Howard also notes the show "wasn’t the translation of an existing story. It was, what would the next thing be? It just happens to be a TV show."
"Our series sits in relation to the games as the games sit in relation to each other. It’s almost like we’re Fallout 5," says executive producer Jonathan Nolan.
BGS' Todd Howard says that the team will be working on Fallout 5 once Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 have been done with.
Unsurprisingly, whatever Fallout 5 will end up looking like will be something fans will have to wait a very long time to see.
We'd be interested to see the next mainline Fallout game tackle one of these five potential settings.
Todd Howard speaks about the future of the Fallout franchise.
At least they have a sense of humour about it...
Bethesda's heavyweights can teach each other a thing or two.
Even with the traditional AAA game development cycle, Bethesda games seem to take longer than usual.
Morality in video games.
If Bethesda won't make it a proper RPG, at least make it a good loot shooter.
You'll probably get it this time, if the half a million times it was said before didn't convince you.
The richness of both these universes probably ensures that Howard won't ever get bored of mining them further.
Where does Bethesda take its post apocalyptic RPG franchise next?
Hines says Bethesda will always favor gameplay and interactivity over graphics.