While Bethesda has seen quite a bit of success thanks to the release of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered earlier this year, that along with the success of Amazon’s Fallout series has prompted some to ask whether Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas will get a similar treatment. Bethesda head Todd Howard was asked a question along similar lines in an interview with Dexerto, where he said that the company has been “working on a whole bunch of stuff”.
In the interview, Howard also said that Bethesda has been keeping an eye on fan comments about Fallout 3 or New Vegas getting remastered, and that the company will show off what it is working on at some point.
“The first thing is we get it, right? We see all those comments,” said Howard when asked about remastering Fallout 3 or New Vegas. “I alluded to it when I was on the stream. And just to let people know, like we see it. We’re working on a whole bunch of stuff. And, you know, we look forward to the day that we can reveal them.”
“I would say, in general, I prefer to wait. I like the moment that you learn about something. So I would say to the fans that, yep, we get it, but I’m always thinking about the moment that you find out. When you launch a game, when you press play, when you download something and it’s all there, what are you thinking? What do you already know? So I start with that moment, and I back up.”
Howard is essentially referring to the idea that he likes to keep things surprising for fans of Bethesda’s works for as long as he possibly can. One example noted in the interview was the shadow drop of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, which was released without too many people expecting it except for the few leaks leading up to its launch.
He also referenced his pre-recorded message to fans of the Fallout franchise during Fallout Day back in October, where he spoke about how Bethesda still has plenty of things that it is working on in the Fallout universe. However, even at the time, he noted that more details will only be revealed when Bethesda was ready to do so.
“Even though I am recording this — it’s not live — and I’m probably watching myself right now from my desk and I’m reading your chat and these… that thing you want and this other thing you want… Hey, we read it all. Just know we are working on even more. We are looking forward to the day when we can share that with everybody,” said Howard in his message.
Fallout Day saw the announcement of quite a few things, including Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition, as well as details about the Burning Springs update for Fallout 76. While the former launched to a largely-negative reception, with the company promising fixes with more updates, the latter was released on PC, PS4 and Xbox One earlier this month.
