Feargus Urquhart, CEO of Obsidian Entertainment, revealed his earnest desire to make another Fallout game. For fans of Obsidian's work on Fallout: New Vegas and its other successful IPs, this comes as incredibly welcome news.
Since the 2015 release of Fallout 4, fans of the irreverent, golden-age, post-apocalyptic RPG series have been hungry for more. While Fallout 76 sated that hunger for some, many gamers yearned for another single-player entry in the Fallout franchise. With Bethesda's current release pipeline putting The Elder Scrolls 6 as the next mainline game from its flagship studio after the late 2023 release of Starfield, there is some indication that it could be many years before fans get a taste of Fallout 5. Fans are speculating that with Microsoft's 2021 acquisition of Bethesda, a third-party studio could be brought in to pick up the mantle and release a new Fallout game. As Microsoft also owns Obsidian Entertainment, it would seem to be a perfect fit, but as of now, nothing has been announced.
In an interview conducted on January 18 with GamePressure, Feargus Urquhart hinted that he would relish the opportunity to work on another Fallout game. "I would Love to make another Fallout before I retire," Urquhart mentioned during the interview. The 52-year-old CEO of Obsidian Entertainment feels like he still has a lot in the tank, and while the studio is currently hard at work on its new IP, Avowed, as well as a sequel to its space-faring corporate dystopia RPG, The Outer Worlds, there is hope that its next game could be a much-coveted sequel to Fallout: New Vegas.
Bethesda has already confirmed that Fallout 5 will be its next game after The Elder Scrolls 6, but at its current timeline, Fallout 5 will not arrive for a long time. In the meantime, a studio like Obsidian, which has proved its competence within the franchise, would be an ideal landing spot for a spin-off or smaller-scale Fallout title. Something to tide fans over while Bethesda finalizes work on Starfield and ramps up development on The Elder Scrolls 6 would be a dream come true. Especially for those who view Fallout: New Vegas as a high watermark for the series.
While the release of Fallout: New Vegas 2 might still be wishful thinking, the expressed interest of Feargus Urquhart coupled with both Bethesda and Obsidian Entertainment being acquired by Microsoft, a new Fallout game by Obsidian Entertainment might become a matter of when instead of a far-fetched if.
Source: GamePressure
