Fallout Show Writers Had To Drop Storylines Planned For Fallout 5

Fallout 5 isn't going to be with us anytime soon. Even with Starfield out of the way, we already know it won't enter full development before The Elder Scrolls 6 is out, and that's probably years away from being in our hands too. However, that doesn't mean that Bethesda doesn't have story ideas for its next Fallout game.

As spotted by Windows Central, Todd Howard mentioned Fallout 5 in an interview with Den of Geek. Here, Howard reveals that some story elements had to be cut from the upcoming Fallout show because it overlapped with their plans or Fallout 5.

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"There were some things where I said, ‘Don’t do this because we are going to do that in Fallout 5,'" says Howard.

One of the showrunners, Graham Wagner, also adds, "We know all about Fallout 5, we’re not telling anyone." So, it seems that Bethesda shared plot details with the writers to avoid any clashes, meaning the studio must have a good idea of what it wants to do with the next game.

"It would be impossible to adapt any one of the games faithfully because these are open-world games." - Graham Wagner

Howard also reassures fans that, despite comments from a showrunner in a previous interview, the show hasn't replaced Bethesda's plans for Fallout 5. "It wasn’t the translation of an existing story. It was, what would the next thing be?" says Howard. "It just happens to be a TV show."

The verdict is still out on whether the show is what fans want from the Fallout series. The fanbase has waited since 2015 for another new single-player game, with the next instalment being the initially controversial Fallout 76, which is an MMO. Before we get Fallout 5, we're also getting a current-gen update for Fallout 4 at some point this year, so it definitely doesn't seem that a new game is Bethesda's priority right now.

At the very least, the trailer for the show has excited the playerbase. Fans of Fallout: New Vegas in particular were quick to spot references in the trailer, such as the inclusion of the NCR as a faction. It's not clear if they'll play a major role in the narrative, but just having them there at all connects the show to both New Vegas and the first two games in the series.

The Fallout TV show hits Amazon Prime on April 11. Its first season will run for eight episodes.

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