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Fallout 5: Everything Todd Howard Has Said About Bethesda’s New Game
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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.
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In short
- 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.
How this story developed
- 4 months ago 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.
Explained simply
Fallout is a video game series set in a post-apocalyptic world, known for blending action and exploration with player choice in storytelling. The most recent mainline game, Fallout 4, was released in 2015, and a television adaptation on Prime Video has recently revived public interest in the franchise. Bethesda, the company that owns the series, is developing the fifth numbered entry.
Todd Howard is the director of Bethesda Game Studios and oversees the company's major projects. He first publicly mentioned Fallout 5 in 2021, describing it at that point as merely a preliminary concept. In 2022, he clarified that the game would not begin full development until Bethesda finishes The Elder Scrolls 6, another major franchise that is still unreleased.
The most recent mainline Fallout game was released in 2015, creating a gap of more than a decade before the next numbered entry. Bethesda has not officially confirmed key details such as the game's setting, release timeline, or which platforms it will be available on. The television series has sustained public interest in the franchise during this lengthy wait between games.