Bethesda's Next Fallout Game Is Already Facing Impossible Odds

Bethesda has yet to confirm when the next Fallout game will arrive, what it will look like, or how far along it currently is. The current safest answer is still that Fallout 5 is expected to come some time after The Elder Scrolls 6, which itself still hasn't even received a proper release date or full reveal. Recent reporting has added a new wrinkle to that wait, though, as Microsoft is reportedly looking to increase investment in major Xbox franchises like Fallout, Halo, and The Elder Scrolls in an effort to move them along faster. That doesn't suddenly give Fallout 5 a release window, but it does make the next Fallout game feel a little less like a distant idea sitting at the very back of Bethesda's schedule.