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Bethesda Reveals Roadmap: The Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 5, Obsidian’s New Fallout Game, Several Remaster Projects, and More All Confirmed
Bethesda Game Studios has confirmed its full development roadmap, including The Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 5, a new Fallout title from Obsidian Entertainment, and remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. The announcement comes as Bethesda and parent company Xbox refocus on core franchises following a "reset" last week that saw over 3,000 layoffs and several studios spun out of Xbox, making this a significant signal of where the publisher's priorities now lie.
Todd Howard's team remains focused on The Elder Scrolls 6, first announced in 2018 and still reportedly at least two years from release, while Fallout 5 is in preproduction and will share a tech pipeline built on the in-house Creation Engine 3. Bethesda also confirmed a 30th anniversary "Fallout Day" event in Washington, D.C. next year, and said Starfield "continues" into its third year with new Starborn content planned, though a sequel was not confirmed. No release windows were given for any of the projects mentioned.
In short
- Bethesda confirms Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout 5 and Obsidian's new Fallout game
- Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters also confirmed, no release dates given
- Roadmap follows Xbox's 3,000-layoff "reset" and studio restructuring
Explained simply
The Elder Scrolls and Fallout are two of the gaming industry's most renowned franchises, developed by Bethesda Game Studios. These vast role-playing games have devoted worldwide audiences, and new main entries are treated as major cultural moments in gaming. New releases in each series are infrequent, sometimes more than a decade apart, so announcements about upcoming games attract intense attention.
Microsoft's Xbox division, which owns Bethesda, recently underwent substantial corporate restructuring involving thousands of job losses and the separation of multiple studios from Xbox. Such upheaval typically prompts questions about which projects will continue and which may be delayed or cancelled. A publisher clarifying its development plans during such a period of change signals which franchises remain central to its strategy.
Obsidian Entertainment is a game studio with previous experience developing Fallout titles. Having multiple developers work on different projects within the same franchise allows Bethesda to progress several major series simultaneously with teams experienced in each. This approach reflects both the scale of these projects and their ongoing strategic importance to the company.