethesda are currently developing multipleFalloutgames. While the inevitableFallout 5was already presumed to be slated on Bethesda’s timeline, likely coming after the release ofThe Elder Scrolls 6, the announcement ofmultipleFalloutprojects in developmentis unexpected. However, Middler did note that most of theseFalloutprojects are still in their early development stages and that it would be a while until players can get their hands on them. One game in particular that Middler claimed is in development isFallout: New Vegas 2.
WhileFallout: New Vegas 2and otherFalloutgames in development are currently unconfirmed, several other rumors have suggested that Bethesda is working onFalloutprojects alongside their other properties, such as the long-rumoredFallout 3remake. With the critical and financialsuccess ofThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion RemasteredandFallout 3being the game developed after the originalOblivion, aFallout 3 Remasteredmay be the nextFalloutgame to be released. Similarly, aFallout: New Vegas 2may be in development following the success of Amazon Prime’sFalloutseries, which followed up on many storylines established inNew Vegasand led many players to return to or tryNew Vegasfor the first time.
The Potential Development and Hurdles of Fallout: New Vegas 2
With Microsoft having previously acquired both Bethesda and Obsidian Entertainment, it could direct Bethesda and Obsidian to collaborate again to developFallout: New Vegas 2. Obsidian has already been developing successors toFallout’s world design and gameplaywithThe Outer Worldsseries, so Microsoft and Xbox could let Obsidian developNew Vegas 2possibly after the release ofFallout 5.
This would mirror the release of the originalFallout: New Vegasfollowing the debut ofFallout 3, though Obsidian may be allowed to use Unreal Engine instead of Bethesda’s Creation Engine 2. While neither engine functions perfectly, there have been more notable issues with games using Creation Engine, such asFallout 76andStarfield, compared to Obsidian’s use of Unreal.
Amazon Prime’sFalloutserieshas its second season slated for a December 2025 debut, and it’s already been renewed for a third season. However, it’s unknown how long theFalloutseries will run for, and this could impact the development and release ofFallout: New Vegas 2.Falloutseason 2 is already confirmed to focus on the New Vegas Strip due to its tease at the end of season 1, and set images and leaks of season 2 suggest a larger focus on the New California Republic and Caesar’s Legion. UnlessFalloutseason 3 jumps to another region of the United States, large-scale development onFallout: New Vegas 2may have to wait until the show ends to build off where the series left the New Vegas area.
Fallout: New Vegas 2’s Potential Narrative Designs
If Microsoft wants to make a direct follow-up toFallout: New Vegas, it could go in two directions: either taking place before the Amazon PrimeFalloutseries around the same time period asFallout 4,or as a sort of sequel to theFalloutshow. If Xbox were to go with the former, it could allow Bethesda and Obsidian to better follow up on plot beats from theoriginalFallout: New Vegas, but they would be limited by the inevitable destruction of Shady Sands and subsequent crumbling of the NCR. If Xbox were to go with the latter, it could potentially attract many of theFalloutshow’s fans to truly tryFalloutgames for the first time, as they’d be interested to see the show’s plot continued in a game.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHERE TO PLAY
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas.It’s the kind of town where you dig your own grave prior to being shot in the head and left for dead…and that’s before things really get ugly. It’s a town of dreamers and desperados being torn apart by warring factions vying for complete control of this desert oasis. It’s a place where the right kind of person with the right kind of weaponry can really make a name for themselves, and make more than an enemy or two along the way.As you battle your way across the heat-blasted Mojave Wasteland, the colossal Hoover Dam, and the neon drenched Vegas Strip, you’ll be introduced to a colorful cast of characters, power-hungry factions, special weapons, mutated creatures and much more. Choose sides in the upcoming war or declare “winner takes all” and crown yourself the King of New Vegas in this follow-up to the 2008 videogame of the year, Fallout 3.Enjoy your stay.
