“When Fallout 5 comes out, people will play it, but I believe there will always be people that come back and play 76,” says Bethesda dev

“When Fallout 5 comes out, people will play it, but I believe there will always be people that come back and play 76,” says Bethesda dev

While the recent success of Amazon’s Fallout TV show has been a boon for all of the series’ existing entries, including Fallout 76, it also left a lot of folks wondering when the next big Fallout game – Fallout 5 – might actually arrive.

Even if it’s pretty clear that The Elder Scrolls 6 will be arriving before Fallout 5 does, you can’t blame Fallout fans – both new and veteran – for having had their imaginations dragged to the future of the wasteland. Especially since Fallout 4 is getting very close to being a decade old.

So, during a recent interview with Fallout 76 lead producer Bill LaCoste at a preview for the Skyline Valley expansion, I asked the developer how he feels 76 fits with regards to the wider series at this point, specifically in terms of whether its role is to help bridge the gap between Fallouts 4 and 5.

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