Thing is with fallout 4, they have the engine already, all they need to do is decide where is set and do all the quests. You never know, Obsidian might have been writing it for the last year. It could easily be out in 2 yrs time on Xbox

It takes 3 years to make another game, and they might spend 6 months making dlcs.... that puts us at July 2015. There will certainly be new consoles by then perfect timing for fallout 4. Skyrim is definitely their last 360/PS3 game.

Um no that is not true, some pc games suffer because the developers well will dub down toward consoles.

Nope, games for iOS 5 and Android.

This assumes that they aren't already working on it already. Bethesda tends to do things such as pre-production for one game while another is still in development. Since Skyrim is done they're probably in the process of starting full-on production of the game.

But at the same time I don't really expect them to have a Fallout 4 out for probably another two years.

Not likely, since any game they release with new gen consoles will likely be ported o the old consoles, but in a more limited supply.
Just like PS2 does with PS1 or PS3 with PS2. Their games will keep coming to each console until figures drop so low there is no point.

Hopefully the same thing won't happen as with Oblivion, having to drastically cut back features near the end of deveploment of the next game for it to be functional on the new consoles.

I think it's closer to 5 years from start to finish, but they rotate their staff between projects. So concept work on Skyrim started as soon as Oblivion came out, but only a tiny team were working on the general themes and ideas for the game. Then as each team finished on Fallout 3, they got pulled off that and started on Skyrim, so in 2006 there were probably 3 or 4 people working on Skyrim but in 2011 it will have been over 100 - probably nearer 200 if you include testers. I'm guessing initial ideas for Fallout 4 would have started kicking around in, say, January 2009 if they're planning to release a game in 2013 (which wouldn't surprise me). I'd expect them to be thinking about Elder Scrolls VI already - just choosing a province and having a rough idea of what they want to achieve. (I may be wrong on those timescales - just trying to recall an interview I once read.)

Meanwhile, the media keep hinting about expecting an announcement any time soon about whatever will replace the xbox 360 - though with the Kinect it looks as though they're trying to extend the life of it, even though as we're seeing with a lot of games, the technology is struggling to keep up with what game developers are trying to produce. So 2013 is certainly not unreasonable to expect the xbox 720 (just making a name up here), or 2015 at the latest - which would make either Fallout 4 or Elder Scrolls VI the flagship title.

Just my personal guesses here, based on sheer speculation wot I read in 360 Gamer.

I'm thinking Halo 4 will be their flagship launch title. Isn't that slated for holiday season 2012? Bring it!

I can see just see it. TES VI one of the first big titles to launch on the Xbox 720...

And then it's delayed.


It would certainly fit with Bethesda's history with new game consoles.

I really doubt they have already started full production for FO4. Sure they probably have talked about what game to do next and maybe even started on the concept of it but full production no way. I think it's safe too assume they like to take sometime off between games and they still need people to work on DLC for Skyrim.

We keep talking about the Microsoft side of things, but what about Sony? I mean, I'm sure Skyrim will be the last PS3 Bethesda game, as well, but what about future relation to the PS4? After delving into the PlayStation market this console generation, I don't imagine they'd abandon it the next... yet we cannot say for sure how far apart the two consoles will be released or how powerful they will be in relation to each other. They have a healthier relationship with Microsoft and will probably place the next Microsoft console higher on their priority list, but I don't think I'll ever be purchasing a Microsoft console. I've just always preferred Sony's take on console gaming and am hoping we're not, by means of exclusion, insinuating that the PS4 won't enter the Bethesda scene.

It's awkard timing for Bethesda. I'm going to assume that Fallout 4 will be their next game. If so, the release date would be right near the end of the current console gen. Do they develop with this gen in mind or the next? Or can they just get development underway and work on the console versions much later on down the road?

I hope not, I just upgraded my nintendo 64 to an origional playstation. I don't know if I can afford another new generation.

They did what you're suggesting with Oblivion, but they've clearly and explicitly stated their disdain for the experience and their reluctance to do so, again.

Well they switch off, see. While one team works on one game the other takes a bit of a break. Besides, it won't take a very large staff to create DLCs.

I know they have a split of teams but I really doubt they are going to release Fallout 4 in the last year of the generation. From listening to interviews and podcast it sounds like they would want to wait until the next gen.With the team they have now there is a 3 year gap in between Fallout 3 and Skyrim and I think it will be the same for the next game they make.

From what I have read online it's gonna be years till the next consoles start coming out.

Fallout 4 will probably be the last title that Beth makes for the 360. I can't see them pushing it off until Next gen, if they did that they would be making the same mistake they did in Oblivion, not taking advantage of the full power of the new system.

Ah, sorry, didn't think about Sony because I've never had one

Beth has already confirmed than Skyrim was the last game they'd release for this gen. They even considered releasing Skyrim for the next gen consoles but they're gonna do it with FO4.

yea 2013 for the Microsoft and likely the same for Sony. So not really all that long when in terms of a Bethesda development schedule.


Not that I doubt you but do you have a source for this?

I remember reading an article that had Todd and he said that Skyrim would be the last one, I made a thread about it too.

It is a fact whether people like it or not that 6 year old hardware is unable to match modern day hardware, therefore games have to be..... scaled back

I am not an elitist I play alot on 360 as well

Sometimes of think Bethesda is co-owned by Microsoft..

But, yeah, seeing how close to the 2 companies have been, I don't see why it would be.