Overview

• Fallout 5 has been officially greenlit and is now in early development, though no lead studio has been named by Bethesda or Microsoft.
• Windows Central’s Jez Corden reports that Bethesda Game Studios’ core teams remain occupied with Starfield DLC and The Elder Scrolls VI.
• According to Corden, Microsoft canceled ZeniMax Online’s next MMO, codenamed Blackbird, to redirect investment toward the new Fallout title.
• Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier disputes the notion that recent layoffs were designed to fund Fallout 5, characterizing them as broad budget cuts.
• Industry observers warn that Fallout 5 remains years from release, while a Fallout 3 remaster may reach players much sooner.