# Fallout 5: Everything Todd Howard Has Said About Bethesda’s New Game

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fallout-5-everything-todd-howard-has-said-about-bethesdas-new-game/
- Published: 2026-07-17T18:16:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-22T01:13:47+00:00
- Original publisher: IGN
- Original article: https://www.ign.com/articles/fallout-5-everything-todd-howard-has-said-about-bethesdas-new-game
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Bethesda confirms Fallout 5 has entered pre-production, per new studio roadmap.
- Todd Howard says the game will follow The Elder Scrolls 6's release.
- Fallout TV show crew reportedly know details but were told to avoid overlap.

## Summary

Bethesda director Todd Howard has reaffirmed that Fallout 5 is in development, with the studio's newly published roadmap confirming the fifth mainline entry has officially entered pre-production. The update follows recent layoffs at Xbox and comes amid years of fan speculation, though key details such as setting, release date and platforms remain unconfirmed. Howard has spoken about the game intermittently since 2015, so this latest confirmation matters mainly as a rare official milestone in an otherwise slow-moving development timeline.

Howard first discussed Fallout 5 publicly in 2021, six years after Fallout 4 and three years after Fallout 76, describing only a "one-pager" of plans at that stage. In 2022 he clarified that Fallout 5 would follow The Elder Scrolls 6 in Bethesda's schedule, a project still not released as of this article's July 2026 publication, meaning the wait could stretch on considerably. Fallout showrunner Jonathan Nolan has claimed the Prime Video series' crew "know all about Fallout 5", with Howard confirming he steered them away from story elements reserved for the game.

## Coverage

- [IGN: Fallout 5: Everything Todd Howard Has Said About Bethesda’s New Game](https://www.ign.com/articles/fallout-5-everything-todd-howard-has-said-about-bethesdas-new-game)
- [IGN: Todd Howard Dismisses 'Fan Chatter' About Purported Rivalry Between Bethesda and Obsidian as the New Vegas Developer Starts Work on a New Fallout Game](https://www.ign.com/articles/todd-howard-dismisses-fan-chatter-about-purported-rivalry-between-bethesda-and-obsidian-as-the-new-vegas-developer-starts-work-on-a-new-fallout-game)

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