While Bethesda is yet to make any official announcements regarding a remaster of Fallout 3, thanks to several rumors over the last few months, the fact that it is happening is essentially a poorly-kept secret at this point. A recent report indicates that we might be getting close to an official announcement of Fallout 3 Remastered, along with reveals of its more expensive editions. As spotted by a Reddit user on the Fallout subreddit, a listing for new McFarlane toys indicates that Fallout 3 Remastered will be getting an “Elite Edition”.
While not too many details have been revealed through this listing on Toys News International, it makes a mention of a “T-45B Nuka Cola” that will be 7 inches in length. Now, while Nuka Cola itself is a brand of in-universe drinks in Fallout games, T-45 might be a reference to power armor. The T-45 specifically was one of the early suits of power armors that players could find in Fallout 4. The letter “B” likely indicates a variant of the power armor. The mention of “Nuka Cola” also implies that this 7-inch figurine might sport the fictional brand’s red and white color scheme. It is worth noting, however, that until an official announcement happens, these details simply remain rumors.
While no concrete details have been revealed about Fallout 3 Remastered yet, a report from back in February indicated that Bethesda might be aiming for a similar level of polish and quality with the release as it achieved with 2025’s The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered.
Industry insider NateTheHate had also indicated back in January that Fallout 3 Remastered is a “planned release” for Bethesda. However, he was unable to confirm any release window for the game.
Former Bethesda developer Bruce Nesmith had brought up a potential remaster of Fallout 3 last year, where he stated a belief that it would need a complete revamp of it handles its gun-based combat. He noted that refinements similar to what we saw in Fallout 4 would be required for a remastered Fallout 3 to be successful with a modern audience.
“What did you see in Fallout 4? That will tell you what they felt was necessary to change from Fallout 3,” Nesmith said. “I know in Fallout 4 there was a lot of work done on the gun combat, because Fallout 3 is the first time they ever tried to do a shooter-style game. And, well, I think the work that was done was amazing.”
He also brought up the fact that, when compared to contemporary games of the time, Fallout 3‘s combat didn’t really hold up. It is worth noting that Fallout 3 came out in 2008 – the same year as critically-acclaimed titles like Dead Space, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and Gears of War 2.
“[Fallout 3 combat] didn’t hold up to shooters at the time,” Nesmith explained. “Also, it’s an RPG shooter, it’s not a run-and-gun shooter. But a lot of work was done on that for Fallout 4. So I anticipate seeing a lot of that work go into it, assuming they’re doing the same thing.”
“Oblivion wasn’t just brought up to the 2011 version of Skyrim,” he continued. “It was brought up to something that, at least on the surface, looks like it exceeds the most recent graphics update in Skyrim.”
